Nicholas Nunn as Connor Cairns
Connor Cairns is the sensitive, artistic son of Rachel and Danny, and the creator of published graphic novel ‘The Wulver’. Since moving to Shetland from Glasgow, Connor has become a wild swimmer and started a relationship with local girl Bryd Fleming (see below). Connor is played by Nicholas Nunn, a young actor with an already impressive CV including roles in psychological thriller Clique, BBC One’s The Victim opposite Kelly Macdonald, Sky/HBO fantasy series The Nevers, and upcoming parts in the Sexy Beast TV series and, from the creator of Peaky Blinders, SAS: Rogue Heroes.
Sorcha Groundsell as Bryd Fleming
Girlfriend to Connor, Sorcha is a wild swimmer and a house parent in the high school halls of residence where Connor’s younger sister Abbey lives. She’s played by Sorcha Groundsell, who starred opposite Nicholas Nunn in Clique, and played the joint lead in Netflix’s supernatural drama The Innocents. Groundsell has also appeared in Irvine Welsh adaptation Crime, Grantchester and more.
Patrick Robinson as Lloyd Anderson
Lloyd Anderson is an American artist on Shetland, and was Connor’s drawing tutor. He’s played by Patrick Robinson, a familiar face on UK television with long-running roles as DC Jacob Banks on The Bill, and Ash in Casualty. Robinson played the lead in standalone BBC drama Sitting in Limbo and recently joined the cast of The Last Kingdom for its fifth and final season.
Ladi Emeruwa as Martin Otina
Photographer Martin is a guest at the Noss View B&B run by the Cairns family, and the only one who stays on after Connor’s disappearance. He’s played by Ladi Emeruwa, who’s had previous roles in Berlin Station, Chimerica and Riviera.
Laurie Brett as Alison Woods
Alison Woods joins the missing persons search and takes up wild swimming in Shetland Series 7. She’s played by Scottish actor Laurie Brett, who’s best recognised for the long-running role of Jane Beale in BBC soap EastEnders, and of Christine in school drama Waterloo Road. Brett recently appeared in Scottish forensics drama Traces and starred opposite David Tennant in excellent domestic drama Deadwater Fell.
ALSO JOINING THE CAST
Lauren Conroy as Connor’s younger sister Abbey Cairns, Alexandra Finnie as Abbey’s schoolfriend Clana, Gregg Flett as fisherman and Bryd’s father Keith Fleming, Anthony Strachan as fisherman Ally Flett, Grant O’Rourke as publisher Jamie Narey, Paula Turner as waste management company owner Sheena Davidson, Stuart McQuarrie as librarian Murray Rankin, Gordon Brown and Dawn Sievewright as Cameron and his daughter Nicole, a couple of holidaymakers touring Shetland in a motorhome.
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