The international festival of television production "Golden Rose", held in 2008 in Lucerne, Switzerland, gave its preference in the nomination "Best Drama Series" to the British project "Skins". This multi-part picture was released on screens for 7 seasons (2007-2013). Moreover, the cast in relation to the main characters underwent a complete replacement every 2 seasons. Because of this, viewers could enjoy the performance of 3 generations of artists representing British youth. Currently, despite the lack of an announcement, the creators of the television series do not deny the possibility of a new season.
The storyline of Skins (originally called Skins) revolves around teenagers who live in Bristol. The company of young people is rather motley and is represented by very colorful characters. There is everything here: drugs, frivolous sex, unconventional sex, and disorders in physical and mental development. The ambiguous time dictates its own conditions in which the heroes of the picture try to survive, defining the boundaries of what is permitted in the adult world.
As in any subculture, the youth company has its own leaders and followers. Young people aged 16 to 18, who are in a transitional period, which is characterized by youthful maximalism, and the manifestation of strength of character, and the formation of personality are ready for any life experiments in order to comprehend their capabilities and human qualities. Representatives of various social and cultural strata of society look very organically on the screen, so it is the realism of the prescribed images and situations that is the main advantage of this television project.
Nicholas Hoult - Anthony Stonem (Tony)
Skins Tony is the first generation of Skins with an attractive appearance and the ability to charm his parents and teachers. The ability to transform from a well-mannered and responsive teenager to form a positive image in adults into a hangout, whose life is filled with drugs and sex without obligation among his peers, allows the main character of the series to feel great in any situation. He manipulates parents and friends so masterly that the audience is imbued with genuine sympathy for him.
Nicholas Hoult followed in the footsteps of his titled grandmother, who was a famous actress in Great Britain in the thirties of the last century. And he made his cinematic debut at the age of 12, when he played one of the main roles in the film "My Boy". The TV project "Skins" allowed the aspiring actor to further establish himself in creative circles, which allowed him to further take part in the filming, for example, of such sensational films as "X-Men" and "The Heat of Our Bodies". It is noteworthy that the actor's vocal abilities allowed him to independently perform one of the musical compositions in the episode "Skins".
Kaya Scodelario - Elizabeth Stonem (Effie)
Skins Effie was the only character to appear in several seasons of Skins. She, is Tony's younger sister, about whom her brother shows constant care and patronage, and is a teenage girl with a complex character and deliberate detachment from the events taking place. However, in difficult situations, she always comes to the aid of her friends. Interestingly, in the debut season, Effie hardly speaks, which is why viewers may suspect that the character has a serious psychological illness.
Kai Scodelario made her debut with the youth television project Skins. According to the aspiring actress, this film work has become for her "the most fun time of her youth, which might not have been."It is interesting that, despite the young age of the applicant for the role in comparison with her partners on the set, she successfully passed the casting, and the producer, who decided to take her to the project, never regretted it. After filming in "Skins" she took part in the creation of the film project "The Maze Runner", and failed casting for the role in "The Hunger Games".
Hannah Murray - Cassandra Ainsworth (Cassie)
Cassie does not quite adequately react to the birth of her younger brother, which has led to a shift in the emphasis of parental attention to him. A nervous breakdown leads to anorexia (an eating disorder that leads to unhealthy weight loss). The problem becomes very serious when she learns that the subject of her romantic interest is passionately in love with her best friend.
Hannah Murray became the first actress from the entire cast of actors approved for the role in the TV series Skins. It was the brilliant play in the image of a mentally big girl that pushed her to the top of the British Olympus of culture and art. After the completion of this television project, the actress has proven herself well on the stage. And the minor character in the rating series "Game of Thrones", introduced into the plot in 2012, later became one of the key ones.
Michael Bailey - Sydney Jenkins (Sid)
Sid, a teenager who is a symbiosis of complexes and self-doubt, is Tony's best friend. The young man does not shine with intelligence and ingenuity in the classroom at school. In addition, his main problem was falling in love with the girl Michelle, who is in a relationship with Anthony. The growing body is overpowered by a powerful hormonal effect, from which the young man really wants to quickly part with his virginity. However, his paradoxical "luck" in the romantic aspect regularly ends in failures and refusals of gender antipodes.
Michael Bailey made his debut as an actor in the Skins project. Despite the fact that the experts did not react to his character in any way, the audience's sympathy did not pass by the novice actor. And after the completion of the film work in this series, his professional portfolio was replenished with the films "1066" and "We are Freaks". It is surprising that the success did not turn the head of the young actor, and he announced the temporary completion of his creative activity, having left for permanent residence in Australia.
Lisa Backwell - Pandora Moon (Panda)
Panda is a teenage girl who is under the very strict control of her mother. This is the main reason that she, unlike other characters of "Skins", is significantly inferior in her development. Her ideas about adult entertainment are limited and irrelevant. Having become close to Effie, the girl falls under her influence and is ready to completely change her lifestyle, getting acquainted in all details with her modern format.
Lisa Backwell is an aspiring film actress who has 6 film works in her filmography. The most successful projects with her participation include the Film "Endeavor" and the TV series "Young Morse". The rising star is an active user of social networks such as Twitter and Instagram.
Jack O'Connell - James Cook
James is a youth who has long since gained independence. However, entering adulthood did not free the charming young man from worries about his younger brother, whom he truly loves and takes care of. The guy's problem is his crush on Effie, who completely ignores all signs of attention. However, despite the frank indifference of the girl of his dreams, Cook regularly takes such actions that bring him a lot of trouble.
Jack O'Connell, who plays a tough guy, won the prestigious TV Choice Award for Best Actor. Unlike many of his colleagues on the set, even before the implementation of the TV project "Skins", he already had a rather serious list of films. For example, his filmography then included such sensational thrillers as Lake Paradise and Harry Brown.
And at present, his most successful role can be considered the reincarnation of the main character in Angelina Jolie's film "Unbroken". Moreover, to participate in this film project, the actor was forced to lose a lot of weight, bringing himself to serious exhaustion.
