Road to the Emmys: What's the deal with all these Brits?
In the Variety Road to the Emmys: Actor preview, we trace the origins of the recent British invasion of TV actors onto American screens, including one factor pointed out by Damian Lewis of "Homeland" you might not have considered:
... Lewis points to his experience on the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers" as a watershed event, saying that a downturn in the independent film business around that time created a flood of actors headed to television and a more open-minded approach by TV producers.
"Also, for tax reasons, there was a lot of shooting in the U.K. using British actors," he says. "People suddenly thought, 'Wow, we can use British actors in TV, not just film.'" ...
Read the rest of the story here, and then check out the category breakdowns for actors in drama, comedy and movie-miniseries.
A native of Los Angeles raised by two parents and "Hill Street Blues," Jon Weisman ankled his scriptwriting career and began working for Variety in 2004, subsequently serving as associate editor of features and television reporter before becoming awards editor. He promises not to use this platform to retroactively campaign for Oscars for “The Misfits,” though he’d feel justified in doing so.
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