Andy WatsonNorth East and Cumbria
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Alfie Williams, 15, plays the role of Spike in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
A teenager who stars in 28 Days Later: The Bone Temple says he wants “it all” in his acting career.
Alfie Williams, from Newcastle, reprises his role as Spike in the horror franchise helmed by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland, alongside Bafta Award winners Ralph Fiennes and Jack O’Connell.
The majority of the filming for the sequel to 28 Years Later, which was released in June 2025, took place across Northumberland, North Yorkshire and Cumbria.
Williams, 15, described working on it as “the best apprenticeship” into film making.
“I’ve loved every minute, you work alongside so many talented people that become your friends, I’m very lucky as I’ve been able to learn so much.”
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The film was shot across locations across the North East and Cumbria
The Bone Temple is the fourth instalment in the series, which dates back to 2002 with the first 28 Days Later.
Directed by American filmmaker Nia Dacosta, filming locations for The Bone Temple included Chopwell Wood in Gateshead and Plankey Mill in Northumberland.
Shooting also took place in Ennerdale, Cumbria, where Cillian Murphy was spotted by eagle-eyed filming scenes ahead of his return to the franchise.
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Film agency North East Screen helped with the filming of both 28 Years Later and The Bone Temple.
It said in the last three years, film production in the North East had jumped up 131%, making it one of the fastest growing film hubs in the UK.
Gayle Woodruffe, operations director at North East Screen, said the shoots had helped put the region “on the map as a place to come and film”.
“It’s raised our ambitions and it’s certainly raised the number of inquiries we’ve been getting regarding filming as people will have seen that 28 Years Later was shot here,” he said.
The Bone Temple was released in cinemas on Wednesday with Williams calling it the “scariest” one yet.
Looking forward, he said: “This is a career I want to continue, why wouldn’t I?
“You know I want to be at award ceremonies, I want an Oscar, a BAFTA, I want it all!”