Claire Foy reveals director who was “very unkind” to her on first acting job
Claire Foy reveals director who was “very unkind” to her on first acting job https://t.co/tPkuilEunC
- NME (@NME) January 4, 2024
Foy didn’t actually name him, but Declan O’Dwyer is credited as the director of the pilot episode.
The director of the BBC’s Being Human pilot made her feel “bullied” while filming the 2008 show.
Foy accused O’Dwyer of bullying her and giving the “worst note” she has ever received from a director.
She claimed that he told her to “start acting, darling” as she filmed scenes as the character Julia.
“I didn’t know what I was doing and he shouted it at me. It’s taken me a long time to accept that it was actually a very unkind thing to do to a 23-year-old on their first job ever. Instead of taking them under your wing and helping them, just shouting at them in front of everyone … Sometimes not very nice directors need someone to bully on set and I was like that person.”
Foy was not cast in the full series of Being Human, which went on to become a cult hit for BBC3.
In the full series, the role of Julia was played by Natalie Brown.
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