THE first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power I’m available from today on Prime Video. And the new chapter of the fantasy sagaafter the Peter Jackson trilogy, we already talk and want to know everything about Galadriel. The elf played by Morfydd Clark, the 33-year-old actress which thus gave new life to the character brought to the cinema by Cate Blanchett.
Morfydd Clark, the beginnings in Wales and the first films
Born in Sweden in 1990, Morfydd grew up in Wales, where he attended strictly Welsh schools. The school experience was not positive, due to the dyslexia he was born in attention deficit / hyperactivity disorderwhich prompted it to drop out of studies at the age of 16.
Since that time, he has been directing his energies into theater. Her first role arrives at the age of 20 and serves as a pass to attend the Drama Center in London. After a few years, she starts moving the first steps in cinema and television. It’s 2014 and she stars in Madame Bovary, The falling, PPZ Pride + Prejudice + Zombiein series New world is in the tv movie A poet in New York.
Then comes the series These dark matters, Dracula and the movie The call up, Dickens – The man who invented Christmas, Crawlas far as The Extraordinary Life of David Copperfield And Saint Maud. With these two films, she won the Dublin Film Critics ‘Choice and the London Critics’ Circle Film Award. It is the beginning of the ascent, which it could now turn into consecrationthanks to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
Morfydd Clark at the London premiere of the “Rings of Power”. (Getty Images)
The role of it The rings of power obtained after 7 specimens
For Morfydd Clark the entry into the cast of the Prime series it’s a dream come true. “I was a huge fan of Tolkien’s books. When the movie came out, I was 11 and completely obsessed with character by Cate Blanchett», He told in an interview with Virgin Radio UK. “I still can’t believe that my name is being compared to her now.”
The comparison with the two-time Academy Award-winning colleague will be inevitable, but to date the 33-year-old has all the credentials to win a place in the Olympus of the seventh art. Being chosen for the blockbuster fantasy represented a turning point, which Clark can finally talk about today. When he learned that he had passed the very long selection phase, made up of ben 7 specimenshe could not express his joy and the adrenaline provoked a reaction… unexpected.
“I was in Toronto for the premiere of David Copperfield», She told the press on several occasions,« My phone was not working and it was my agent who told me that I had been taken. “You did! You got the part, but you can’t tell anyone, ”he recommended. After the screening, during the space dedicated to questions, I no longer understood anything. My vision began to blur and I passed out in the arms of a security guard“.
“Galadriel, a brave woman”
In addition to the initial shock, Clark remembers the emotions he felt from the first moment he walked the set. “Was a beautiful gift. There is a lot of pressure around, but it is a privilege to be inside something that people have continued to love for so long. The series is magical, beautiful and sometimes I still ask myself: is this really happening to me? ”he explained.
The journey into the world of The rings of power it proved to be profitable not only professionally, but also personally. “The thing I love most about Galadriel is his courage. I was inspired by the women I worked with, it’s a wonderful group “. To better prepare herself, Morfydd worked hard on posture and was joined by a coach to be able to speak perfectly Sindarin, the language coined by Tolkien.
As for his character, over the episodes – coming out one every Friday until the end of the first season – will change, grow and “learn humility,” he anticipates. Regarding the private lifehowever, Clark never revealed any details. Therefore it is not known whether or not she is engaged. On his account Instagram only publishes posts related to work and some private shots, but nothing that reveals the desire to make one’s love life public.
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