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“I’m part of Trading Faces Agency with Claire Power in Galway. I went to three auditions in three different counties to get the part”, shares Evan. “It was a fairly quick decision. I wasn’t really nervous as I knew they liked me because I had a neutral voice”, said Evan.

“It wasn’t really hard, my voice was very different then as I was way younger”, remembers Evan, who just celebrated his 14th birthday this week. “It’s amazing. It only took 3 days to do the recording. It’s taken almost 5 years to do the animation”.

The Glitz and Galmour

The film premiered two weeks ago at the Savoy Cinema in Dublin. “It was unbelievable, with all the stars, flashing cameras ... I had to work on my smile” said Evan full of charm.

At the premiere Evan mingled and posed for photographers with his co-star and Irish acting legend Brendan Gleeson, who provides the voice of the stern Abbot Callach in the film. “Brendan Gleeson is my hero. When I heard I was going to be acting with him I was so excited”, smiled Evan.

“I wasn’t as nervous as I thought I’d be”, said Evan, on meeting his hero Brendan Gleeson. “I thought he was really easy to talk to. When we were acting I was scared sometimes as he gets really into it and when he shouts, it’s scary, because he has a really powerful voice. I remember when we kicked a football around the studio, it was good fun”, added Evan who says his best memory of the film was meeting Brendan Gleeson.

Hopes for the future

The young schoolboy hopes to follow in Gleeson’s footsteps. “I’ve been acting since I was 9. I would like to do more voice-overs. I’m already trying to do more .There are some lads in my class who say it’s not a very manly thing, like stage playing, dressing up in tights and make-up and that, but I’m not bothered. My friend’s think it’s great”.

“I think it’s a brilliant movie. It would definitely do adults too, some parts are quite dark. It is weird base story for a film but it really works. It’s a cool educational film and you do learn so much”, said Evan.