Patrick Kilpatrick will be running for Governor of California at the elections on September 14 in the USA and seen here with him is Fred James Koch who co-stars with him in the Hollywood film ‘Nightwalk’.
‘James’ as he is known affectionately to his family and friends will be extending his full support to the star of more than 200 films in Hollywood in his quest to be the next Governor Of California.
Soon as things quieten down after this Covid pandemic they will both be meeting in Los Angeles to discuss the matters most necessary for the road ahead.
Although a double degree graduate of Monash University in Melbourne Australia and an executive of the Australian Government in Canberra in their Defence Department, James relinquished his official post to spend more years studying at the Actors Centre under the patronage of Hugh Jackman, Nicolle Kidman and so on.
Soon he was acting alongside Sir Ben Kingsley and Ben Cross in A Common Man filmed entirely in Sri Lanka taking him to more roles in Hollywood films such as Impact Earth and currently with Patrick Kilpatrick and Mickey Rourke in Nightwalk distributed worldwide by Lionsgates Films.
Fred James Koch is currently enjoying enormous success with the song he sang and co-wrote with buddy Azi Sherif for the film Nightwalk which was selected as the theme song by Hollywood director Aziz Tazi.
His clear and distinct ‘raspy’ voice has radio stations interested and in this digital age of music is the 2nd most ‘downloaded’ and 3rd most ‘streamed’ song in Australia and the Pacific also playing from coast to coast on International Radio and in Sri Lanka where his parents were born.
Born to popular Sri Lankan parents of international repute with his mother being Yolande Koch a Miss Ceylon for Miss Universe1970 and Miss Ceylon for Miss World 1970, was a finalist in the Miss World Pageant at the Royal Albert Hall in London hosted by Bob Hope.
This particular contest was selected to be made into a Hollywood movie and released recently titled Misbehaviour due to incidents and protests during the contest.
Yolande is the granddaughter of T. B. Jayah considered one of Sri Lanka’s national heroes.
Fred James Koch’s father is the legendary International music personality Alston Koch with many popular hits and Gold disc awards received and recently winning the Signis Best Actor Award for his role with Bollywood Superstar and Sri Lankan beauty Jacqui Fernandez in ‘According To Matthew’ awarded best film at The Presidential Awards.
Alston Koch was also felicitated and chosen as The global entertainer of the year/ Sri Lankan of The Year (Derana Awards) an award won in previous years by Jacqui Fernandez, Muttiah Muralitharan, Kumar Sangakkara and so on.