Posted Under: The Syndicate
Monday, March 12, 2012 at 7:11 am |
In another new interview, this time with The Press Association, Matthew Lewis talks about his character Jamie in The Syndicate, which airs his month.
“Jamie is a drug-taking, mouthy scallywag from a council estate in Leeds and Neville is a shy, reserved boy wizard who’s afraid of his own shadow. On the surface they are world’s apart. However, when you scratch below that surface they have similarities,” he said. “I connected with the character of Jamie instantly and wanted to play him from the moment I read the script. The fact that he was a ‘bad lad’ didn’t really factor in my decision making. I just knew I wanted to tell Jamie’s story and thankfully Kay granted me that opportunity,” the 22-year-old said.
“A lot of people will dislike him and they will find him on the surface to be a pretty disagreeable bloke. He’s been through a lot but I’m not asking people to justify his behaviour, I just hope they understand it on a human level. That for me is the challenge, and that is what drew me to him. I’m really passionate about this guy and this story.”
The full interview may be read in the press archive.