Brian Vernel is a Scottish actor best known for his film role as Bala-Tik in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), as Odda the Younger in the TV series The Last Kingdom (2015), and Billy Wallace in British gangster series Gangs of London (2020-).
Early life A native of Glasgow, Vernel attended St Mungo's Academy in Gallowgate before training at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama) after a one-year general arts foundation course at Glasgow University.
Career He played the role of Bala-Tik in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Vernel's character spoke in a Glaswegian accent.
Vernel played the main role of Billy Wallace, junkie brother of London drug cartel boss Sean Wallace, played by Joe Cole, and working alongside Michelle Fairley, who played his mother, in Gangs of London, between 2020-2022.
Filmography Movies Year Title Role 2008 The Sound of Music - St Mungo’s Acdemy Adaptation Captain Van Trapp 2012 Offender Genghis 2014 Let Us Prey Caesar Sargison 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Bala-Tik 2017 Dunkirk Highlander 1 2017 Papillon Guittou2023BetrayalJohn2026The OdysseyIrus
Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 The Field of Blood Darren Naismith / Kevin McCorkhill 3 Episodes 2014 Prey Dale Lomax 3 Episodes 2014 Grantchester Tam 3 Episodes 2015 The Casual Vacancy Stuart 'Fats' Wall Mini-series 2015 The Last Kingdom Odda the Younger 7 Episodes 2016 The Missing Young Adam Gettrick 1 Episode 2017 Doctor Who Lucius S10 Episode 10: "The Eaters of Light" 2017 The Tunnel Anton Stokes 5 Episodes 2018 Collateral Mikey Gowans 3 episodes 2020–present Gangs of London Billy Wallace 24 episodes 2022 Slow Horses Curly 5 episodes 2024 Shardlake Brother Mortimus 4 episodes
Stage The Seagull (2017) playing Konstantin at the Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith) Barbarians (2015) playing Paul at the Young Vic Future Conditional (2015) at the Old Vic The Static (2012) playing Sparky at the Underbelly, Edinburgh - Nominated for Best Actor The Stage Awards for Acting Excellence at the Edinburgh Fringe Macbeth (2012) playing Macbeth at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
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