{"id":320426,"date":"2023-07-31T21:51:20","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T21:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=320426"},"modified":"2023-08-01T02:00:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T02:00:53","slug":"tigers-cult-hero-makes-surprising-career-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=320426","title":{"rendered":"Tigers cult hero makes surprising career switch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Six years after he was last seen in the NRL<\/a>, former Wests Tigers<\/a> cult hero Keith Galloway has embarked on a new career on the silver screen.<\/p>\n

Galloway has a cameo role as a bad guy on former Tigers teammate Kyle Lovett's first feature film Lickerish<\/em>, set to hit the cinemas early next year.<\/p>\n

"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.<\/p>\n

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"I was in a gun fight scene in a bikie clubhouse so it was all action.<\/p>\n

"It's not a big part but it's a start. Who knows? Hollywood may come knocking," he said with a laugh.<\/p>\n

\"Keith<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

At just 30, he has already had bit parts in several movies but he is excited about his debut feature film.<\/p>\n

"I played a season with Leigh in England after the Tigers and did an acting course in Manchester," he said.<\/p>\n

"Playing first grade football was a dream come true and this is a new dream – I've always loved writing and the movies.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CvGdYQzPu5U\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp<\/a><\/p>\n

"The film has a (Quentin) Tarantino feel \u2026 it's all shot in Sydney and I play a character who burns the candle at both ends.<\/p>\n

"It's an action drama with bits of sex and drugs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"Funding is hard – I put my own money in and was blessed to have two investors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"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.<\/p>\n

"I told Keith on set he was a real natural. He has a presence.\u00a0I can definitely see him having a career in film."\u00a0<\/p>\n

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