Gordie

Gordie is a fictional character played by James Rudderham in the 2018 film, Grim.

Grim is the first iteration of Gordon Grim that appears in the first act.

Development and Casting
The character was created by Fritz Bishop in his initial draft of a script for Grim, conceived as the most charismatic and performative iteration of the protagonist. Tanner Leudy, who portrayed Jamie Rots in the film, was originally cast in the role while James was being considered for G.G. Despite multiple revisions to the script, the character of Gordie remained relatively unchanged. Conceived as a dimwitted, yet highly charismatic and entertaining, compulsive liar who would assume responsibility for any and all rumors of his outrageous behavior.

James was cast in a lead role based on his performance as Frankie in Bigsby.

Despite his apparent low intellect, Gordie makes more pop culture references and puns than any other iteration of the character. This was a trait inspired by a running joke by the crew on the set of Bigsby which was not only written into the script, but became frequent in the ad-libbing of actors on set.

Gordie maintained a close friendship with Jamie and Jimmy Rots, which slowly dissolved after assuming his new persona. Despite their frequent arguments, Gordie also appears to maintain a relatively amicable relationship with Alastor, though this relationship similarly devolved with Gordie's transformation. Gordie repeatedly attacks Ashley throughout the film, frequently expressing his disdain for the boom mic operator, a trait he shares with Grim.

Gordie assumes the identity of G.G after punching Romney outside of a bar.

Appearances
Grim (2018)