Desmond Askew

Desmond Askew (born 17 December 1972) is an English actor of film and television. In 1983 he had the lead role of 'naughty schoolboy' in the promo video of the Wham single Bad Boys.He has appeared in films such as Go (1999), Repli-Kate (2002), The Hills Have Eyes (2006) and Turistas (2006). He has appeared in episodic television on series such as Grange Hill, Las Vegas, Charmed, the short-lived Then Came You, and as the recurring character Brody Davis on Roswell. He also voiced the minor character of Chanter Devons in the 2009 video game Dragon Age Origins. Askew studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. He stars in the 2009 comedy Winston: An Informal Guide to Etiquette. Description above from the Wikipedia article Desmond Askew, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.  

Go (1999)

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Grocery store clerk Simon occasionally sells drugs from his cash register at work, so when soap opera actors Adam and Zack come looking for Ecstasy on a quiet Christmas Eve, they are surprised to find Ronna covering his shift. Desperate for money, Ronna decides to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug Liman
CAST:  Katie Holmes  •  Sarah Polley  •  Jay Mohr  •  Timothy Olyphant

Grocery store clerk Simon occasionally sells drugs from his cash register at work, so when soap opera actors Adam and Zack come looking for Ecstasy on a quiet Christmas Eve, they are surprised to find Ronna covering his shift. Desperate for money, Ronna decides to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug Liman
CAST:  Katie Holmes  •  Sarah Polley  •  Jay Mohr  •  Timothy Olyphant

The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

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Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from nowhere, the Carter family soon realizes the seemingly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Aja
CAST:  Aaron Stanford  •  Kathleen Quinlan  •  Vinessa Shaw  •  Emilie de Ravin

Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from nowhere, the Carter family soon realizes the seemingly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Aja
CAST:  Aaron Stanford  •  Kathleen Quinlan  •  Vinessa Shaw  •  Emilie de Ravin

Turistas (2006)

A group of young backpackers' vacation turns sour when a bus accident leaves them marooned in a remote Brazilian rural area that holds an ominous secret.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Stockwell
CAST:  Josh Duhamel  •  Melissa George  •  Olivia Wilde  •  Desmond Askew

A group of young backpackers' vacation turns sour when a bus accident leaves them marooned in a remote Brazilian rural area that holds an ominous secret.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Stockwell
CAST:  Josh Duhamel  •  Melissa George  •  Olivia Wilde  •  Desmond Askew

Jekyll (2007)

When Dr. Jekyll creates his alter-ego avatar and then downloads him directly into his brain, he turns into a psychopathic, hedonistic, ultra-violent party animal. Will he abandon his girlfriend in favor of the sexy stripper? How many bodies will he leave in his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Zakarin
CAST:  Matt Keeslar  •  Jonathan Silverman  •  Alanna Ubach  •  Siena Goines

When Dr. Jekyll creates his alter-ego avatar and then downloads him directly into his brain, he turns into a psychopathic, hedonistic, ultra-violent party animal. Will he abandon his girlfriend in favor of the sexy stripper? How many bodies will he leave in his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Zakarin
CAST:  Matt Keeslar  •  Jonathan Silverman  •  Alanna Ubach  •  Siena Goines

Wheelmen (2005)

Two limo drivers hope to make money by escorting an executive around Los Angeles. Things go awry when they get caught up in a sabotage plot to assassinate the Vice President of the United States.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dirk Hagen
CAST:  Lisa Arturo  •  James Avery  •  Elya Baskin  •  Jim Beaver

Two limo drivers hope to make money by escorting an executive around Los Angeles. Things go awry when they get caught up in a sabotage plot to assassinate the Vice President of the United States.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dirk Hagen
CAST:  Lisa Arturo  •  James Avery  •  Elya Baskin  •  Jim Beaver

Digital Dreams (1983)

An amalgam of documentary and cinema verité, this movie outlines the life, loves and music of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Bill Wyman. After leaving the Stones in 1981, Wyman tried to establish his own separate musical identity, conveyed here through a stream of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Dornhelm
CAST:  Bill Wyman  •  Astrid Lundstom  •  Michaelina Lee  •  James Coburn

An amalgam of documentary and cinema verité, this movie outlines the life, loves and music of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Bill Wyman. After leaving the Stones in 1981, Wyman tried to establish his own separate musical identity, conveyed here through a stream of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Dornhelm
CAST:  Bill Wyman  •  Astrid Lundstom  •  Michaelina Lee  •  James Coburn

Fabled (2002)

Joseph just broke up with his girlfriend and is not taking it very well. He thinks she is plotting against him with their mutual psychiatrist. His dog is missing and he suspects the people at work might be behind it. Then there is the unshakable guilt over his past ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ari Kirschenbaum
CAST:  Desmond Askew  •  Katheryn Winnick  •  J. Richey Nash  •  Michael Panes

Joseph just broke up with his girlfriend and is not taking it very well. He thinks she is plotting against him with their mutual psychiatrist. His dog is missing and he suspects the people at work might be behind it. Then there is the unshakable guilt over his past ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ari Kirschenbaum
CAST:  Desmond Askew  •  Katheryn Winnick  •  J. Richey Nash  •  Michael Panes

Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)

When the mastertape of McCartney's latest album is misplaced, he must discover its whereabouts in less than 24 hours or else risk losing his recording company to the lowlife Mr. Rath.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Webb
CAST:  Paul McCartney  •  Bryan Brown  •  Ringo Starr  •  Barbara Bach

When the mastertape of McCartney's latest album is misplaced, he must discover its whereabouts in less than 24 hours or else risk losing his recording company to the lowlife Mr. Rath.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Webb
CAST:  Paul McCartney  •  Bryan Brown  •  Ringo Starr  •  Barbara Bach

No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker (2008)

A sheriff and his son who are tracking down a group of bank robbers on their way to Mexico, only to discover that they are being stalked by a far more deadly enemy — The Reeker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dave Payne
CAST:  Stephen Martines  •  Valerie Cruz  •  Mircea Monroe  •  Desmond Askew

A sheriff and his son who are tracking down a group of bank robbers on their way to Mexico, only to discover that they are being stalked by a far more deadly enemy — The Reeker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dave Payne
CAST:  Stephen Martines  •  Valerie Cruz  •  Mircea Monroe  •  Desmond Askew

Repli-Kate (2002)

A scientist and his sidekick accidentally clone a journalist and decide to turn the mistake into Repli-Kate, their idea of the perfect woman, who loves, beer, football, and frat parties.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Longo
CAST:  Ali Landry Monteverde  •  James Roday Rodriguez  •  Desmond Askew  •  Eugene Levy

A scientist and his sidekick accidentally clone a journalist and decide to turn the mistake into Repli-Kate, their idea of the perfect woman, who loves, beer, football, and frat parties.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Longo
CAST:  Ali Landry Monteverde  •  James Roday Rodriguez  •  Desmond Askew  •  Eugene Levy