An actor has much to learn whenever they get a new job — they must plot out their character’s history and motivations, learn their lines, figure out where they are going to stand in each scene, and so forth. But with some roles, there are extra hurdles, like an accent or a special skill. For example, Natalie Portman learned ballet for her Oscar-winning turn in “Black Swan,” and Jennifer Lawrence learned to chop wood and skin squirrels (ew) for her breakout role in “Winter’s Bone” (via Backstage). With the quality of television now rivaling film, as well as increased production timelines for streaming series (vs network ones), it is not surprising that TV actors now sometimes have to do as much prep as film actors.
Phoebe Dynevor had a number of skills to learn for her role in “Bridgerton,” none of which seem very fun to practice in the show’s elaborate period costumes. While Dynevor lied in her audition when she said she had ridden horses in the past, she became a pro horseback rider by the end of her training (via Glamour). She was also required to undergo lessons in dancing, piano, and etiquette, per Harper’s Bazaar. “I just remember a lot of very low curtsies, and Jack [Murphy], our wonderful choreographer, just giving us little notes on how to sort of pull our shoulders back and, ‘Lower, Phoebe, lower for the queen!’,” she recalled in a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter. “I remember being really nervous about it.”
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