British actor scoops role of Shadow Moon in Starz adaptation of novel charting war between ancient and modern deities
Former Hollyoaks actor and Strictly Come Dancing finalist Ricky Whittle has scooped the lead role in one of the most hotly anticipated new TV shows of the coming year – the adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods.
Oldham-born Whittle has been announced today as Shadow Moon, the protagonist of Gaiman’s 2001 novel which posits a war between the gods of the ancient pantheons and the newer deities representing modern life.
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