Category: STAR POWER
Box to box
Warren Brown reflects on his rise from Thai boxing champion to leading actor after becoming a regular face on British television thanks to shows including The Responder, The Gathering and Ten Pound Poms.
Grill thrills
US actor Edwin Lee Gibson takes DQ inside the making of acclaimed restaurant drama The Bear, playing chef Ebraheim, the key to the show’s success and why the food on set occasionally gets him into trouble.
Team player
As Seal Team returns for a seventh and final season, star David Boreanaz reflects on the impact of the action drama, his breakout role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and his multi-discipline approach to making television.
Moral Madam
Australian star Rachel Griffiths discusses her latest role as an ethical brothel owner in New Zealand series Madam, her approach to playing a real person on screen and the enduring popularity of US drama Six Feet Under, which she starred in for five seasons.
Together again
NCIS stars Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo reunite on screen for franchise spin-off NCIS: Tony & Ziva. The actors talk about the long-gestating project, their off-screen friendship and how the drama breaks the procedural mould.
Anonymous no more
French actor Marilyn Lima opens up about starring in true crime drama Brigade Anonyme (Vigilantes), making her mark in YA sensation Skam France and why she wants to keep the audience guessing when it comes to the roles she plays.
Carrie on crime-fighting
Elsbeth star Carrie Preston reflects on leading a television series for the first time in a series that puts her character from The Good Fight in the spotlight, and considers the revival of case-of-the-week dramas and how she’s adjusting to being recognised in public.
Catch her if you can
From starring in Sex Education and Bridgerton to launching her production company Good Catch Entertainment, Simone Ashley is building a name for herself on and off screen. She reflects on her career so far, discusses her producing ambitions and reveals what drives her to succeed.
Cooking up something good
Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and the cast of The Bear come together to discuss the third season of the Chicago-set, stress-inducing culinary comedy-drama.
Force to be reckoned with
From Squid Game to Star Wars, Korean actor Lee Jung-jae tells DQ about using the Force in Disney+ series The Acolyte and joining the legion of Jedi masters.
Class clash
Actors Eva Morgan and Vinette Robinson reflect on making Channel 4 whodunnit thriller The Gathering, their shared passion for the Liverpool-set project and the importance of its working-class representation.
Prince Harry
Young House of the Dragon star Harry Collett, who plays Prince Jacaerys Velaryon, sits down with DQ to talk about his process as an actor, learning to sword fight and his dream collaborators.
Shining bright
Blue Lights star Siân Brooke reflects on the BBC police drama’s second season and the return of Apple TV+ comedy Trying, discusses her “pick ‘n’ mix” approach to roles and reveals why working with Mike Leigh was a “game-changing” moment.
Cops and rockers
Lucie Shorthouse is currently starring in two primetime series, but they couldn’t be more different. She discusses becoming a detective for Rebus and returning to the beat of music comedy We Are Lady Parts for its second season.
Regeneration game
Doctor Who marks the latest stage of a varied career on and off-screen for actor Michelle Greenidge. She speaks to DQ about taking risks to land her dream job and working alongside Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson on the BBC’s flagship sci-fi series.
High-profile performance
British actor Charlotte Hope reflects on her taxing experience playing a serial killer profiler in South African drama Catch Me A Killer, why the job got under her skin and being surprised on set.
Acts of courage
Bafta-winning writer and actor Kat Sadler opens up about the real experiences that inspired her dark comedy Such Brave Girls, conquering stage fright and why she put her life on hold to chase her television ambitions.
Swede dreams
DQ speaks to Spanish star Aina Clotet about her award-winning performance in comedy-drama Esto no es Suecia (This is not Sweden) and her integral role in building the international coproduction behind the series, which she also co-created, co-wrote and co-directed.
Fit for a King
British actor Anjli Mohindra tells DQ about taking the lead for the first time in folk-horror crime drama The Red King, in which she plays a by-the-book detective who picks up the unsolved case of a missing boy while confronting an island community with a unique cult history.
Red alert
Red Eye star Jing Lusi and writer Peter A Dowling reflect on the “groundbreaking” approach to casting the ITV thriller, in which a British-Chinese police officer finds herself stuck in the middle of a deadly conspiracy on a flight from London to Beijing.