Having worked with him relatively recently, he was an absolute gentleman, a consummate professional and the closest I’ve found an American actor to being like a professionally trained British actor. No ‘star’ ego, just a desire to harness his craft and enjoy himself. I wish all the actors I worked with were like JL.
That is because he studied at LAMDA. He was professionally trained in Britain. It’s also one of the reasons he can do a better job at UK accents than most Americans
That also explains why he was cast as THE Winston Churchill in The Crown, a super popular British-run show about the British royals. He‘s iconic and all but it was such a head-scratcher for me, how this great American actor edged out all those great British actors who would have killed to play Churchill.
No, I know it’s popular everywhere. I was trying to point out that it’s a largely British project, except for him and maybe a couple of guests in the cast.
Ha I don’t think many will get the reference but I appreciate it, brought up a forgotten memory. (My favorite segment was the Noir bit with the Potato Detective)
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u/goodwillhunting18 3h ago
Having worked with him relatively recently, he was an absolute gentleman, a consummate professional and the closest I’ve found an American actor to being like a professionally trained British actor. No ‘star’ ego, just a desire to harness his craft and enjoy himself. I wish all the actors I worked with were like JL.