John Hodge is a writer, best known for his screen adaptation of Transporting from Irvine Welsh’s novel. Initially following his family’s passion, he studied medicine at University of Edinburgh but in this episode he lets us know how he segued into writing. He discusses his work and the professional relationship he has with Danny Boyle who directs most of his screenplays. In 2022 he made his first foray into television with a spy thriller for ITV, The Ipcress File. Andrea’s...

Gary Young is a British screenwriter best known for writing Harry Brown starring Michael Caine. Gary started writing professionally over twenty years ago and has a number of award winning films and theatre productions to his name, and more recently he directed his first feature film, Two Graves which won Best Feature Film at the British Urban Film Festival. Gary’s...

Andrea Osvart is an international multi-award-winning actress with over 50 acting credits starring opposite movie stars like Robert Redford, Clive Owen, Bruno Ganz, J.K. Simmons, Mattias Schweighöfer, or Heino Ferch. She has also produced feature films sold to Netflix and HBO. She has been on the rollercoaster of the entertainment industry for nearly 25 years now and has witnessed many talents not getting the success they’d deserve while others -less talented- obtain excellent and ongoing...

Barnaby Kay was born into a theatrical family. His younger brother Adam is in the business, his grandfather, Arthur Kay, was a leading light in community theatre in Northumbria, and his father was the actor Richard Kay. Barnaby went to drama school but left before completing his course as his father's agent secured him an audition with the Royal Shakespeare Company, which he successfully passed, debuting with them in the play 'A Jovial Crew', and returning to work with them on several...

Barnaby Kay was born into a theatrical family. His younger brother Adam is in the business, his grandfather, Arthur Kay, was a leading light in community theatre in Northumbria, and his father was the actor Richard Kay. Barnaby went to drama school but left before completing his course as his father's agent secured him an audition with the Royal Shakespeare Company, which he successfully passed, debuting with them in the play 'A Jovial Crew', and returning to work with them on several...

Barnaby Kay was born into a theatrical family. His younger brother Adam is in the business, his grandfather, Arthur Kay, was a leading light in community theatre in Northumbria, and his father was the actor Richard Kay. Barnaby went to drama school but left before completing his course as his father's agent secured him an audition with the Royal Shakespeare Company, which he successfully passed, debuting with them in the play 'A Jovial Crew', and returning to work with them on several...

This episode is sponsored by Framework Acting - drop in workshops for actors of all levels. Visit https://www.framework-acting.com and use the code CTL20 for 20% off your first booking. Olissa began her career in casting in Germany, back in 2008, where she mainly worked as a Casting Director in TV, working with Constantin Entertainment. In 2016 Olissa met casting director Jeremy Zimmerman and worked as his Casting Assistant, working on several film projects with him. Since then Olissa has...

Anyone who's gone through middle school in England will likely have seen his film version of A Midsummer Night's Dream. But Michael Hoffman's career has stretched a number of decades and includes films such as One Fine Day, Restoration, and Gambit - and has led to numerous nominations and wins of the world's most prestigious awards. We sit down with Michael for an hour to discuss all things filmmaking, the differences between shooting film and digital, and what he would do differently if he...

Best known for his starring role in the critically acclaimed movie ‘1917’ by Sam Mendes, we welcome the incredible British actor George MacKay who talks through his extensive body of work, his upcoming projects, and his advice to other creatives out there. George got his start in the 2003 Peter Pan movie, and eventually went on to win a BAFTA Scotland Award for his role in ‘For Those in Peril’. He was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star award and has gone strength to strength in movies like...

From acting in British soap opera Hollyoaks to winning the best live action short film Oscar for 'The Silent Child' at the star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles, Rachel Shenton and Chris Overton have had a wild career path. Today they talk to Crossing the Line Podcast about how creating their own work is easier said than done, things they wish they knew before starting, and of course the age-old question - which movie they're ashamed of having not seen. Rachel's...

Ben Coren joined Film4’s development team in 2013 and has worked across films including Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield, Steve McQueen’s Widows, Justin Kurzel’s True History of the Kelly Gang, Michael Winterbottom’s Greed, Nick Rowland’s Calm With Horses and Rungano Nyoni’s BAFTA and BIFA-winning I Am Not a Witch.

Jake Garber is an American make-up artist who has worked on over 140 movies and television shows, including the much-loved Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Walking Dead, Hellboy, Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained. His incredible career has led him to travel the world, netted him an Oscar nomination for Best Makeup, and given him a wealth of stories which he shares with us today. Stay tuned to hear how he got into the industry, advice for newcomers, and how he pretty much became the...

In this episode we discuss Mark Jenkin’s breakthrough feature ‘Bait’, his creative process, and how the film changed the trajectory of his career, his future ambitions, the importance of knowing when to say no to a project and his taste in movies.

After studying Film, TV and Theatre at York St John University, Maggie Kruger started her career making the tea at theatrical agency RKM, eventually moving up to become a junior agent and establishing the agency’s commercial division. She moved on to a different agency in 2004 to work in the voiceover department, finally starting Babble with Sarah in 2007.

Known for starring in The Usual Suspects and more recently the television adaptation of War of the Worlds, Gabriel Byrne is an incredible actor with years of experience and over 80 movie titles to his name. In 2018 he was given a lifetime achievement award by the Irish Film and Television Academy. In this episode, we sit down and discuss how he began in his career, struggles new actors face, and our age-old question - which movie he's ashamed he hasn't seen. Gabriel Byrne's...

With a career spanning film, TV and theatre since the 90’s, Adam James has gone strength to strength in a job his parents never thought he would do. So how does someone go from being pushed to attend Oxford or Cambridge university, to becoming such a recognisable face in so many shows such as Band of Brothers, Casualty, and more recently the hit I May Destroy You? In this episode we find out how Adam forged an unlikely career in the arts, and how he feels young actors are more aware of...

Guardians of the Galaxy; Lego Star Wars; Spyro; Gears of War 5; Call of Duty. If you’ve watched an animated show or played video games you’ve likely heard Trevor Devall’s distinctive voice. Trevor spent 15 years in Vancouver's voice-over industry as an animation and commercial voice actor, before continuing his career in Los Angeles. He is a prolific voice artist, having performed in hundreds of animated productions including television movies, series, feature films and video games. Trevor...

Phillip Jackson began his career in Repertory Theatre before moving into West End shows, television and film. Phillip is best known for playing Chief Inspector Japp in Agatha Christie’s Poirot alongside David Suchet between 1989-2013. His many television appearances have included Robin of Sherwood, A Touch of Frost, Foyle's War, Little Britain, Raised by Wolves and Last of the Summer Wine. He has also appeared in films, including the 1979 Scum and Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broad...

Jennifer is a trained actress and voice over artist, and her range and attention to detail really make her stand out. Her versatility does not stop with accents, being able to throw herself into any character and script - lending her voice to be the perfect choice for games and animations. Due to Jennifer’s versatility, she has voiced many worldwide commercials, for brands in the US and the UK - Google, Philips, British Gas and St Ives to name a few. She then set up her own Podcast - Actor...

Amy Jackson started her casting career as full time assistant to Sasha Robertson, where she took a huge amount of responsibility in the busy commercials department, running and organising casting sessions for a wide variety of well-known and high-quality products and working with some hugely respected directors and producers. It was here that she found her love of casting and after a year, decided she wanted to go freelance and focus more on casting Film and TV projects. She has been...

Andrew Cumming is a Scottish film and television director from Fife. His National Film and Television School graduation film Radiance, was nominated for best film at the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards, while his claustrophobic psychological drama Beneath won Best Student Film at the Courant 3D festival in France. In 2015 he directed Oakwood, a short drama exclusively for the BBC iPlayer, as well as Kai, funded by i-D and VICE, which has been viewed over one million times on social media....

Des is an ITV drama based on the arrest and subsequent investigation of serial killer Dennis Nilsen, who reportedly killed 15 people over several years ending with his arrest in 1983. An all star cast led by David Tennant include Daniel Mays and Jason Watkins who deliver thrilling performances in this harrowing true crime drama. In this episode we talk to Director/co-creator Lewis Arnold, Writer Luke Neal and Editor Sacha Szwarc about the show from its birth, the in-depth research required...

Graeme Harper is a British Television Director best known for his work on the science fiction series, Doctor Who, for which he is the only person to have directed episodes in the original and reboot run of the show. In this episode we talk about his work as a director, how the industry has changed over the course of his career, and a meeting with Stanley Kubrick which spurred him to begin his career. Graeme's...