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| death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | occupation = Actor }} Declan Michael Laird is a Scottish actor and a graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.〔(Stella Adler Alumini )〕 He is possibly best known for playing the role of the kid in ''The Lost Purse'' and as Colin in the American drama ''Camp Abercorn''. ==Life and acting career== Declan Michael Laird was born in Kilmacolm in Scotland. A keen footballer, he left school at 15 to pursue a professional career and signed with Greenock Morton F.C. Eight minutes into a cup tie between Greenock Morton and Hearts, Laird tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee effectively ending his professional footballing career.〔(AXS Article: 'Former soccer player Declan Michael Laird makes acting debut on Amazon Prime' )〕 After exploring the possibility of taking up coaching as a career, Laird turned his attention to acting. In 2008, he was introduced to an acting agency by longterm friend Jim Sweeney and landed the role of Sean in the Scottish soap opera ''River City'' and went on to appear in a number of episodes before departing in 2011.〔(STV News Article: 'From River City to the City of Angels: The young Scot taking on Hollywood' )〕 The following year he starred in the critically acclaimed short film, ''The Lost Purse'' in which Laird played the leading role of The Kid.〔(Herald Scotland Article: 'Scotland's Young Film and TV Stars' )〕〔(Lost Purse Bafta Nomination for Best Original Music )〕 The film told the story a young deaf man who notices that a pretty girl sitting across from him on the train has left behind her purse on the seat. Eager to return the purse to its owner, the kid retraces his steps on his journey to try and track her down. The film was well received and earned Laird a Best Acting accolade at the Write Camera Action event in Glasgow in 2012.〔(Glasgow Theatre Blog: 'INTERVIEW: DECLAN MICHAEL LAIRD' )〕 In 2011, whilst on holiday in Los Angeles, Laird was convinced by his father to take part in an acting workshop hosted by the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Initially hesitant to take part, Laird was eventually bribed $50 by his father and despite having no previous acting training, the staff were so impressed by his performance that they offered Laird a fully funded scholarship for the young actor to study in America.〔(Daily Record Article: 'Young Scot is on verge of making it big in Hollywood after trying out at acting workshop during family holiday' )〕〔(Daily Mirror Article: 'Actor Declan Laird goes from Scottish Highlands to Hollywood Hills' )〕 Whilst studying, Laird has appeared in a number of productions in America in both theatre and in film. In 2014, he landed the role of Colin in the American online drama ''Camp Abercorn''. Set in the Rocky Mountains, the online series centres around Camp Abercorn run by a fictional scout like organisation called the Compass Guides of America. Colin, a British teenager, is forced to work against his will at the camp by his uncle.〔(Daily Record Article: 'Young Scot is on verge of making it big in Hollywood after trying out at acting workshop during family holiday' )〕 The series which premiered in September 2014 was crowd funded online and was endorsed by former Star Trek actor George Takei. In 2014, Laird became the face of Coca Cola for their commercial surrounding the 2014 FIFA World Cup.〔(STV News Article: 'World Cup adverts and dodging mountain snakes for young Glasgow actor' )〕 In the same year, he was invited to take part in the BAFTA Los Angeles Newcomers Program.〔(BAFTA Los Angeles Newcomers Program Participants )〕〔(Greenock Telegraph Article: 'Hollywood veteran's praise for Declan' )〕 The program is aimed at UK industry professionals and students who work in or study film or television and have recently moved to Los Angeles. In 2015, he returned to Scotland briefly to join the judging panel of the 2015 Raptor Film Festival, three years after winning the Best Actor accolade at the same festival.〔(Raptor Filmz Blog: 2015 Festival )〕 Later this year, Laird will begin filming for the feature film ''The Rectory'' opposite Robert Portal. The horror thriller will follows paranormal investigator Harry Price who hosts a year-long experiment in England's most haunted house.〔(Horror Cult Films Article )〕〔(The Cult Den Article on 'The Rectory' )〕 In addition to this, filming will begin around Christmas time for ''The Street'' in which Laird will be playing the role of a boxer.〔(Herald Newspaper 2015 Article on Laird )〕 In 2016, he will be taking part in the upcoming Netflix drama ''Havana'' being filmed on location in Cuba. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Declan Michael Laird」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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