![]() "And this is the first time that I’ve had children on camera, but I’ve skipped the whole toddler age and gone straight to playing someone with teenage kids!"įor Quantum of Solace and Black Widow star Kurylenko, who grew up in Ukraine when it was still part of the Soviet Union, and moved to Moscow aged 15, the part of Kara and the international political backdrop to the series both struck a chord. "Playing “C”, the Head of MI6, is not a role I imagined getting in my 30s," he admits. But what I like about Adam is that, ultimately, he doesn’t hide behind that."Ĭox got his breakthrough role as the young hero in the 2007 film adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel Stardust, and says he was surprised to be playing the head of the secret service at the age of 39. ![]() ‘Looking back on what’s happened in the past, he’s able to identify that he was on the wrong side, and therefore there will and should be consequences. "What he learns about what he’s willing to do to succeed in his career becomes very uncomfortable and confronting,’ says Cox. Ultimately there were bad decisions made, and Adam has to be held accountable for them."Īs ghosts from Adam’s past come back to haunt him, the line between whether he is hero or villain grows increasingly blurred. ‘The expression: 'You have to break a few eggs to make an omelette' is probably quite apt. "Adam was previously on active duty out in Baku in Azerbaikjan and wherever else he was posted, and I can’t help feeling that those situations are messy. However when Kara, a disaffected Russian agent from Adam’s past played by Bond girl Olga Kurylenko, resurfaces with her own agenda, and his family find themselves in the line of fire, suddenly his life looks far from perfect as question marks arise over his past conduct. And he has a beautiful family, with daughter Ella and son Callum, and a loving relationship with his wife, Maddy. He’s got a lot going for him in terms of his experience, expertise and charisma, and his relationships within the agency. ![]() ![]() "Adam’s a high-flyer who has progressed up the ranks of M16 quickly. (Image credit: Netflix) Interview: Charlie Cox on playing Adam LawrenceĬharlie Cox recently gave us his take on starring in Treason as Adam Lawrence. ![]()
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