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This time George, Dave and Georgia are joined by double-Scottish Bafta winner Lauren Lyle.
We don't normally make too much of a big deal out of the awards our guests have won but when they get nicknamed "the twins" and involve a story about Lauren's dad talking to basically every famous Scottish person in one night it's hard to ignore.
Along the way, the team discuss everything from her key roles so far Outlander, Vigil and Karen Pirie as well as growing up in New Zealand and being chased by a man pretending to be a shark on set.
The chat also covers how hosting her own podcast- She's a Rec - has helped her and her listeners champion the work of fellow female actors, directors and writers.
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Yes, we can hear him Clem Fandango - this week's guest is Toast of London, What's Love Got to Do with It? and Rogue Agent actor Shazad Latif.
He tells us throwing up moments before a huge scene with Liam Neeson, forcing table tennis scenes into films, and not getting the part on a TV show even though the character had the same name as him.
There is also room for some semi-serious chat about how finding spirituality has helped Shazad keep his mental health in check and given him a healthier outlook on work and life in general.
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George and Dave cover some serious ground with The Winter King and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. actor Iain De Caestecker on this week's episode.
From horse-riding lessons from a 10-year-old to learning to acclimatise to LA and being part of the Marvel Universie, Iain explains how keeping on top of his mental and physical health on and off set have been key to the success in his career.
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This time the team catch up with Harris Dickinson to talk all things wrestling, mental health and passive aggressive teachers as they delve into his career.
From politely declining the chance to become a hotel manager, to ice baths on major film sets the Before The Lights team explore how his ambition to succeed has seen him develop a mental and physical routine to help keep his mind and body on track.
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Every now and again we uncover something pretty special about our guests. But nobody was ready for actor, writer and director Craig Roberts (Still Up, Just Jim, Submarine) to reveal his rapping alter-ego; Deadpan Man.
That said, it quickly becomes apparent it was a lucky escape for everyone involved that he dropped his lofty ambitions being the Welsh Eminem and forged out a career in film and TV.
As well as discussing his fading musical (and professional tennis) hopes Craig gives fascinating insights from his time in front of and behind the camera, and explains why his mum doesn't have any pictures of him at home.
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This time we're joined by our first ever Disney prince; Jonah Hauer-King aka Prince Eric in 2023's live-action version of The Little Mermaid.
He chats to Dave, Josh and George about training to be graceful on boats, on land and at sea despite not being a great swimmer. They also delve into his other roles like The Tattooist of Auschwitz and William Tell to explore how adapting your body can be a challenge both mentally and physically.
Along the way they also uncover how an animal allergy has haunted him throughout several roles in his career, including a film entirely centred around dogs which didn't go well for Jonah.
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Considering this is podcast focusses a lot on fitness, it's surprising this happened sooner; our first professional athlete joins the show in the form baseball legend Chase Utley.
The World Series winner and six-time All Star player discusses how he kept in physical and mental shape across his 16-season career with Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers and how he made the transition into retirement from the sport.
Given Before the Lights' background in film and TV it would be rude not to delve into Chase's acting career (two appearances in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is 100% a career) and how it lead to a disastrous trip to watch Rob McElhenney's Wrexham FC, before Josh, Dave and George find out about his new role with Major League Baseball.
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This week the Before The Lights team are joined by Sex Education, Killing Eve and My Lady Jane actor Edward Bluemel for tales of mermen, excessive running and denim theft.
He also tells the team about his girlfriend's plans for a 'horny Instagram rebrand' and how he keeps his body in check between work now that he's found a successful routine in the gym.
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This week the team welcome Shadow and Bone actor Freddy Carter!
He discusses a whole set of skills he picked up for the role including fighting with a cane and rolling through windows while suspended at 80ft in the air. But that kind of acting prowess doesn't come from nowhere so he also reveals how he developed his range - and thick skin - in drama school by playing a giraffe in front of seven-year-olds.
Along the way he also talks about how he deals with downtime between jobs, his upcoming role in Masters Of The Air (aka 'Guys In Planes' according to George) and how he picks up skills behind the camera while he's on set.
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A Christmas treat on this week's episode with non-actor, non-director, all round food hero Nigel Slater.
He's been training with Before The Lights for over a decade and in that time has managed to keep his love of food (and having puddings for breakfast) alive.
Nigel discusses the importance of working with people you trust to keep a healthy mind and body, as well as his favourite KitKat flavours from around the world and why he'll never host a dinner party.
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This week it’s a full Before The Lights cast conversation with Izzy Laughland (Foundation, Ghosts, Good Luck To You Leo Grande).
From her early start in Harry Potter and The Intebweeners, to her current work on Foundation via weightlifting and an incredible story about breakdancing she covers some serious ground with George, Dave, Josh and Georgia.
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The Before The Lights team welcome their first returning guest in the form of Jacob Anderson, who is "on an apology tour" to make up for his last appearance on the show.
During this second chat on the show Jacob explains how he's become a changed man and can now see the benefits of exercise on and off screen and knows it is "good for me".
He also discusses prepping for Interview With a Vampire, accent work, his daughter's new nickname and balancing family life and work.
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This time we welcome our first writer and director to the show; Sam H Freeman!
The BAFTA nominee, who has worked on shows like Industry, tells us about taking the leap into his directing debut FEMME and how the process encouraged him look at his mental and physical health differently.
Along the way he discusses how he aims to keep casts engaged on set and his effort to make his work, as well as the teams he works with, welcoming spaces for young, emerging LQBTQ+ talent.
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The Before The Lights team return with a name you'll know from Barbie, Sex Education, SAS Rogue Heroes; Connor Swindells.
As well as his acting career, Connor dives into his boxing background and how the lessons he learned in the ring helped him end up on set with some of his biggest acting inspirations despite having no traditional training... and how he nearly shat himself after a particularly hard punch.
He also discusses how he keeps his mind and body in check between work and his efforts to raise the awareness of bowel health after losing family members to cancer.
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Rivers of gold in Lord Of The Rings, continuous sound effects and a terrifying alter-ego called Gladys... strap in for a journey with this week's guest Benjamin Walker.
After realising Ben can contractually say *nothing* about his role in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power George, Josh and Dave move on to the next logical subject; a mask of an old lady that he keeps in the loft. Beyond being used as a prop at Halloween parties, it turns out 'Gladys' played a key part in Ben's early stage work as a comedian in New York before he moved into acting.
The guys then go on to a career-spanning chat from his days spent "learning to be a tree" at The Juilliard School through to training for his roles in films like In the Heart of the Sea and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (which features a scene with "too many horses" that blows George's mind).
Along the way they discuss the importance of "looking after your instrument" both mentally and physically to make sure Ben's in the best shape possible in and out of work as well as getting to the bottom of why you should NEVER clean a skillet pan.
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It’s rare that one of the team cries during the recording of an episode. But this week’s guest Sacha Dhawan (who you’ll know from Doctor Who, Iron First, The Great and so much more) has no issue setting off the water works as he delivers an embarrassing story which Dave calls “one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard”.
Before we get there though, the guys hear about Sacha’s journey from working for his dad to touring the world as one of the original cast of History Boys alongside the likes of James Corden, Samuel Barnett and Richard Griffiths. He explains how his part in the show set him up for the rest of his career and taught him lessons he still leans on today.
Sacha also explores the struggles of being on set with severe anxiety and how he only started to gain control of his mental health after getting therapy and talking about his struggles out loud after reaching “a real low point”. Josh, George and Dave also find out how allowing himself time to reevaluate the importance of mental and physical self-care has helped Sacha take better control of his Crohn's disease and the choices he makes in his career.
The conversation also delves into Sacha’s focus on his British Asian heritage and his views on how it’s represented across the industry from stereotypes in writing rooms to the choices made in castings.
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If you’re a fan of horse riding approach this episode with caution. If you’re not a fan of horse riding, there’s still a pretty wild story about riding horses on a film set.
This week Josh, Dave and George and catch up with Kingsman and Infinite (among lots of other things that she may or may not have forgotten the name of) actor Sophie Cookson.
As well as the usual heady mix of embarrassing stories and tangents about Josh’s trousers, the conversation explores how becoming a parent has shifted Sophie’s focus on work and what she looks to get out of training since having her daughter.
Along the way they also discuss how far actors can be pushed on and off set and how a healthy relationship with fitness can help give perspective on what’s important to you, your body and your family.
Naturally, before the episode’s over the guys also find out how stalking Liam Hemsworth with a bow and arrow got Sophie into a pretty impressive blooper reel and that she has no idea when her upcoming film with Adrian Brody is being released.
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An audio guide to Belfast, 2.5 embarrassing stories and titbits of a load of projects that “I can’t talk about yet”; what more could you want when Before The Lights catch up with actor, writer and generally very busy man Conor MacNeill?
As well as teasers of his upcoming role in a Liam Neeson action-thriller In the Land of Saints and Sinners and the return to hit finance drama Industry, Conor also tells Josh, George and David about bum training for a part in Derry Girls and how writing a script with Jamie Dornan “saved him” during lockdown.
The guys also explore how Conor uses meditation to get in and out the zone during hectic filming or writing schedules and find out that giving up drinking has given him a new-found level of focus and productivity.
As always, if you’ve got an embarrassing gym story of your own feel free to slide in the DMs on Instagram, we're @beforethelightsuk.
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The majority of the guests on this show have two things in common:
1/ They train with Dave, Josh, George and Georgia at Before The Lights.
2/ Julie Harkin has almost certainly played a part in their career.
This week we're joined by our first 'behind-the-camera' guest as award-winning casting director Julie Harkin discusses her work on TV shows and films including the likes of Misfits, I May Destroy You, Industry and Utopia. Throughout her career, Julie and her team have been dedicated to making sure the best people for the job gets roles, with a keen focus on body diversity and colourblind casting in the industry.
During the conversation she explains how she'll "send scripts back" if they describe a character's weight without context and how there's been in culture shift in looking after yourself on and off screen. The discussion - of course - leads to an embarrassing story about how a pretty strenuous workout was interrupted by Daniel Kaluuya and Joe Dempsie (who Julie has cast in several projects over the years) who wanted to say hi mid-session.
Particularly keen listeners will also notice the conversation only contains George, Dave and Julie. Josh was in Milan on a work trip at fashion week when the episode was recorded. He called in and was on the line listening in but turns out the sound check of a catwalk isn’t an ideal environment for being able to hear you on a podcast. He'll be back next time.
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When you think of Maisie Williams, the first things that spring to mind are eyebrow injuries, “jabber” swords and hand-stitched dolls, right?
The Before The Lights boys have struck gold again as actor, producer and fellow podcaster Maisie delves into her relationship with fitness throughout her career. From growing up on the set of Game Of Thrones to the intense character study for her recent role in Sex Pistols mini-series Pistols, Maisie has a pretty impressive CV of fascinating (and sometimes embarrassing) tales from the set and the gym.
Dave, George and Josh hear about how a 12-year-old Maisie learned how to sword fight with her weaker left hand to go full “Daniel Day Lewis” on her role as Arya Stark, and how the show helped shape her understanding of the importance of keeping her mental health in check on and off set. They also uncover an unexpected hobby that helps her switch off between jobs.
Maisie also tells the guys about her creative platform Daisie, something she hopes can help give emerging talent the time and space they need to develop their ideas and break into the TV and film industry.
This episode was recorded before the sad passing of Pamela Rooke aka Jordan Mooney, who Maisie plays in Pistols.
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