Movie Details:
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Comedy, Romance |
Release date | 5 April 2024 |
Running time | 1hr 40min |
Age rating | 16+ |
Starring | Sebastian Croft Charithra Chandran Nick Frost Guz Khan Lucy Punch Kunal Nayyar Tanner Buchanan |
Directed by | Alex Sanjiv Pillai |
Written by | Alexander J. Farrell Greer Ellison |
Produced by | Matt Williams |
Cinematography by | Hamish Doyne-Ditmas |
Edited by | Matt Platts-Mills |
Music by | Rob Lord |
Production Company | Future Artists Entertainment |
Distributor | Amazon Prime Video |
Cast & Characters:
- Sebastian Croft as Archibald “Archie” Richard Randolph Reginald Arnold, a wealthy but incredibly unpopular schoolboy in love with his best friend Amelia.
- Henry Reinhart as 5-year-old Archie.
- Casper Knopf as 9-year-old Archie.
- Charithra Chandran as Amelia “Milly” Elizabeth Brown, Archie’s best friend who is blissfully unaware of his feelings and instead in love with Billy.
- Bella Induruwana as 5-year-old Amelia.
- Shaneli Gedara as 9-year-old Amelia.
- Tanner Buchanan as Billy Walsh, Heathbrook’s newest student from Hollywood, California who has moved to England due to his father’s business.
- Daisy Jelley as Amber McKenna, a popular high school student who detests Archie and Amelia. She believes herself to be dating Billy.
- Charles Camrose as Tony, a member of the swim team who frequently bullies Archie and Amelia.
- Nael Ameen as Yousif, a prominent classmate.
- Lucy Punch as Lilly Arnold, Archie’s mother.
- Tim Downie as George Arnold, Archie’s father.
- Dhanushka Anson as Jules Brown, Amelia’s deceased mother.
- Kunal Nayyar as Rupert Brown, Amelia’s father.
- Luyunda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Maggie, Rupert’s book-keeper that he develops feelings for.
- Nick Frost as William, an employee at the Arnold household.
- Guz Khan as Mr. Atkins, the principal at Heathbrook Academy.
- Maisie Peters as herself. She performs at Heathbrook’s June Ball.
Storyline:
Follows a pair of childhood friends: Amelia and Archie. Archie has always kept his love for her a secret, but just as he builds up the courage to declare his feelings, Amelia falls for Billy Walsh, the new transfer student.
About Movie:
How to Date Billy Walsh is a British teen romantic comedy film directed by Alex Sanjiv Pillai. It stars Sebastian Croft, Charithra Chandran, Nick Frost, Guz Khan, Lucy Punch, Kunal Nayyar, and Tanner Buchanan.
The film was released on Amazon Prime Video on 5 April 2024.