The BBC and HBO have announced further casting for Half Man, an ‘original six-episode drama series’ from the multi-award-winning Richard Gadd.
The brand-new show is currently being filmed in and around Glasgow.
As part of it, Gadd will star alongside BAFTA-award-winning actor Jamie Bell as the pair will play estranged brothers Ruben and Niall respectively.
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Bell, 38, is known for featuring in several films and TV shows including Billy Elliot, Fantastic Four, Skin, Jumper, and All of Us Strangers.
The show will cover the highs and lows of the brothers’ relationship, from their meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults – with all the good, bad, terrible, funny, angry, and challenging moments along the way.
It will also capture the ‘wild energy’ of a changing city and a changing world – and try to get to the bottom of the difficult question of: What does it mean to be a man?
The cast of Half Man includes Neve McIntosh, Mariaane McIvor, Charlie De Melo, Bilal Hasna, Julie Cullen, Amy Manson, Philippine Velge, Stuart McQuarrie, Piers Ewart, Scot Greenan, Charlotte Blackwood and Callum Manchip.
Meanwhile, it has also been confirmed that Mitchell Robertson and Stuart Campbell will play Naill Robertson and Ruben Campbell in their younger years in the show.
Richard Gadd, creator, writer and executive producer, said: “Having scoured far and wide and met some of the most amazing talent this country has to offer, I’m so pleased to have landed on the cast that we have.
“I cannot wait for all our actors, young and old, to bring these characters to life. I have every faith everyone will fall in love with these performers as much as I did.”
Tally Garner & Morven Reid from Mam Tor Productions said: “We are utterly delighted to have such a brilliant cast join Richard and Jamie on Half Man and bring the funny, filthy and furious world of Niall and Ruben to life.”
The series is being made by Mam Tor Productions for the BBC, BBC Scotland, and HBO.
It will air in 2026 on BBC iPlayer, BBC One, and BBC Scotland in the UK, and on HBO in the US.
