The phenomenal cast of Vendetta 19 is headed by director, author and screenwriter Roy Maloy in the role of Valentine Keating, the bloodthirsty brutal leader of the Crutchy Push. Tom Levi takes on the role of notorious gangster, Squizzy Taylor with Shylie Arzouan in the pivotal role as his wife Dolly Gray. The rest of the cast is made up of a group of dedicated actors who have given their all to bringing this project to life!
Roy Maloy
Roy Maloy is a proud Dja Dja Wurrung and Yorta Yorta man whose gift for story telling is unparalleled in Australia today. His writing career began at age 19 when he taught himself to read. After working tirelessly at becoming fluently able to both read and write he was able to secure casual then full-time work at the Herald Sun. Over seven years he worked his way up to an executive level while working on his first book, “Tent Boxer”.
Roy’s professional life saw him move into performance arts in the early 2000’s, as he invented and toured a large scale circus performance internationally. In 2013 he moved his interests into theatres, and by 2016 he owned six theatres across Melbourne including the Apollo Theatre, Vault Theatre and Speakeasy HQ Theatre.
Now, focussing his energy on publishing, Roy Maloy was described as “the most prolific true crime biographer alive today” by ABC Radio National in 2023 and has authored 15 books to date. Two of his titles have gone on to become bestsellers and he has had three nominations for literary awards. His dedication to creating truly deep reaching narratives and his exhaustive research methods have allowed him to unearth huge volumes of previously unpublished social history that has not been published previously. Among his many achievements includes his “third person shooter theory” which challenged the common belief that Squizzy Taylor shot Snowy Cutmore in 1927.
Today, Roy is a popular figure on social media channels where he has amassed a large following resulting in 2023 with the introduction of Criminal Outsider events and walking tours.
Roy is playing one of the main characters in bringing his vision of Vendetta 19 from the page to screen.
Tom Levi
Tom Levi was born and raised in the countryside of Ballarat, Victoria and has resided there ever since. Tom first came into the acting scene at the age of 15 when he began studying with an international acting coach Paul Parker at AIDA (Australian Institute of Dramatic Arts).
Two years later came Tom’s first acting role in a bit part for the feature film ‘The Dealer’. Ever since then Tom has acted in many short films, small parts in multiple indie feature films, commercials and many other projects. In the last year and a half however, things have started to go on the rise for Tom as he’s been cast in two feature films in major roles. One being the role of Harry Osborn in ‘Spider-Man: Seasons of Fate’ which is currently in production, the other being a horror slasher film currently in pre production. And to add to that list, Tom is now playing one of the most infamous gangsters of all time, as Squizzy Taylor.
Besides acting, Tom has co-created a small indie production company with two friends called Melbourne Underground Cinema Kollective (MUCK) where they are currently working on multiple short films and will eventually branch into feature films.
Shylie Arzouan
Enchanted by the magic of storytelling, Shylie Arzouan first fell in love with theatre as a little girl. This early passion grew into a dedicated pursuit, leading her to become a dynamic actor.
Reviews describe Shylie as an “actor that brings all her characters to vivid life regardless of stage time”, “one of the evening’s highlights” and “the most startling, unexpected impact”.
Shylie has embodied a variety of roles in the independent theatre scene, playing the lead as Cleo in “Cleo’s Stratos” (2023) and Lola in “Hunger” (2023), presented by She Writes at Theatre Works. Shylie showcased her versatility with a one-woman performance as Ros, playing multiple characters in Cracked Actors Theatre Script in Development Award-winning production of “Happy Ever After” (2022).
Her supporting roles include Emmylou in “Rain Falling on the Abattoir” (2022), as well as Rosa in “The Family Tree” (2022) and the comedic caricature of mother in “The Fly” (2022). Shylie also played Throat in “Kill All Climate Deniers” (2022), written by Greenroom award winner, David Finnigan.
