Star Wars star Brian Vernel stuns locals at Dennistoun pub quiz

Brian Vernel – who played Bala‑Tik in Star Wars: The Force Awakens – was spotted taking part in the quiz at Redmond’s last night.

The winning team was shared on the bar’s Instagram story, and eagle‑eyed locals quickly clocked the familiar face.

Redmond’s, on Duke Street in Dennistoun, is Glasgow’s first vinyl bar, having spun records and poured pints in the East End since 2014.

Vernel, 35, is a Scottish actor from Dennistoun best known for scene‑stealing turns in Star Wars, historical drama The Last Kingdom and gritty London gangland series Gangs of London.

Most recently, he’s been back on home turf leading The Long Drop at Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre, playing notorious Scottish serial killer Peter Manuel in Linda McLean’s stage adaptation of Denise Mina’s novel.

The dark, whisky‑soaked drama follows Manuel and William Watt on an unsettling pub crawl through 1950s Glasgow, based on the real‑life Beast of Birkenshaw case – and Vernel’s chilling performance has been widely praised by critics.