Category: STAR POWER
Under no illusions
Actor and producer Alexandra Rapaport tells DQ about her love of crime series and why she was attracted to playing the protagonist in Swedish supernatural thriller Veronika, in which the title character is haunted by visions that might relate to a recent murder.
Telling White Lies
Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer speaks nothing but the truth about the fortuitous circumstances that led her to star in South African crime drama White Lies and how she is building her experience behind the camera as an executive producer.
Commanding presence
Named a European Shooting Star for 2024, Irish actor Éanna Hardwicke tells DQ about some of the key roles in his career to date, including his turn in acclaimed BBC drama The Sixth Commandment, and the task of portraying real people on screen.
Icons of a movement
The stars of Genius: MLK/X – Kelvin Harrison Jr, Aaron Pierre, Weruche Opia and Jayme Lawson – reveal how they got into character to play icons of the US civil rights movement in this eight-part drama.
Conquering Europe
Argentinian star Delfina Chaves opens up about taking the lead in her first European production as the title character in Dutch drama Máxima, which tells the story of the Argentinian who would become the Queen of the Netherlands.
Rocking the Boat
Boat Story stars Tchéky Karyo and Joanna Scanlan reflect on their partnership in the BBC drama as a mob boss and a pastry shop owner who fall for each other, changing the fates of each character.
Ruffling feathers
Three Little Birds star Rochelle Neil discusses her role in Lenny Henry’s ITV drama, how it resonated with her own family history and building a career that has led her to appear in international dramas such as Das Boot and The Nevers.
Smashing performance
Irish star Ella Lily Hyland reflects on her breakout role in Prime Video’s Fifteen-Love, discusses how to build character and reveals what she’s doing next.
Signing off from Sort Of
Sort Of co-creator, co-showrunner and star Bilal Baig reflects on the end of the Canadian comedy and how they sought to improve diversity and representation in front of and behind the camera.
Playing away
From the US to Australia, Italian actor Michela De Rossi is stepping out on the international stage. She speaks to DQ about starring in Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark and heading down under for wartime dramedy While the Men are Away.
Making a Point
As the BBC serves up restaurant drama Boiling Point, star and executive producer Hannah Walters tells DQ about its journey from short film to the small screen, and how she and husband Stephen Graham are telling stories through their own company, Matriarch Productions.
Leap of faith
Irish television personality Baz Ashmawy reflects on writing and starring in his first scripted series, Faithless, in which he plays an out-of-sorts father who must look after his three daughters alone after a tragic accident.
Letting their guard down
Laura Checkley and Faraz Ayub, stars of Channel 4 prison drama Screw, do time with DQ to discuss the show’s uncensored view of life behind bars and the demands of playing prison officers.
Ask Astrid
French actor Sara Mortensen discusses her role in international hit detective series Astrid: Murder in Paris, representation in television and why she doesn’t watch many series.
Quantum mechanics
Quantum Leap stars Raymond Lee and Caitlin Bassett speak to DQ about making the NBC time-travel series, taking on their first ever starring roles and the ‘terrifying’ prospect of reviving the classic 1980s show on which it is based.
Returning to Power
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power star Owain Arthur reflects on making season one of the Prime Video series, reveals how he gets into character as Prince Durin and looks ahead to what’s in store in season two.
Crossing paths
Three US actors – Dylan McDermott, Tracy Spiridakos and Ainsley Seiger – give DQ an insight into joining and working within the shared television universes of three of TV’s biggest series franchises: Law & Order, Chicago and FBI.
Richards reigns
Hollywood star Denise Richards discusses her latest television role, in financial drama Paper Empire, and looks back on a career that took off with movies including Starship Troopers and James Bond feature The World is Not Enough.
Wolf pack
As the antagonists in BBC drama Wolf, Sacha Dhawan and Iwan Rheon form a decidedly deadly duo. They tell DQ why this series pushes the boundaries of the crime genre, and discuss their eccentric double act and operatic lip-syncing.
Paw & order
Actor John Reardon and dog master Sherri Davis spill the secrets of working with Diesel vom Burgimwald, the canine star of Canadian police procedural Hudson & Rex, as the show approaches its 100th episode.