The Indo Daily: Revisited – The Irish actor conned out of thousands by fake Hollywood producer

A scene from the film ‘Kiss Of The Con Queen’, currently in production, showing Irish actor Eoin O’Brien, who fell victim to the con queen and wrote the film. Photo: De Warrenne Pictures/PA

For Eoin O’Brien, a Dublin expat living in Bangkok, securing a part in a blockbuster film was the dream of a lifetime. But the Hollywood producer who he thought was giving him that opportunity was not who they said they were.

Convinced he was in the running for a “breakthrough role” in a DC Justice League film, Mr O’Brien, who is from Dublin, said he was pressured to “go all out” in a one-way video audition.

“I was coerced into performing simulated sex acts over Skype by the con queen in the guise of an audition,” he said. “When I discovered it wasn’t who he claimed and also a male, I felt violated.”

Mr O’Brien flew to Jakarta at his own expense having been promised a $5,000 (€4,600) fee before handing over thousands of dollars for “shooting permits”, which he was…