A possible Lord John candidate?
I've been watching the PBS series "Downton Abbey" recently (great show, btw, sort of like "Upstairs Downstairs", wonderfully written and acted), and I think I've found a new candidate to play Lord John.
One of the characters in "Downton Abbey" is a young man named Matthew Crawley, played by Dan Stevens. IMDB says Dan Stevens was born in 1982, which makes him exactly the age that Lord John is in BOTB. He may be a little too tall for Lord John's 5'6", but otherwise I think he fits my mental image pretty well. And his voice is very much like what I think Lord John sounds like, too.
Here are some more pictures. What do you think? The one shown above is my favorite.
UPDATE 2/15/2012 7:00 pm: Check out my blog post comparing "Downton Abbey" and OUTLANDER.
One of the characters in "Downton Abbey" is a young man named Matthew Crawley, played by Dan Stevens. IMDB says Dan Stevens was born in 1982, which makes him exactly the age that Lord John is in BOTB. He may be a little too tall for Lord John's 5'6", but otherwise I think he fits my mental image pretty well. And his voice is very much like what I think Lord John sounds like, too.
Here are some more pictures. What do you think? The one shown above is my favorite.
UPDATE 2/15/2012 7:00 pm: Check out my blog post comparing "Downton Abbey" and OUTLANDER.
I am really enjoying 'Downton Abbey' and think they've done a marvelous job depicting the lives and relationships of the aristocrats and their staff. The character I have my eye on (and have ever since seeing 'North & South') is John Bates, who is played by Brendan Coyle. Any ideas how he might be cast in the Outlander saga?
Oops, you're right! I deleted the video from my post above since it's not really relevant. Thanks for pointing that out.
I like Brendan Coyle; also Jim Carter (Mr. Carson), who was in "Cranford", another excellent PBS series that I saw last year.
Karen
for me, he´s more a Stephen Bonnett, but it´s certainly only my mind :-) I think, Lord John has a "warmer" glance (is that the right word?) - not so frosty...
Regards - Susan
I understand what you mean (and yes, that's exactly the right word), but from what I've seen so far, I think he could pull it off. Lord John is a kind man with a definite sense of humor, but he also is a career soldier who is capable of gouging a man's eye out (as he did to Adams at the end of BOTB). The ideal actor would need to be able to portray both sides of him.
Karen
Great find! I agree...he's pretty close to how I picture Lord John as I'm reading. Someone else recently recommended "Downton Abbey" to me...I'll have to watch.
Yes, I too am enjoying Downton Abbey. The Old Man's daughter is watching it with me and she totally agonizes when an episode ends and she has to wait another week to find out what will happen next! LOL It's great fun! Of course, I'll watch anything with Maggie Smith in it.
I agree with you about Maggie Smith. She's terrific in that role.
Karen