Jack Lowden jokes about breaking obstacles as ginger Mr Darcy in Delight and Prejudice

Actor Jack Lowden has mentioned he likes the concept of “breaking down obstacles” by being a ginger Mr Darcy in a brand new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Delight and Prejudice.

The 34-year-old joked on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that “it is likely one of the nice final obstacles to interrupt down”.

In a wide-ranging interview alongside fellow British actor Martin Freeman, he mentioned being skilled by an ex-MI6 officer and their upcoming West Finish play.

On his position in Netflix’s six-part adaptation of Austen’s basic novel, Lowden mentioned he would possibly draw on inspiration from some actors who’ve beforehand performed the long-lasting Mr Darcy position.

“I fairly like the concept of being a ginger Darcy,” he informed the BBC. “I feel that’s actually breaking down obstacles – one of many nice final obstacles to be damaged down.”

Sitting subsequent to Lowden a smiling Freeman mentioned he “agreed”.

Lowden continued: “I fairly like the concept of me coming alongside and doing one thing else with it.

“Or simply copying considered one of them as a result of a few of the guys who performed it are amongst the perfect. Matthew Macfadyen, to me, is likely one of the greatest actors on the planet. So if I simply attempt copy him – possibly that is alright?”

“However ginger?” Freeman requested.

“Ginger”, Lowden replied. “Yep, change it up.”

Lowden and Freeman are set to participate within the David Eire’s West Finish theatre present the Fifth Step which is because of open at Soho Place Theatre on 12 Could.

The pair informed the programme they’d not met earlier than they agreed to play an alcoholic and his Alcoholics Nameless sponsor.

Lowden mentioned he loved the darkish humour of the present, saying that, whereas it could be “corny”, laughter was “the perfect medication” and a approach of “self-healing”.

Requested concerning the Bafta-nominated sequence Gradual Horses, which focuses on intelligence brokers who’ve been discarded by MI5, Lowden talked about being skilled in spycraft.

“We did a day with an ex-MI6 officer who was serving to us to coach within the artwork of surveillance and counter-surveillance. Strolling alongside and following a mark.

“He gave us a lecture for a bit after which mentioned ‘proper we’re going to go outdoors and do that’. However then he pulled the shutters up on the window and noticed that it was raining and he went ‘oh no possibly we should not’.

“So MI6 do not function rather a lot within the rain,” Lowden – who has been touted as a chance for the brand new James Bond – mentioned. “Perhaps it is trigger they’re overseas rather a lot.”

Freeman then shared his personal experiences about being “tailed sometimes”.

“Simply by folks, typically comply with you round. And so they assume you do not know and naturally you do know.”

Freeman mentioned these experiences are “much less scary and extra annoying”.

“It is annoying as a result of they assume you do not know they’re doing it. So sometimes I just do flip spherical and go ‘look, what would you like?’

“I attempt to be cheap with folks and say ‘look I’m not a prop’.”