A LIVERPOOL FC fan has hit the big screen with a comedy caper about his beloved team’s victory in the 2005 Champions League Final.

One Night in Istanbul is about two cabbies who strike a dubious deal to watch Liverpool’s historic showdown with Milan.

Ryan Muldoon, who grew up in Great Sankey, joined the cast after appearing in Shameless and Waterloo Road.

The 21-year-old was offered the part of an ‘irate fan’ by director James Marquand, whose dad Richard directed Return of the Jedi.

Ryan said: “I met James through a family friend and then we just started chatting.

“Ever since we’ve done bits of works together and obviously the film’s the big one.”

The film sees two sets of dads and sons fly over to Istanbul to watch Liverpool in the final.

But then they discover £50,000 in the hotel room which has been left by gangsters.

Ryan, a former Great Sankey High student, added: “There’s a big turning point in the film where they think they’ve got all this money and then I appear and cause a few problems after having a couple of drinks.

“It’s a good scene and people have been saying it’s one of the funniest parts of the film.”

Ryan went to Istanbul in November 2012 for a week of filming and appears in three scenes.

“It was a great little adventure,” he said.

“You’re not going to get your die hard United fans and Everton fans watching it understandably but it’s not just a Liverpool film.

“The camaraderie behind how they get over there and the story of what happens once they are there is a good little watch.”

One Night in Istanbul stars Steven Waddington, who was in Last of the Mohicans and Paul Barber from Only Fools and Horses.

It also features Samantha Womack from EastEnders and Game On.

Ryan, who started performing on Burtonwood Primary School plays when he was seven, added: “It was a good opportunity.

“The film industry is hard to crack. I’m in and out of auditions every couple of weeks and it can be hard in between acting jobs.

“But now this has come out I’ve had a couple different meetings about opportunities.”

Ryan Muldoon had an operation to save his life when he was born with his heart the wrong way around.

He was rushed to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital to undergo surgery when he was six weeks old.

“You just have to get on with life,” Ryan said.

“They told my parents I only had 15 per cent chance of survival and they said I would never play sport but I went on to play rugby league and proved them wrong.

“You have to take the risk sometimes and you have to take the risk in the industry I’m in at the moment.”

- One Night in Istanbul is in Odeon cinemas now