The famous British guitarist is set for his big screen debut.

Billy Duffy, 44, will play a rogue government agent who specialises in interrogation and torture, according to website Moviehole.net.

Duffy will be joined by Roddy Piper, a former pro-wrestler.

William Henry Duffy was born in England in 1961 and grew up in Manchester.
He started playing the guitar at the age of 14,

When the initial punk rock movement (led by the Sex Pistols) died out, Billy eventually settled as guitarist for the moodier and more arty Theatre of Hate. He eventually met Ian Astbury, the front man favorite for positive punk band Southern Death Cult, who was so impressed with his playing that he abandoned SDC to start a new band with him, called Death Cult. Billy Duffy influenced Astbury to agree to shortening the band's name to The Cult.
With songs like "She Sells Sanctuary", "The Phoenix", and "Nirvana" (from their second album, 1985's critically acclaimed "Love"), Duffy would ultimately be guaranteed a slot as one of alternative rock's original guitarists.

He moved to Los Angeles in 1988 with Astbury, where both remain. There, the two writing partners (with longtime bassist Jamie Stewart) turned to stadium rock and recorded their ambitious album "Sonic Temple".
The Cult reached a larger, mainstream audience, but only to the extent of competing for attention with a dozen other hair metal bands.
In 1992 Astbury pressured Duffy to pull back on the rock shenanigans and get real. Duffy acquiesced, and the result was some of his best work ever, on The Cult's self-titled "black sheep" album. Fans of Billy Duffy have also similarly enjoyed the playing of James Stevenson, guitarist for Gene Loves Jezebel. Stevenson, a friend of Duffy's, also at one time played rhythm guitar for The Cult on tour. (wikipedia)