Derren Brown's 'Apocalypse' Victim Was A Paid Actor

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Illusionist Derren Brown has been hit by allegations that the 'victim' of his zombie stunt is an actor.

Viewers have been gripped by Brown's latest mind-bending illusion on Channel 4 show Apocalypse, which saw him convince Steve Brosnan that the world has been devastated by a meteorite and later taken over by Zombies.

Steve, who studied drama at college, was described in part one of the show, which screened on Friday, as being in a 'dead end job' and was an unwilling participant in the epic stunt.

His Twitter account was linked to his site on Casting Call Pro - which is an online directory of professional actors and presenters.

On his profile, he claims he is 'very passionate about performing' and will go 'that extra mile to help someone'.

Changes were subsequently made to his Casting Call account, before the link was subsequently removed.

On his Facebook, there is a picture of him next to Adam Buxon - which has the caption below: 'Steve Brosnan on Facebook. Starring in an Adam Buxton BBC TV pilot.'