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*''One Up the Mountainside'' | *''One Up the Mountainside'' | ||
*''Why We Stand'' Series | *''Why We Stand'' Series | ||
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* [[Gregory Mullin]] (son) | * [[Gregory Mullin]] (son) | ||
* Clyde Scossweld-Mullin (son) | * Clyde Scossweld-Mullin (son) | ||
* Clyde Jr. Scossweld-Mullin (grandson) | |||
* Serra Scossweld-Mullin (granddaughter) | |||
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*Contribution to Film Design and Practice Award, 1985 | |||
*Actor of the Year 1997 | |||
*Order of Service to the Nation, Civilian Merit (Posthumous) | |||
*State Honour of Service to the Realm in the Arts (Posthumous) | |||
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==Life == | ==Life == | ||
===Early Life=== | ===Early Life=== | ||
James Mullin was born on July 3rd, 1955 to Elwyss and Donney Mullin in the city of [[Cancale]], in the [[Rhydwellann]] Province of [[Faneria]]. He had an unremarkable childhood and attended Taghmon Arts College, obtaining a Bachelors' in Film Study and being picked up as an extra by the Cancale Film Studio, a minor film and tv production firm. He played several roles in live television shows, especially slice-of-life comedies, where his facial expressiveness and the ease at which he absorbed lines got him a role in the B-film ''Ocean's Edge''. | |||
===Career in the Occident=== | ===Career in the Occident=== | ||
''Ocean's Edge'' had a lukewarm reception, and would later become a cult classic due to its themes of corruption, which were and to an extend still are received poorly by government entities in Faneria. However, Mullin did well enough in his role to be offered a job as the primary antagonist of the studio's upcoming film ''Six-Shooter'', a foray into the western genre. Here, in an entirely serious portrayal of his persona, Mullin thrived, and the film reached 3rd in viewership nationally at the time largely in part to his performance as a ruthless bandit lord. | |||
His fame only increased even with a few more dud films, with Mullin becoming renowned as an A-list actor specializing in playing antiheroes, sympathetic villains, and red herring villain characters. However, he never lost his love for comedy work, and instead of ignoring his strengths, played into his less developed skills at comedic acting. Instead, he planned his own comedies, particularly with low-budget, sarcastic comedy films such as ''One Up the Mountainside'' which he bankrolled himself. He also acted in and directed occasional outliers such as the outrageously provocative adult comedy ''Shock and Raw'', which is banned in 23 countries. While not his best acting work, the deliberate hamminess of his personal films was a major draw of his personality as an actor, along with his eschewing of higher-society social clubs in favor of working. | |||
===Abduction and Career in Varshan=== | ===Abduction and Career in Varshan=== | ||
Mullin disappeared during a 1988 film conference in [[Etzil]], where he was attending as part of a speakers' panel on low-budget filmography and techniques. After the panel, at approximately 10-11 PM local time, he was assaulted by an unknown number of agents when stepping outside to indulge in his occasional smoking habit, and was shipped out of the country at some point without notice. His disappearance was noted near the end of the night and a two-week search was conducted to no avail. | Mullin disappeared during a 1988 film conference in [[Etzil]], where he was attending as part of a speakers' panel on low-budget filmography and techniques. After the panel, at approximately 10-11 PM local time, he was assaulted by an unknown number of agents when stepping outside to indulge in his occasional smoking habit, and was shipped out of the country at some point without notice. His disappearance was noted near the end of the night and a two-week search was conducted to no avail. | ||