We’d just like to take a moment to appreciate our incredible cast of prison officers!
Including (Big Tom) Tom Kay, the imposing Steve Carroll, head Prison Officer, Matt Jackson and “The Destroyer” Anthony Koutoufides!
Everyone Loves A Man in Uniform
THE OFFICER – Tom Kulik
As filming gets underway for Vendetta 19, we are thrilled to announce another of our amazing cast with Tom Kulik joining the team.
As an actor, Tom brings a wealth of life skills along with the grit and determination of his unique acting style to the screenplay in the role of one of the Pentridge prison officers in Vendetta 19. Tom grew up struggling with obesity from a young age. His childhood was marked by a deep sense of insecurity, which kept him from pursuing his love of acting. Often glued to video games and movies, some of Tom’s fondest memories came to be movies. He became mesmerised by the actors on screen and dreamed of what it would be like to act like them.
Despite his fascination with acting, Tom never dared to explore his passion. The mirror was his harshest critic, reflecting back a boy who felt he didn’t belong in the world of the confident and glamorous. As an adult, driven by an unyielding desire to change his life, Tom shed 60 kilograms and dropped 12 pants sizes in 13 months, and fell in love with fitness.
Over the past decade, Tom has channelled his experience and passion into coaching men through extreme weight loss, helping others to reclaim their lives just as he did. His journey from insecurity to empowerment has been nothing short of inspiring. The physical transformation was profound, but the emotional and psychological shifts were even more significant. It was this newfound confidence that reignited his long-held dream of acting, a dream he now felt ready to chase with fervour.
We believe that Tom’s years of overcoming personal battles and combating those who tormented him, trying to tie him to a troubled past version of himself that no longer exists, will bring a unique depth to his performance. By channelling these experiences, he will be able to understand and convey the complex dynamics of his character. This raw, authentic emotion will be an asset to the film as he works to bring his character to life.
Vendetta 19 begins filming on 15 June and will drop in October 2024. We are excited to see Tom’s incredible journey unfold on screen, and we know audiences will be moved by the depth and intensity he brings to his performance.
CAST ANNOUNCEMENT – Anthony Koutoufides
As we are now on the countdown, we’ve only six days to go until filming commences on the set of Vendetta 19, we are thrilled to announce the last person to be cast in the screenplay. Although we’ve had a lot of trouble finding the perfect fit for the role of the toughest prison officer in the screenplay, we are now thrilled to announce that AFL legend Anthony Koutoufides will be joining the production, as the lead prison officer.