After a quick ascent to fame with his fan-favourite role in the Outlander spin-off series, Blood of My Blood, Séamus McLean Ross has scored his highest-profile project yet in James McAvoy's California Schemin'. Chatting with FILMHOUNDS writer Kedar Bayley, Ross discusses his aspirations to follow in McAvoy’s footsteps to the director's chair, his own Silibil N’ Brains-esque story in the industry, and more. California Schemin’ is available digitally and will be released on DVD/Blu Ray 6 July. SYNOPSIS: California Schemin’ is based on Gavin Bain’s autobiography of the same name, which was later re-printed as Straight Outta Scotland. The story of the hoax was first told in Jeanie Finlay's feature documentary The Great Hip Hop Hoax. In the late 90’s, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd had their musical ambitions consistently ridiculed for having the ‘wrong’ accents, so they went for broke and reinvented themselves as Californian rappers. ‘California Schemin’ shows how the duo re-recorded their own tracks with fake accents and turned up in London claiming to be an established duo on the California scene as well as childhood friends with Eminem. They quickly bagged themselves a record deal, a hefty sum in advances, and an appearance on MTV…until it all came crashing down.
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