Graham McTavish has revealed his former Outlander co-star Sam Heughan 's biggest fear.
13.09.2022 - 18:55 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Graham McTavish has described his House of the Dragon character as 'a shining beacon of decency'.
The Glasgow-born actor, who is best known for his roles as Dougal MacKenzie in Outlander and Dwalin in The Hobbit trilogy, is taking on a new role in the Game of Thrones prequel. The 61-year-old Scotsman also recently joined the cast for season two of The Witcher, which is based on Andrzej Sapkowski's hit novel series.
McTavish admits that he doesn't 'get the chance to play thoroughly decent human beings' in many of his acting roles, and even once discussed his aim to play a James Bond villain. However, when discussing Ser Harrold Westerling, he said: “He is a straight arrow, a shining beacon of decency having to deal with these plotting individuals.” And even then, the knight is a “‘don’t mess with him’ kind of a guy.”
In an interview with Square Mile, he is asked why he is rarely cast as a straight arrow character. “I’ve got one of those faces,” he quips. Apparently he resembles his father, “and my dad always looked quite intimidating so I’ve inherited that resting expression that he had.”
Speaking to the Sunday Post, Graham revealed he missed out on the first series so was looking forward to being able to play a part in the HBO follow-up, with friend and showrunner Ryan Condal helping him to secure the part.
He said: "About five years ago, we were having lunch and he told me he was working on a Game Of Thrones prequel and he would love me to be in it. When it came closer, he said there were two possible characters I could play, but one of them died in episode four, so of course I went for the other one!"
“The king’s guards that my character is part of are almost like Templar monks/warrior types," he explained. "Who
Graham McTavish has revealed his former Outlander co-star Sam Heughan 's biggest fear.
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Josh Duhamel is hitting the ice! The actor joins season 2 as ex-NHL player Colin Cole, who leads a no-joke competitive summer hockey institute that the Ducks team, led by coach Alex Morrow (Lauren Graham), attend after the Don't Brothers win the Mighty Ducks name.Earlier this year, only ET was on location at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, where the Anaheim Ducks play, to welcome Duhamel — who happened to be directing the episode they were filming -- into the family following Emilio Estevez's departure after season 1. Duhamel previewed the new season alongside Graham with ET's Lauren Zima.«He's amazing.
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Graham McTavish has had floods of fans in stitches laughing with a Sam Heughan lookalike.
House Of The Dragon, describing it as a “part-time job”.The actor has her biggest role yet in the Game Of Thrones spin-off, where she plays the young version of Rhaenyra Targaryen opposite Matt Smith, Paddy Considine and Rhys Ifans.After building a career primarily in Australian dramas, Alcock’s ascent to worldwide fame has taken some adjustment. Asked by Nylon what it’s like being a lead on a popular series with a huge, engaged fan base, Alcock replied: “It’s like a part-time job, really. I don’t know.“I’m trying to not look at it and trying not to engage with it because it doesn’t benefit me.
after 15 weeks, a move that is surprising even to some in his own party.Over the summer, the Supreme Court Roe V. Wade, essentially kicking the question of legal abortion back to the individual states; you might remember over the summer. In Graham's native South Carolina, the cut-off is 21 weeks and 6 days, (the state also has a parental consent law for minors).
Outlander star Graham McTavish has opened up on his close friendship with Sam Heughan and compares him to his 'unruly teenage son'.