In 2011, the psychological thriller directed by Christian Kristiansen, Roommate, was released. The actors of the film quickly aroused the interest of many viewers. In the story, the girl Sarah goes to college and, upon arrival at the hostel, gets acquainted with her new neighbor - Rebecca. Friendship is established quite quickly, but after it develops into the mania of one of the students. Let's take a closer look at the actors of the film and their roles.
Minka Kelly as Sarah Matthews
It is difficult to imagine someone else in the role of a bright, decisive and strong Sarah, and yet she did not plan to act in films. At a young age, acting classes were just a hobby, Minka wanted to become an operating sister, for which she learned, and after four years worked as a cosmetologist. While simultaneously starring in small roles on television, she got a taste and decided at all costs to become a full-fledged actress. It was difficult to call her childhood carefree, her mother worked as a stripper at night, and during the day she spent all her money with Minka in shopping centers on outfits. The girl herself recalls these times with a smile on her face. Her heroine is a bright and interesting girl who came to study as a designer and realize her cherished dream. She is not averse to making new friends and going to a party, a real friendly roommate. Actors of other roles played no less interesting.
Leighton Mister as Rebecca Evans
The actress is known to the general public for her role as Blair Waldorf in the cult series Gossip Girl. In the film "Roommate" she initially auditioned for the role of Sarah, but the director decided that a more complex role would suit her. Rebecca, like Blair from Gossip Girl, has one thing in common - both of them are from wealthy families, which made them spoiled and unabashed. Leighton herself was not able to find out what it means to live in abundance, her parents traded marijuana, and eventually they were planted. The actress's mother spent the entire pregnancy in prison, and only for 3 months she was released so that she could give birth and stay with her daughter for a little while, and then return to serve her sentence again. Despite all the difficulties, Leighton was able to succeed in a big movie. The role of Rebecca was not so easy to play. A stony insensible face, cruelty in her eyes - all this she could convey in the best possible way.
Cam Gigandet as Stephen Morterelli
The main male role went to a charming American actor. In the story, Sarah meets his hero at a student party, and notes of mutual passion appear between them. After, as in the classics of the genre, the main characters start a love affair, which, however, is immediately disturbed by a roommate. The actors were able to play a real drama, one might even say, a love triangle. Rebecca with an unhealthy mania is trying to keep her friend, but Stephen is not going to give in to her.
Other actors in the movie Roommate
In addition to Sarah and Rebecca, other girls lived in the hostel. One of them is Tracy Morgan, which Alison Michalka played beautifully . She starred in the TV series "Hell's Cats", in the film "Ice Princess" and even became famous as a singer. Her heroine, trying to make friends with Sarah, found out how it feels when a roommate is angry with you.
Actors from the youth series "The Vampire Diaries" also took part in the filming. Katerina Graham and Nina Dobrev played Rebecca's former girlfriends, who met her and Sarah in a cafe. Nina in her Twitter account admitted that she starred in a large number of scenes, but they decided to cut them, and they and Katerina had to be content with one small scene.
Another handsome actor in the film was Matt Lanter, who played a former boyfriend of Sarah Jason Tanner. The young man became famous thanks to the main role in the youth series "90210: The New Generation." The scenes with his participation are not so many, but even this did not stop drawing attention to the film of his fans.