GRIMSBY-born actor Matt Kennard is back on both the small and big screens this summer.
Next week, he will arrive in Emmerdale, as Kirk Stoker, and he is also preparing for the cinema release of Bula Quo! later in the summer.
Matt, 31, spent five weeks in Fiji last year filming with Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt for Status Quo's debut movie, which sees them witness a gang murder in Fiji. They flee with crucial evidence – have they played their last gig?
Matt plays Dave, a weatherman, who dreams of being an anchor.
He sees Status Quo in Fiji as an opportunity, follows them and gets wind of a bigger story. His only distraction is Caroline, the young intern, who is played by Matt's real-life long-term girlfriend Laura Aikman.
Matt said: "It was a very fun five weeks, obviously, making a film in the Fijian sunshine. However, a few weeks before we arrived, there was a huge cyclone that caused severe flooding and put the shooting schedule into chaos.
"It all had to be changed and it was a nightmare for the crew, but we managed to get the film finished on time by some stroke of luck.
"Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt were both very down to earth and lovely guys. They have had incredible lives, but you wouldn't know it by sitting down and talking to them."
Bula Quo, which also stars US actor Jon Lovitz and ex-Eastender Craig Fairbrass, hits UK cinemas in July.
Meanwhile, Matt's Emmerdale character will hit our screens on Monday, May 13, for six episodes.
His storyline is currently under wraps, but details will be revealed soon.
The former Tollbar and Franklin student and twin brother Sam have been acting since the age of 10, when they appeared in the BBC children's series I Hate This House.
They went on to present Disney Club with Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates, and have since enjoyed individual success.
Matt played practice nurse Archie Hallam in BBC1 soap Doctors for two years, and has also appeared in Coronation Street, The Bill, Casualty, Hollyoaks and Lemon La Vida Loca.
Sam has most recently appeared on cinema screens in The Dark Knight Rises and Red Tails, and together the brothers appeared in Freight, a gritty feature film about human trafficking. The pair also have their own production company.
They both now live in London, but their family, including parents Kathy and Derek, remain in the Grimsby area.
