Jonathan Rhys Myers has opened up about the difficulty of playing a bad guy in Roots.
The Dubliner plays Tom Lea in the History Channel’s show, a poor farmer of Irish descent living in the impoverished hills of Carolina.
“It was not the easiest part to play,” Jonathan revealed.
Difficult: Jonathan opened up about the difficulties of his role | HISTORY CHANNEL
“I didn’t sleep very much during the making of Roots, but that was okay, because that’s what I had to be.
“Tom Lea is not a hero, he is a villain, but if you don’t play the villain for the true brutality of what it is, then it’s a disservice to the story,” the 38-year-old admitted to Channel 24.
“I am very proud of my role and performance in Roots.
“Actually, I don’t think I’ve ever been prouder.”
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