Before Rowland Pidlubny devoted himself to a professional film acting career in "Hollywood North" Vancouver B.C. Canada, his enthusiasm at an early age for music, stand up comedy and spirituality, brought him to find deep within, the passion for creativity, expression and connecting with people. Working on set as lighting rigger for ABC's "Defying Gravity" and many other productions as stage manager, set builder, and art director, all brought a passion and intense focus to Pidlubny for the craft of acting. Rowland's energy illuminates the silver screen in a vast amount of films, primarily as a leading man with the Vancouver Film School. Winning "Best Student Film Award " at the 2012 Las Vegas Cinefest for "Numbers", nominated for VFS's "Outstanding Performance Award " starring in the psychological horror "The Man", and having the exclusive distinction to perform in VFS's inaugural feature length action film as "Joey Valentino" in "Captive". Rowland's professional work has included, leading actor, producer and production designer in the gritty feature film "Stockholders", and being active with helping instruct VFS students classes. Rowland's technique allows the very essence of the character to speak through, and his ability to transform physically has allowed him to play an extensive variety of characters with remarkable range, establishing him as a major talent.
Captive is an original screenplay that follows John Rancour - an aging, corrupt detective on the run for murdering a fellow police officer in cold blood. With enemies on both sides of the law wanting him dead - Rancour has no choice but to seek help from the very man that exposed his crimes and sent him into exile - journalist Tyler Chase. Rancour takes Tyler captive, forcing him to tag-along on a one-night race against time to expose and eradicate the system of corruption that he helped create in his years on the force. Complicating matters further is Rancour's former partner and best-friend, Detective Frank Hanaway, who wants nothing more than to stop the pair from making it through the night alive. As the night wears on and the bodies begin to pile up in their wake, Tyler starts to believe that there is more to John Rancour and his motives than he originally accused; and that the people and places he witnesses could lead to a bigger story than he ever thought possible.