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Iwan Rheon<\/a> shot to fame as Simon Bellamy in the hit TV series Misfits<\/a> – a show about a group of young offenders doing community service, each of whom gains a superhuman power in a freak thunderstorm. Wonderland<\/em> talks Game of Thrones<\/a><\/em>, music and life to the Olivier Award winning actor. <\/p>\n

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\"Iwan<\/a><\/p>\n

Which actor, living or dead, do you most admire?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Probably Richard Burton \u2013 I admire how he started off in the theatre and was hugely respected as a stage actor, he had ups and downs in his career but has such power on screen \u2013 and I would imagine off screen as well. People become so animated when they talk about his performances \u2013 I think he\u2019s got to be the one for me.<\/p>\n

When were you bitten by the performing bug?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Always really. What made me seriously consider being an actor was seeing Mathew Reece\u2019s performance in House of America<\/a> when I was about 14. It made me think: Wow I\u2019d love to do that.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s difficult about your job?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot of pressure. If you do a long series like Misfits<\/a>, you tend to lose track of a lot of friends because of the early starts and late nights. You can\u2019t really complain, but you go into a tunnel in a way so that after you finish filming six months later you have to re-find relationships with your friends: It\u2019s like \u201chello, I am still alive and sorry I\u2019ve been a bit neglectful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where are you happiest and most relaxed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I suppose being in a room with people and not having to be in control, sitting back, letting the banter flow and chilling out with nice people who aren\u2019t stressful.<\/p>\n

What books are on your bedside table?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not a massive reader because often you find yourself reading scripts all the time. At the moment I\u2019m reading To Have and Not to Have by Ernest Hemmingway. It\u2019s wicked. I was in an airport and I thought why not give Ernest Hemmingway a little go. <\/p>\n

What do you like to drink, tea or something stronger?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It depends what I\u2019m doing. I mean obviously tea if you\u2019re sitting around, coffee right now, but a couple of beers if I\u2019m out, whisky: single malt. And my flatmate works for a wine merchant so we drink some fine wines\u2026 which is very good.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best gift you\u2019ve been given recently?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My old friend Lewis, who I live with, gave me a lovely decanter in crystal cut glass. I haven\u2019t used it yet though. I need to buy some whisky to go in it.<\/p>\n

Did you enjoy your sudden rise to fame?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s an interesting question because I don\u2019t really feel that famous. I think I lead quite a normal life with the occasional something a bit different. I like getting on the train and normal stuff like doing the dishes, because you can so easily lose your mind in this world where everything\u2019s done for you, you get picked up, driven to things, given stuff for free and all that madness. <\/p>\n

You tend to play rather off-beat characters. What were you like at school?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Off-beat\u2026 no. I was just into skateboarding and playing in bands. I wasn\u2019t a little weirdo or anything. I think I was kind of normal. <\/p>\n

Can you tell me about your new release?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This new EP\u2019s called Bang Bang<\/a>. It\u2019s a little bit different to Changing Times<\/a>. Changing Times<\/a> is a lot more produced and polished with more of a band feel where as this time we\u2019re going for stripped down, raw and not 100 per cent produced. I think it\u2019s the best thing I\u2019ve done so far. Now the next step is to make a full-length album but I need to write it first.<\/p>\n

What triggered your decision to leave Misfits?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think I wanted to do something else. At the end of the second series it was different because I wasn\u2019t obliged anymore contractually. I went to the producers and asked \u201cWhat are you going to do, where is my character going?\u201d I think I already had in my mind that I\u2019d do one more series and leave because although I love it and I\u2019m grateful for the opportunity it\u2019s given me. I\u2019m going to have to do something else: new challenges and all that malarkey.<\/p>\n

A lot has happened and although you can\u2019t reveal your character, how has filming Game of Thrones<\/a> been?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was brilliant, I really enjoyed. It\u2019s such an epic production. It was really cool to do something different. I really like the show and watched it all in a week when I got offered the part. I was gutted at the end of the second series, I wanted to know what happens but had to wait until we got scripts.<\/p>\n

Check out Iwan Rheon’s bandpage<\/a> here.<\/p>\n

Words: Ellie Sigman<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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