(This is Jeff Stewart, the geek who mounted a suicide to avoid being cast)
always commented on how good the actors are British, then that's another myth, yes, there are few British actors they are great, there's no doubt, but are less, but work hard and then it seems that everyone is well. In fact, the quality of British actors leave much to be desired and I mean young kids, I mean all ages. To appreciate just see a little of the British series, which are popular there but not exported, is precisely why the poor quality of its actors.
A British actors have to be divided into 3 groups: First are those that we know: Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Helen Mirren, etc. A handful of actors and superb quality are what make us think that all is well.
A second group of actors, also very good, but do not attract front of the camera (I do not mean beauty, but the camera does not fall in love despite their quality) are players such as Mark Rylance and Simon Russell Beale are so good as above but are dedicated only to the theater and movies rarely do, and when they do are small appearances.
And then there are all the others, the actors in series like The Bill, Eastenders, Coronation Street and so many series that carry a lifetime and who are terrible but, yes, been doing this character who is actually a extension of themselves for years and years. Watching the series are so bad they are, the worst actor in English, besides these, it's a wonder I did not believe it until I saw with my own eyes. It has been the case, as the actor of the series The Bill, Jeff Stewart, who, when they decided not to continue because, above it was bad conceit of big star tried to pretend that he committed suicide because he saw no future in their career beyond what I had been doing for so long and wanted the producers felt sorry for him. At Christmas, these shoddy actors engaged in the "Pantos" which are very loosely recreations of stories like Aladdin, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk etc, of a quality ashamed Others, where they pay very well, but that can say they have done theater but it is something that is closer to a gay pride parade in a play.
The problem is, like most things in this country, education, the vast majority of these players have only been to drama school, have no education, Unlike other countries, have no other preparation is going well. Ian McKellen and Emma Thompson, for example come from the university, for McKellen, he never attended a drama school and is doing much better than British actors have such huge ego who do not know beyond what they learned in their "Drama School" but nothing about life and illiteracy are closer than anything else. Is it a coincidence that the best actors, besides its dramatic development, also have an education? I think not.
A fourth group, who are not actors, but they think so, they are called "Walk-on", and this would be simple extras. It's all a mob, there are many extras but agencies are always the same people who work in all series and films shot there were not enough, believe the best players when they are actually no aspirations furniture that when given the opportunity to do more, to demonstrate their alleged value, as in theater or in short, they decided not to because "being very well paid extra." They call themselves actors, but they are not. In Britain there is now a mode of shooting the series and is to have the main actors in front of the camera and constantly have people crossing through in order to give more "action" to the scene but there have been complaints that what actually with that "wiggle" and fashion do not use tripods television, what they do is stun the viewer. That traffic is the walk-ons "and for that there is no preparation needed, although I have known Some believed that better than the main actors.
Anyway, that's the answer to the question that often made me, why in my brief there, working mostly with foreign players and they are much more prepared, they are much more educated and do not think they are superior to any novice who work on these projects by the simple fact that they spend hours reading books on set while they wait for their "paseillo" in front of the camera.
