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By Hong Mei Yin (Kang) • Urbanwire |
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City
Sharks
The basic premise is that 3 men reunite and impersonate loansharks to save the orphanage they grew up in from being destroyed. Sheikh Haikel, Nicholas Lee, Hans Isaac (a big time Malaysian actor) play the protagonists, Keagan is among the supporting cast, which includes familiar local favourites such as Koh Chieng Mun and Lim Kay Tong The Australian born thespian revels in the family spirit on the set, "These guys rely on each other, because they've grown up with each other for so long, And they're quite dysfunctional in their own ways, they have different issues, different things that make or break them." Everyone's life experience is rich in color in a certain way. Being
an actor Keagan who manages British, Irish, Scottish, Spanish, German accents just to name a few, says one thing draws him to his many roles in TV shows, theatre productions and local movies.
"To me
it's really about the story. Acting is really an exploration of
the human condition. People get to see that in a story, and that's
what I like to do, I love it." Facing
Critics Though Keagan's name might have Irish roots that mean, "Little Fire", this beach-loving person is far from afraid of water. He reveals that his usual haunts in Singapore include Sentosa and East Coast, but his favourite place is not in Singapore. "It's just 10 minutes down the road from my house. I call it My Spot. I study the reef there and I know what fish are there, so I can go there to catch fish if I want. It's just beautiful, a quaint little area next to a surf club." As we hit on Keagan's soft spot - marine biology, Keagan rattles off convincingly the scientific names of fish species. I wonder why he isn't a marine biologist in training, instead of an actor. For the answer to that, we have to go to his first audition.
"I remember [reading] in a newspaper [that] auditions were open for an acting school. I hesitated. I was scared. But something inside me said that if I don't do something now, I wouldn't know. I picked the phone, rang and hung up. I got through and finally I went for the audition, I got called back again and again and I got in! And there I was, my 1st day with all these other strange people I never knew. Here I am now, 9 years later, still learning and exploring." In that time, he's been featured in 47 TV commercials, 9 TV series, 30 theatre productions, hundreds of voiceovers, and had a stint as a professional stunt double on the show called The Gift. No wonder he's all for budding artistes overcoming their nerves and making that important 1st step. His advice may sound like a soccer coach spouting clichés, but he says it sincerely: "Go for it. Do it if it's your dream and you take your dream seriously, you want it and it's inside your heart. Keep going. Never ever give in make the best out of every opportunity. Be the best you can be. There's no perfect time. The time is now. All you have is this moment right now and if something comes your way, grab it. Do the best that you can." With fame, large twinkly, brown eyes, a cheeky smile that punctuates every sentence and toned body, Keagan looks like a prime candidate for The Bachelor if we ever decided to film our own version. "I wouldn't take part in The Bachelor. But I think some of them [reality shows] are great. I think Amazing Race is a lot of fun. It's a competition where everyone is racing against the clock. Travel around the world to experience many things in a flash. Everyone's goal might be the money or the motivation, but I think it's also to be able to see as many countries as they can nd beat the others to it. It's very good for people who are adventurous."
Other than the love for adventures, Keagan speaks about being in love… "Romanticism is wonderful. I think love dies because we fear it and we try to control [it]. Things change, people change. You come together not to complete each other, but you should already be complete." He finds it ironic when couples say they hurt each other because they love each other. "If you can trust yourself, you can trust your partner. You have to know yourself. If you're complete, you can share your love so purely and unconditionally." For
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