FREYA (11) the daughter of Falkland Islander Russell Evans and Cate Deakin Evans is currently playing Irish actress Saoirse Ronan’s character as a child in her new movie The Outrun.
Ms Ronan (who you may have seen in the latest Little Women movie) plays alcoholic Amy Liptrop, named Rona in the movie, which is partially based in Orkney where Russell moved to around 15 years ago.
Dad Russell is currently in South Georgia with NG Endurance.
Freya has two sets of proud grandparents/step-grandparents in the Falklands and news of Freya is kindly sent by one set, Biffo and Ant Tusan at Saunders Island. Grandparents Raymond and Arina, will no doubt also be proudly looking forward to a viewing of the movie. The Outrun will be showing on November 10 and November 27 at the HarbourLights Cinema in Stanley.
Freya visited the Falklands when she was around five years old.
Penguin News spoke to Freya this week.
PN: Freya how long have you been acting and how did you get in to acting?
Freya: I got into acting by doing theatre drama with help from my step dad Graham I then found a passion for acting. I have been acting since I was about 7 years old.
PN: What was your favourite part about being in the movie?
Freya: I liked going to all the different places in Orkney that the film was set. I also liked to watch how they did all the special effects. There is a bit where the windows were smashed in a storm and they used fake rubber glass on the floor around me so I wouldn’t get hurt and it was really cool. I even got to keep a bit!
PN: Who were the most fun actors to be around on set?
Freya: I loved Roy the cameraman the most as we hung out all the time and he gave me fistbumps after each scene. He was really nice to me!
The actress who played the younger version of Rona’s mum was also really nice and we had fun on the beach. I also loved Saoirse as well of course! But we could never be in a scene together which was a shame, she is so nice and I would like to be in a film with her again in the future.
PN: How long did it take to film your part in the movie?
Freya: I had three or four days filming in the April and then another few days filming in the September of 2022 I think. It was a long time ago and I can’t remember exactly!
Picture: Freya Evans and Saoirse Ronan – photo by Deakin Evans
(Penguin News)
