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Actor Iwan Rheon became the most hated man on TV with his role as Ramsay Bolton in the hugely popular Game of Thrones series, and he is back as a villain in American TV series Inhumans.
The Welsh actor says that he loves the flaws in humans and the conflicted characters on screen as they make his job interesting. “I think our flaws are what make us interesting as humans. There’s always more to explore if your character is flawed or conflicted. I guess that makes it more interesting for me. But I prepare any character in the same way. It’s about telling the truth,” explains Rheon.
About how long does it take for him to snap back to real life after doing different roles, Rheon says, “I don’t allow my characters to affect me too deeply. That would be dangerous.” Rheon started acting at an age of 17 with the Welsh show Pobol y Cwm, and slowly made his way into showbiz with several interesting projects. But his big ticket to fame came with the role of Ramsay in Game of Thrones where his character was hated for being evil as he raped, tortured and killed other characters.
Marvel’s Inhumans, based on the comics of the same name, revolves around the escape to Hawaii of Inhumans Royal Family, led by Black Bolt, after a military coup. They are greeted in Hawaii with surprising interactions with the lush world and humanity around them. It is about how the superheroes find a way to reunite with one another and return to their home. Amid their quest to find a way back to home, there is a much more complicated layer and fight for power and supremacy.
Rheon plays Maximus the Mad, the young brother of Black Bolt, who secretly wants to take his brother’s place as leader of the Inhumans. The show premiered at selected theatres across India earlier this month.
Narrating his experience of shooting the series, Rheon, who is also a musician, said, “I had a great time shooting. Filming in Hawaii was great, and I’m so pleased to be a part of this venture.”
The show comes with a twist on the superhero genre where they are not saving the humanity or fighting with villains but hiding from the humans.
Interestingly, the actor had not left his Welsh accent for the role.
“I rarely get to do my own accent. I decided to Americanise the accent so that it didn’t stick out or sound strange,” he said.