To
those of us who are Torchwood fans, your first appearance on our screens was
during Random Shoes episode 9 in Series 1, 2006, but you began your acting
career 2 years prior to that, in Comedy Lab 2004 at the age of 10, what made
you want to become an actor, was it something you always wanted to be, or were
you following in someone’s footsteps?
Luke: I started doing theatre at the age
of six so I’ve almost forgotten my initial reasons for entering the business. I
think it comes down to the fact that I’ve always been a bit of a show off and
the obvious choice at the time was performing in some form. I suppose growing
up watching other actors just solidified my own glorification of acting
particularly the people I’ve been lucky enough to have worked with and I’m a
strong believer that being around talented people rubs off on you in some way,
especially if you’re working with them on a project.
During
filming of Random Shoes, were there any moments where you had a fit of the
giggles, or funny moments that you can share with us, as young Eugene was a
forlorn child, poor lad. I wonder if there had been moments when you try to
remain in character but it only has to be someone smiling off camera to set you
off?
Luke: It was unusually long days during
the shoot of Random Shoes maybe because of Torchwood being one of the first BBC
shows to be broadcast in High Definition (correct me if I’m wrong) and it
seems that whenever the days get longer, the more mistakes you make so I would
imagine there were quite a lot of outtakes from the shoot. Some might be pretty
funny but I have no doubt that the majority of them would not be entertaining
to watch.
You’ve
appeared in Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix as a pupil, what house group
were you in and which scenes?
Luke: I was in Ravenclaw house which I was
pretty pleased with, you’ll see me sitting down at the front on the Ravenclaw
table in the great hall during Dumbledore’s opening speech. I still haven’t visited
the Harry Potter studio tour which I’m a little ashamed about.
It
must have been fun on set of a film such as Harry Potter, did you ever have the
opportunity yourself at meeting the main cast during filming and were you
allowed to bring home a souvenir from the film?
Luke: Because it was such a big budget
movie they had to be very strict in terms of the props and costumes, although
it would be great to have a souvenir but stealing from Warner Bros. is not
something I want on my conscience.
You
played young Oliver in The World’s End.
I’ve not seen the film yet; can you tell us anything about your
character, were you one of those scary characters with the lights for eyes in
the trailer?
Luke: I play Young Oliver who probably saw
Wall Street and decided to base his whole image on Gordon Gekko. He’s not the
coolest kid in school but he’s more interested in what the Financial Times has
to say about the stock exchange than his own popularity.
You
have appeared in quite a few productions since 2004, what has been the most
challenging role you’ve had so far, and have there been any that you would have
liked to have had more of a regular role in?
Luke: The most challenging roles for me
are the ones that I don’t know much about or haven’t spent enough time
preparing. Theatre is a much longer experience that allows time to create and
change characters which is sometimes more difficult to do in film and TV just
because of the schedule, however there is no safety net in live theatre like
there is in TV and film which is a whole other interesting challenge in itself.
Because
you’ve been involved in the acting profession since the age of 6, how did you
land the parts, were you attending drama school, or were the roles through a
talent agency?
Luke: I went to public school while
attached to various agencies. I did try drama school but it didn’t work out for
me.
What
has been your favourite role to date?
Luke: My favourite role was probably a
young Australian kid called Guy from Meredith Oakes beautifully written play
Scenes from the Back of Beyond. Theatre has always been a big part of my life
and working at The Royal Court with such talented people was a really humbling
experience for me.
(Silent Witness)
There
are periods of resting between filming and productions, how do you fill your
time when you’re not acting?
Luke: When I’m not working I try to watch
as many films as I can.
Have
you ever played a character, with gruesome facial make up and have travelled back
home on public transport still with the make up on, and if so, which programme
was that for?
Luke: There has been a few times where
I’ve come back from shooting and needed to avoid people I knew so that the
ending wasn’t spoilt. I have no idea why that was my main concern though. I
must take spoilers VERY seriously.
In
various film genres there’s always the ideal leading man or leading woman for
the role, if you were able to choose which genre you would love to play lead
role in, what would it be and who would you have as your leading man/woman/partner/buddy/sidekick/the
one that doesn’t get killed at the end?
Luke: I’m obsessed with westerns as a
genre so probably something like that. Anti-heroes fit well in that genre as
well which makes it even more interesting so maybe something like For a Few
Dollars More or Unforgiven.
I’ve just seen Captain
Phillips so I’d probably cast Tom Hanks as a wise cracking, likeable sheriff of
a rundown town in the middle of the desert. He’d probably have a rebellious daughter played by Carey
Mulligan that he’s overly protective of and she’ll get kidnapped by a group of
bandits lead by a complex Michael Fassbender who’s just out for the ransom, but
then falls in love with her and she tricks him into releasing her. Then Hugh
Jackman will play the fast shooting vigilante that goes to rescue her. I’m
going to be a little disappointed if this movie doesn’t happen now…
Photo
source:
BBC Torchwood 2006
Warner Bros Harry Potter
Courtesy of Luke Bromley
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