An actor starring in a British movie was shot dead while filming in the Philippines after being mistaken for a gunman by a watchman, it was reported here.

Kirk Abella, a 32-year-old Filipino actor, was playing the role of an armed masked man. He had a toy gun and was told by the director to speed away on the back of a motorbike when he was fatally shot. He died in hospital, Daily Express reported on Tuesday.