Character profile: Bill (antagonist)

Character's name: Bill
Actor's name: Richard Turner
Age: 39 
Occupation: Electrician 







Why is Bill the antagonist and what influenced his creation?

Bill is a character that shows no signs of emotion or remorse, this is illustrated through his cold stare that is held continually within our thriller opening. Additionally, his occupation as an electrician is a further connotation of his moral ambiguity, this is as it suggests that he is not afraid to get his hands dirty and will continue to act until the job is done. Furthermore, men who have jobs in labour intensive industries such as building, plumbing and electrical work are often perceived as "tough" or "intimidating", which therefore gives the character more of a gangster or hard man image.  
   One character that Bill is influenced by is Arby, a hit-man portrayed by Neil Maskell in the TV thriller "Utopia". This is as when looking at Arby's aims we were able to relate these around Bill's objectives i.e. Both characters are out to obtain something important (be it an enigma or a manuscript) and they will go to inhuman lengths in order to get what they want. In addition, we were able to establish Bill's expression through the inspiration of Arby as we wanted our character to look psychotic and intimidating.

Arby, from TV thriller "Utopia"