Actor' Craig Stein (I)' who plays 'Sam' is also a seasoned choreographer and choreographed the dance sequence in Soft Lad (2015).
Director Leon Lopez discovered Jonny Labey who plays 'David' whilst giving a talk as a guest teacher at an acting for screen drama class.
Soft Lad (2015) was written by Leon Lopez in his directorial feature-film debut. It was a micro-budget self-funded feature starring Daniel Brocklebank, Jonny Labey in his acting feature-film debut, Suzanne Collins, Craig Stein and Laura Ainsworth. It was released by Peccadillo Pictures on 9 November 2015 after a string of various UK cinema screenings.