It Seems That’s Not Cillian Murphy In The 28 Years Later Trailer

The sight of the emaciated-looking member of “the infected” led many to wonder whether the 28 Days Later star could be back in action in Danny Boyle’s new film which… yeah, when you say it like that, isn’t exactly complimentary, is it?

Well, it turns out the character may not be played by the Oscar winner – who is also an executive producer on 28 Years Later – at all.

Instead, The Guardian has reported that the character of “Emaciated Infected” is actually played by Angus Neill, an art dealer, aspiring actor and model signed to the Ugly Models Agency.

Angus told the outlet he was actually scouted for the film by its director, claiming: “Danny told me he’d always had me in mind for the role. So we met up, hit it off, and I agreed to take part.

“On set he has an extraordinary ability to hypnotise you, and working with him on the film was a very, very intense experience.”

HuffPost UK has contacted 28 Years Later’s distribution company Sony Pictures for comment.

In an interview with Elle published over the summer, the Killing Eve star revealed that she and her dialect coach had been revisiting classic clips of Cheryl Tweedy’s stint on The X Factor to help prepare for the role.

28 Years Later is due to hit cinemas on 20 June 2025.