ArrDee on his debut film role – and “big” new music collaborations

nme.com:

ArrDee has added acting to music and fashion on his list of recent pursuits, detailing his debut film role in British gangster sequel Rise Of The Footsoldier: Vengeance during an exclusive interview with NME.The sixth film in the long-running franchise sees hardened criminal Pat Tate (Craig Fairbrass) rampage across London’s Soho, leaving a trail of bodies behind him as he seeks to avenge his loyal and trusted footsoldier’s violent death.

ArrDee plays sweet-talking bartender Stevey, who becomes entangled in Tate’s fight with an international gang.“It was so much fun for me to learn how all these actors work,” said ArrDee, real name Riley Davies, whose character only appears in a few scenes but makes a crucial impact. “I liked picking it up and learning it as I went along.

I feel like I’ve done all right, man!”ArrDee, a big fan of the action series which debuted in 2007, was first approached to take part in the project via Instagram. “I knew who [writer] Jason Maza and [director] Nick Nevern were anyway, [because of their ongoing involvement in the franchise],” he said. “Anyway I was scrolling through my DM requests and I recognised their names and so I obviously clicked on them to see what they were messaging me about.“Basically we had a little chat and I said that I was a fan.

And they said they were a fan of me and that I was perfect for the role. So we got straight to business!”When he got to set, it was Fairbrass (appearing in his sixth Rise Of The Footsoldier title) who gave the most valuable advice, said ArrDee. “I had never done any form of acting before… and Craig told me to try and be in the moment as much as possible.