I have read that Juno Temple, who plays Keely, had not done comedy before. Nick Mohammed and Jason Sudeikis in “Ted Lasso,” coming soon to Apple TV+. And so, we were able to tell Nick, “This is different there is this character arc.” And he gave it a go and totally nailed the audition. He didn’t want to come in for it originally because he felt it was too similar to a slightly downtrodden character that he’d played in his own show, Intelligence, a wonderful comedy show that he did with David Schwimmer. Because we actually had to persuade Nick Mohammed to come in for it. Everyone just said, “Well, he’s it.” Jeremy Swift, Toheeb Jimoh and Hannah Waddingham in “Ted Lasso,” now streaming on Apple TV+.īut for Nick Mohammed and Nate, yes, Jason did talk me through the arc of his character, certainly for Season One. And the warmth just exudes from him, doesn’t it? So, he was easy. And Toheeb came in, and you look at him, and he’s just so beautiful. For Toheeb’s character, Sam Obisanya, I didn’t know anything about what was going to happen apart from that he needed to have this lovely warm glow, a lovely positive energy to him. If you’ve read just the script for the first episode, do you have some idea about the arcs that some of these characters are going to have? Because even through the first season, I don’t think we would have guessed where the characters played by Toheeb Jimoh or Nick Mohammed were going. NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 10: (L-R) Phil Dunster, Stephen Manas, James Lance, Hannah Waddingham, Charlie Hiscock, Juno Temple, David Elsendoorn, Cristo Fernández, Kola Bokinni, Annette Badland, Jeremy Swift, Yvette Nicole Brown, Moe Jeudy-Lamour, Billy Harris, and Theo Park attend Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” Season Three FYC at Saban Media Center on Jin North Hollywood, California. And he and the creatives get to choose the pick of the bunch. And then I might be a bit more selective and only send Jason half a dozen of the best people. When it’s a taping situation, as in the creatives are either out of the country or already shooting, and they can’t meet a whole load of actors in the flesh, we will get people to just audition with us. What about when you’re actually taping a performer? Brendan Hunt, Jason Sudeikis and Nick Mohammed in “Ted Lasso” season two, now streaming on Apple TV+. And then I’d go away and come up with some ideas, and then we’d talk again. And then we’d talk about their arcs because I’d only read one script and a lot of it hadn’t been written yet. In this instance, it was Jason Sudeikis, and he talked me through all of the characters, who was going to be a regular, and who were the important characters that we needed to focus on. And in the case of Ted Lasso, I was sent the pilot script, so that gave me a good idea of the world. So, does it begin with you sitting down with the showrunner and talking about the characters and what they’re looking for? I think having had that background it has definitely put me in good stead. Probably an understanding of actors and their work and their craft and what they go through to create a performance. What is the most important quality that a casting director has to have? And I’ve been on my own for about eight years now. I was her assistant for a few years, and she taught me wonderfully. I just landed a really fabulous job helping out a casting director in London called Nina Gold. Instead of selling actors, I decided to buy them. We were looking after fabulous actors but not really being involved in the creative process. But realized when I was an agent that it wasn’t quite creative enough. And became an agent after working in television for a bit. And then, when I got into my teens, I realized that it’s really hard to be an actor, but I still had a passion for performance. I wanted very much when I was a child to be an actor. I think a lot of us casting directors are failed actors, some ex-actors, or at least people who have aspired to be an actor. I don’t think children grow up and say, “Someday, I want to be a casting director.” So, how did you find yourself in that job? In an interview with The Credits, two-time Emmy winner and current nominee Theo Park, nominated for her stellar work on Ted Lasso, talked about how she became a casting director, her favorite scene from the hit Apple series (which garnered 21 Emmy nominations in total), which Ted Lasso actor made an immediate impression, which one had to be persuaded to take the job, and which one never had to audition at all, despite having no background in comedy. Without casting directors, a lot of your favorite moments onscreen would likely never have happened. There isn’t an Oscars category for casting directors (yet), but the Emmys have recognized the foundational importance of the people who find actors with the talent and the chemistry to create magic on screen.
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