Local actor making it big

Rob Scattergood, a graduate of Chatelech Secondary School in 1999 and Van-couver Film School in 2001, is moving on to bigger and better things.

Scattergood had the lead role in the 2005 horror film Live Feed directed by Ryan Nicholson and Artist View Entertainment. MTI Home Video recently picked up the film for worldwide distribution. It is slated for release in late summer in the U.S.

In an interview with Coast Reporter this week, Scattergood said, "The news was fantastic!"

Scattergood appeared at Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors convention for horror movie fans in New Jersey and appeared at the same convention in Chicago last weekend.

At the New Jersey convention, cast and crew from several productions gave the audience T-shirts, played a couple of scenes and showed trailers from different movies. But it was going backstage in New Jersey that Scattergood said really blew his mind.

"A large number of the audience was lined up for my autograph," he said.

Scattergood added that having the movie picked up for worldwide distribution gives him a real sense of personal accomplishment and the feeling that all his hard work for the past five years has started to pay off. He is hopeful that more doors will begin to open for him now.

The prequel Dead Feed will start shooting in late summer. Scattergood has the lead in this movie and all other movies directed by Nicholson, including a talked about role opposite Academy Award winner Jon Voight.

Scattergood has appeared in over 25 films, commercials and live productions. "He's determined and working really hard. We have faith in him and hope his big chance is coming," said Rob's mom Barbara.

Barbara is a teacher and her husband an ex-police officer. She said at first they were concerned about their son's choice of careers. His mentor, actor Richard Dysart, tried to discourage him from acting, saying it often just involved heartbreak. But he was impressed with Scattergood's acting ability from the first time he saw him in a high school play. Scattergood continues to take classes in Vancouver. "One of his teachers claims he 'raises the bar' when he is in class," said Barbara. "We told him, if this is your dream, you're young, you go for it."