LONDON - British director Guy Ritchie offered a homeless man a role in his new ‘Sherlock Holmes’ movie.

According to thesun.co.uk, the 56-year-old Raymond Emmanuel was spotted by a talent scout in Manchester. He now plays a Victorian MP in the film. Emmanuel now has a flat and an agent.

He said: ‘I’m lucky, I was just in the right place at the right time.’

Ritchie recently split from his wife, pop superstar Madonna.