The Main Cast

Shayli Reagan

Shayli Reagan is London-based actor/singer. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California where she began performing at the age of eight. She relocated to New York City and graduated from NYU with a BFA in Drama in 2022.

She moved to London the following year to pursue acting on this side of the pond and has since acted in multiple feature films including Piglet, Mouseboat Massacre, Mermaid’s Curse and Tailor-Made Romance, and Rise of the Rats.

Shayli is a true lover of the craft and thrilled to be a part of bringing 'Belief' to life.

Shayli has been cast as Libby James

Wayne Edge

Wayne Edge is an English Actor, Model & Producer with credits including The Freaks Come Out, BBC's Ordinary Lies & The Pen (which he received a best actor nomination)

He trained with Identity School Of Acting and in 2025 achieved his level 4 in Screen Combat Training through StageFight.

Alongside his acting he also competes in Natural Bodybuilding shows, placing top 3 in an IFBB Natural show in 2024.

Wayne is playing Karl Hadley in 'Belief'.

Tamsin Hunt

Tamsin Hunt is a Birmingham born actress who trained at Sutton Coldfield College and East 15 Acting School. You may have seen her as Cindy Jaywick on BBC Doctors.

Tamsin has played parts in multiple award winning independent films circulating the film festivals in both acting and stunts. She has an avid interest in screen combat and is a keen martial artist in Tae Kwon Do with 12 championship titles under her belt. She has trained in MoCap performance and used to sing in a cover band! She also has various credits at theatres including The Redditch Palace Theatre, The Crescent Theatre and The Wightman.

Tamsin says “I am extremely excited to play Michelle Tompkins in Julian Austwick's ‘Belief’ series , the team has been cast brilliantly and the talent on the whole project is phenomenal. The script is packed with a voyage of twists and turns of emotion - I can’t wait to be a part of the team bringing this story to life!”

Christopher Bird

Chris Bird was born and raised in Warwickshire, where he still lives with his fiancé and cat!

Chris has been acting in theatre and film since graduating from the Acting Foundation course at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in 2021. His recent roles have included Henri in Lucy Kirkwood's Mosquitoes, and Mr Darcy in the world premiere of Andrew Davies' adaptation of Pride And Prejudice. Chris is passionate about the arts in the Midlands, and is very excited to be a part of such an ambitious project as 'Belief'.

Away from acting, Chris enjoys playing football and racket sports. His other interests include photography, history, and cinema.

Chris is playing Nick Hadley in 'Belief''.

Chris Bird is NICK HADLEY

Tamsin Hunt is MICHELLE TOMPKINS

Shayli Reagan is LIBBY JAMES

Louis Baldwin is JUDE

Wayne Edge is KARL HADLEY

Photo Credits - Nicola Young Photography

Alex Butler is THOMAS EPLER

Louis Baldwin

Louis Baldwin is a West Midlands based actor and singer. Louis began his acting career at the age of 13.

He moved to Solihull school, to further this path, performing in many shows, such as Blood Brothers, Les Miserables and Guys and Dolls. He is now going to partake in an acting course at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire to further his career.

Louis wants to continue this path into film and TV so he cannot wait to be a part of making Belief, a reality.

Louis is playing Jude in 'Belief''.

Alex Butler

Alexander Butler is a versatile British actor based in Birmingham, England. He has made notable appearances in both television and film. Standing at 6’2” with a distinctive look characterized by his brown/red hair and hazel eyes, Butler is known for his authentic Midlands accent and commanding stage presence and diverse range. He is represented by Danielle Coles at Danielle’s Agency.

In Fackham Hall (2024–2025) Butler worked alongside a distinguished ensemble cast, including Damian Lewis, Ben Radcliffe, and Tom Felton, in this British period comedy directed by Jim O’Hanlon. The film, written by comedian Jimmy Carr, is a spoof of traditional period dramas like Downton Abbey, set in the English manor house of Fackham Hall. In the critically acclaimed film, The Paralytic (2024), Butler is seen opposite Jonathon Rhys-Meyers.

Other recent roles include a prison inmate in the acclaimed series Man Like Mobeen (2023) and a delivery man in the comedy Newark, Newark (2022). 

In addition to his acting career, Butler has contributed to the industry as a second unit director and writer, showcasing his multifaceted talents. His upcoming projects include Pinocchio Unstrung (2025), where he portrays the character Tom, and IC9 (2024), in which he plays a truck driver. 

Alex is playing Thomas Epler in 'Belief''.

Making Belief

Our journey of 'Belief' Episode One - Losing My Religion

Episode 1 - The script has taken many different forms, layouts and lengths but finally at the start of 2025 (the first draft was in 2014!) the first episode was complete.

The first, working title of 'Losing My Religion', sets up the world and gives you a glimpse into the world of the main characters. The main focus of the episode will be on Karl Hadley (played by Wayne Edge) and how his past decisions have helped lead the world to the precipice of an unholy war.

The Script

'Belief' is a series over 10 years in the making.

In a world saturated by division and hate who knows what to believe in anymore? Do you still believe in the same things you used to?

Lies, fake news, manufactured 'facts' and AI all make it easy for others to make you believe in anything.

'Belief' aims to shine a light on why people believe in what they believe in and why they will fight for or against it.

Let the flawed characters of 'Belief' take you through this world. Can the selfish desires of their own beliefs change the world forever? Is it ok that they will do some unspeakable things for their causes, for their beliefs?

Belief is what makes the world go round.

The entirety of the story of 'Belief' spans 12 episodes. Each four episodes will be a 'season'. There was a point that the makers thought about making each 4 episodes into a separate movie but a series gives more time to develop the complicated characters and let the audience invest in their stories.

The first four episodes are titled 'Losing My Religion', 'World In My Eyes', 'All These Things That I've Done' and 'Nothing Ever Happens'.

The Series

First Read Through With Main Cast

First script read by the main cast with director Julian Austwick was on Saturday April 12th 2025 in Sutton Coldfield.

Early Concept Art

VFX by Design Strike UK

After meeting Paul Hadcock from Design Strike UK, we decided to go ahead with minimal VFX for the pilot episode and Paul came up with a lot of different island concepts and some fantastic VFX for an excellent low budget affordable price.