In a recent conversation with Drew Barrymore, actor Andrew Scott shared intimate details about his journey from childhood challenges to becoming one of Hollywood’s most beloved performers. Before his acclaimed career, Scott faced a significant speech impediment as a child. While doing commercials, he struggled with a pronounced lisp that required rigorous treatment. He underwent speech therapy that included practicing difficult tongue-twisters like “seashells, seashells on the seashore” to overcome the impediment.
Scott discussed his collaboration with Phoebe Waller-Bridge on FLEABAG, which swept awards seasons and earned him the nickname “hot priest.” He attributed the character’s appeal more to the fantasy of the forbidden priest trope than to himself personally, crediting the great chemistry he shared with Waller-Bridge.
The most profound part of the interview addressed filming WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY just six weeks after his mother’s sudden death. She passed within 24 hours of becoming ill and was someone Scott described as his best friend and hero. He initially doubted whether he could proceed with filming but ultimately decided to continue. His castmates provided extraordinary support during this difficult period. Scott described how grief manifested physically—he would fall asleep during breaks from sheer exhaustion. The experience challenged Hollywood’s cold reputation and reinforced his belief that actors, despite their quirks, are fundamentally in the “empathy game.” His colleagues’ compassion during this period left him deeply grateful and reminded him why actors have been his greatest friends throughout his career.
Caitríona Balfe has joined Disney`s live-action TANGLED as Queen Arianna, Rapunzel`s long-lost mother.
She joins a growing cast that includes Teagan Croft, Milo Manheim, Kathryn Hahn with the film set for cinemas on March 31, 2028.
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He`s baaaack!
@piercebrosnanofficial returns in MOBLAND season two with Helen Mirren and everyone`s favourite bad boy, Tom Hardy, premiering Sep 18 only on @paramountplus.
Watch now via link in bio 🔗︎
Domhnall Gleeson is back in THE PAPER Season 2!
Ned isn`t just central to the newsroom drama anymore, he`s now the editor of the Toledo Truth Teller, steering the team through two major investigations: a fire death and a tornado aftermath.
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Martin McDonagh is back 🎬
The Galway and Sligo-rooted writer-director behind IN BRUGES and THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN has unveiled the trailer for WILD HORSE NINE and is headed to @tiff_net.
In cinemas November 6th. Who`s ready? 👇
Caitríona Balfe is heading back to television 👁️
The OUTLANDER star teams with Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón for ASCENSION, a psychological horror thriller for Apple TV, playing Rose, a documentary filmmaker probing a mysterious 20th-century cult... only to find something far more sinister waiting beneath its teachings.
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Phoenix rising 🔥🎬
CILLIAN MURPHY and wife Yvonne McGuinness have got the green light to bring Dingle`s beloved Phoenix Cinema back to life — not just as a cinema, but as a full-blown creative hub for west Kerry.
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Aisling Bea is going to Mars 🚀
The Irish actress and BAFTA TV winner has joined the cast of STARMAN, starring alongside Brendan Fraser and Jeff Daniels, playing defiant Irish photographer Julia Hanley opposite Fraser`s stranded astronaut.
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Irish director Lenny Abrahamson (NORMAL PEOPLE, ROOM) is set to direct YOU ARE HERE.
The eight-part screen adaptation of David Nicholls` best-selling novel will star Claire Foy (THE CROWN) and Matthew MacFayden (SUCCESSION)
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Barry Keoghan heads back into Irish indie territory with LEMONADE 🍋
First-look images and details have landed for Kim Bartley`s narrative feature debut, a story about first loves, second chances, and the ties that make a family.
Full preview via link in bio 🔗︎
