BRIAN LAU

Aspirational Casting

Andrew Koji, Will Sharpe, Steven Yuen

"I think I spent a long time trying to figure out other people. Now I’m learning to show up as myself."

Brian is not the loudest voice in the room — he’s the one you remember after the silence.

British-born, raised between expectations and restraint, he carries the subtle weight of someone who learned early how to keep things in. The child of immigrants, he became fluent in emotional nuance — just not his own.

A Spurs fan with a deep love of movie trivia, Brian sees the world in references and reactions — noticing the unsaid, the missed beats, the quiet tells others overlook.

In The Sleeping Man in Orbit, Brian isn’t your typical romantic lead. He’s a listener. A noticer. A man shaped as much by what he doesn’t say as by what he does.

ALINA WINTERBOURNE

Aspirational Casting

Jessica Henwick, Emily Piggford, Fivel Stewart

"You ever think we’re just orbiting the same versions of ourselves?"

Alina is the kind of person who lingers — in memory, in music, in moments you didn’t realize mattered until much later. Raised between continents, she moves through the world with quiet charisma and a natural fluency in emotional shorthand. People are drawn to her. So is trouble.

A blend of vulnerability and poise, Alina seems like she’s always just arriving or just about to leave — and maybe that’s her power. But behind the charm is someone who feels deeply, even if she rarely says it first. She laughs with her whole face, disappears when she gets scared, and carries more than she lets on — including a quiet homesickness she rarely names.

In The Sleeping Man in Orbit, Alina’s presence is more than romantic memory or narrative pivot — she’s the axis of change. Her arc builds not to a tidy resolution, but to a moment of emotional clarity so raw, it echoes long after. Every encounter with her leaves a trace, even if she never stays still.

LEAH DRAVEN

Aspirational Casting

Maya Hawke

"You try, and I try to believe that’s enough. But I don’t want to feel like a placeholder until something else makes sense."

Leah is the kind of woman who doesn’t just enter a story — she redefines its gravity. Wry, emotionally present, and self-aware, she meets Brian in the real world — not in a fantasy, not in a memory. She’s the first person in his life to truly see him, and to love him not for his potential, but for who he is in the moment.

Their connection is playful, layered, mature. Through her, Brian experiences a relationship built on emotional reciprocity rather than projection. Leah isn’t just warmth or rescue — she has her own flashpoints of vulnerability. Her strength is quiet, not performative — the strength to set boundaries, to demand honesty, and to walk away with grace when she isn’t met with it. She wants to be chosen with intention, not as an afterthought.

There’s something timeless about Leah — not in what she evokes, but in how she makes you feel. She brings the kind of presence that stays with you quietly, long after the moment has passed. She doesn't echo the past - she invites something new.

JAMIE

Aspirational Casting

Timothée Chalamet, Austin Butler

"She's kind of everything, you know?"

Jamie is the kind of person people root for - even when they shouldn't. Earnest, open hearted, and almost painfully sincere, he moves with a confidence born not of ego, but of emotional transparency. He says what other's won't. He feels without shame.

In The Sleeping Man in Orbit, Jamie is not the rival you expect - he's something more disarming. In a world of quiet yearning and misconnection, he simply shoiws up. Sometimes, that's the most radical thing a character can do.

AMOBI

Aspirational Casting

Daniel Kaluuya, John Boyega

"Alright sweethearts, you heard the man - algos and trade flows. Let's go!"

Amobi is that friend — the anchor in chaos, the steady pulse beneath the volatility. Nigerian-American, fiercely intelligent, and unshakably loyal, he’s the rare kind of person who doesn’t just listen — he sees straight through. An Arsenal fan with a poet’s heart and a trader’s precision, Amobi speaks in wit, but lives in truth.

His friendship with Brian isn’t flashy. It’s built in glances, in knowing silences, in hard-earned trust. He’s the one who calls out Brian’s blind spots, who challenges him without judgement, who stays — even when others drift.

STELLA BRANDO

Aspirational Casting

Greta Lee

"Let me guess. One of you never knew. The other never said."

Stella sees things clearly - and says them too. Composed, intelligent, and deeply intuitive, she's the friend who grew up first.

The one who doesn't romanticize the past, but doesn't dismiss it either. She's not here to pick sides - she's here to tell the truth.

In The Sleeping Man in Orbit, Stella isn’t just emotional ballast — she’s the quiet proof that moving on doesn’t have to mean forgetting. Composed, clear-eyed, and fiercely grounded, she shows what it looks like to grow up and stay connected to the past — on your own terms.

BRIAN SNR.

Aspirational Casting

Tony Leung, Andy Lau

"去到英國，要硬淨啲。"

Brian Snr. appears in a critical flashback — not at the beginning of the story, but at the root of it. A memory that surfaces unexpectedly, uninvited, during Brian's lowest point. His father's presence is brief, but the emotional residue is lifelong. It’s not about what he says — it’s what he doesn’t.

CATHERINE

Aspirational Casting

Julie Delpy, Maggie Cheung, Uma Thurman, Michelle Yeoh

"Took me years to stop writing someone into mine - You’re further along than you think."

"花咗幾年先唔再將一個人寫入自己嘅故事入面 - 你其實走得比你想像中遠。"

In The Sleeping Man in Orbit, Catherine exists at the intersection of memory, insight, and emotional release. To reflect the story’s dual cultural and linguistic worlds, Catherine will be portrayed by two different actresses in parallel versions of the film—each unlocking a distinct layer of the character’s emotional impact.

Both actresses play the same role. Both versions feature the same dialogue. But each portrayal refracts a different emotional truth—revealing how language, presence, and emotional readiness shape what we allow ourselves to feel.

These aren’t performances. They’re transmissions. Both actresses embody the kind of emotional clarity you only earn by orbiting long enough to understand when to return… and when not to.