A New Road – Robert Sheehan Lands Leading Role in Hollywood Production

It seems that Love/Hate star Robert Sheehan has his sights set on Hollywood success, and he may be one step closer today with the news that he will star in comedic drama The Road Within.

According to Deadline, Sheehan is set to play Vincent, a young man with Tourette’s, whose mother dies leaving him in the care of his estranged politician father. Placed in a residential home while his dad hits the campaign trailer, Vincent breaks out with an anorexic woman, played by Zoe Kravitz (After Earth) and his OCD roommate, played by Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire).

The production will be helmed by first time director Gren Wells, following her own script. Adapted from the award-winning German film Vincent Will Meer, The Road Within is set to begin filming this July in LA.