Aspiring actor caught pretending to be man behind the Star Wars stormtroopers mask.
It’s probably every young actor’s dream to land a lead role in a Star Wars movie. But, one aspiring English actor was caught after he claimed he played a stormtrooper that has become a viral sensation over the past few days.
The 23-year-old aspiring actor, Alex Rolt, was an unknown actor from London, England and quickly became an internet sensation when he told everyone he played the masked storm trooper who shouts “traitor” in an epic fight scene with John Boyega’s character, Finn.
Fans went crazy when Rolt told the world he played the stormtrooper in an interview with his local news paper.
The drama school grad claimed he had been chosen to fight against Boyega because of his fencing experience in school. He told reporters, “‘They got me in the stormtrooper outfit but the prop didn’t have a clip or anything on the uniform, so I had to hold it in a certain way then deliver the line: “Traitor!” ”
The interview went viral on social media, and Rolt was praised around the world from fans of the Star Wars series.
But, the force was not with Rolt as he was exposed by the Star Wars production company LucasFilm when it was revealed the role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens was really played by veteran stuntman Liang Yang.
Rolt was forced to make a public apology last night after it was discovered he was lying and only had a small extra role in the movie. Saying on Twitter: “Sorry for doing this to all the fans.Was a joke that got out of hand. My career is tarnished.”
Well, fans of the Star Wars franchise took to Twitter to bash the aspiring actor.
So… Alex Rolt has deleted his Twitter after being caught lying about being THAT Stormtrooper. pic.twitter.com/gPNu0ZIvS6
— David L. Stokes (@davidleestokes) January 10, 2016
@Stairfax Alex Rolt………is a traitor?
— Liam (@LiamBarrak1999) January 10, 2016
Actors sometimes exaggerate their roles, it’s what happens. Alex Rolt thought he could get away with doing so with a #StarWars story. Oops
— Alun Saunders (@alunsaunders) January 10, 2016
Rolt is not the first wannabe actor that got caught lying about appearing in a movie. Last year, one aspiring actress told reporters that she had a major role in Furious 7. Lafontaine, a background extra, was at the premiere of ‘Furious 7’ and was interviewed by a blogger. The interview was then posted on CNN’s iReport and titled “Furious 7 World Premiere with the only female stunt car driver Sulinh Lafontaine.” Of course the report gained a lot of attention. The stunt community soon noticed the article and were outraged at what she was saying.
