David Oyleowo is the latest actor to bring his interpretation to the villainous Javert in PBS’s new limited series of “Les Miserables.” Oyleowo is a previous Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor for his performances in projects like “Nightingale” and “Selma.”
Oyelowo recently chatted with Gold Derby contributing editor Rob Licuria about taking on such an iconic literary role as Javert, the most difficult scenes in this iteration of “Les Miserables” and one time he embarrassed himself in front of Meryl Streep. Watch the exclusive video interview above and read the complete transcript below.
SEEEmmys 2019 exclusive: PBS ‘Masterpiece’ categories for ‘Les Miserables,’ ‘Mrs. Wilson’ and more
Gold Derby: David, this series sets itself apart from previous adaptations because there’s no music. It’s not a musical. Did that attract you to taking on this role?
David Oyelowo: Actually, what attracted me more was the fact that unlike the musical,...
Oyelowo recently chatted with Gold Derby contributing editor Rob Licuria about taking on such an iconic literary role as Javert, the most difficult scenes in this iteration of “Les Miserables” and one time he embarrassed himself in front of Meryl Streep. Watch the exclusive video interview above and read the complete transcript below.
SEEEmmys 2019 exclusive: PBS ‘Masterpiece’ categories for ‘Les Miserables,’ ‘Mrs. Wilson’ and more
Gold Derby: David, this series sets itself apart from previous adaptations because there’s no music. It’s not a musical. Did that attract you to taking on this role?
David Oyelowo: Actually, what attracted me more was the fact that unlike the musical,...
- 6/18/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
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