
The Amateur (2025) Poster © Disney
Director: James Hawes
Starring: Rami Malek, Laurence Fishburne, Rachel Brosnahan, Caitríona Balfe, Jon Bernthal, Holt McCallany, Julianne Nicholson
Production Company: 20th Century Studios, Hutch Parker Entertainment, Seed Productions
Kent Locations Used: Home Farm
The Amateur (2025) is an American thriller film following CIA cryptographer Charles Heller who, upon losing his wife in a terrorist attack, takes justice into his own hands and embarks on a one-man mission to hunt down his wife’s killers.
Directed by James Hawes (Merlin (2008), Black Mirror: Season 5 – Smithereens (2019)), the film stars Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody, Mr. Robot) as Charles Heller, Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix, Contagion) as Henderson and Rachel Brosnahan (House of Cards, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) as Sarah, with Caitríona Balfe (Belfast, Outlander), Jon Bernthal (The Wolf of Wall Street, King Richard), Holt McCallany (Mindhunter, Fight Club) and Julianne Nicholson (August: Osage County, Blonde) in supporting roles.
Production visited Kent to film at Home Farm in Swale, which doubles for a house in America.
Situated in Swale, Home Farm is a colonial style weatherboarded villa, with veranda’s overlooking the countryside. Inside, rooms are decorated in a vintage chic style with reclaimed wood floors and chateau doors. The property is particularly popular for photoshoots but has also recently featured in Black Mirror: Season 6 – Beyond the Sea (2023), Love Again (2023) and The Unfamiliar (2020).
The Amateur (2025) will be released in cinemas on Friday 11th April 2025.
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