Six years after he was last seen in the NRL, former Wests Tigers cult hero Keith Galloway has embarked on a new career on the silver screen.
Galloway has a cameo role as a bad guy on former Tigers teammate Kyle Lovett's first feature film Lickerish, set to hit the cinemas early next year.
"Mate I'm a wharfie now, so this was completely out of my comfort zone but I've got to say I loved it," the giant former Tigers prop told Wide World of Sports.
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"I was in a gun fight scene in a bikie clubhouse so it was all action.
"It's not a big part but it's a start. Who knows? Hollywood may come knocking," he said with a laugh.
Lovett, who played 50 games for the Tigers in 2015-17 and also represented City against Country, wrote and directed the film and plays the lead role.
At just 30, he has already had bit parts in several movies but he is excited about his debut feature film.
"I played a season with Leigh in England after the Tigers and did an acting course in Manchester," he said.
"Playing first grade football was a dream come true and this is a new dream – I've always loved writing and the movies.
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"The film has a (Quentin) Tarantino feel … it's all shot in Sydney and I play a character who burns the candle at both ends.
"It's an action drama with bits of sex and drugs.
"Funding is hard – I put my own money in and was blessed to have two investors.
"Once we got the go ahead, I reached out to Keith as we were old footy buddies. He played a great cameo and it could be the start of a whole new journey for him.
"I told Keith on set he was a real natural. He has a presence. I can definitely see him having a career in film."
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