Brian Vernel

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Brian Vernel is a Scottish actor best known for his film role as BalaTik 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 A native of Glasgow Vernel attended St Mungos Academy in Gallowgate before training at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama after a oneyear general arts foundation course at Glasgow University He played the role of BalaTik in the 2015 film Star Wars The Force Awakens Vernels 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 20202022 Vernal also played the role of Irus in Christopher Nolans The Odyssey