Q&A with Noel Sullivan
Q&A with Noel Sullivan
Published: 5 October 2016
When you’re acting on stage you need to show the people in the back of a 2000-seater auditorium what you’re doing, so everything is a lot larger. For TV, it’s more focused and less movement involved, you have to show it more internally than you would have to on a stage.
Tell us about your character, Neil.
Neil is a forklift truck driver and he’s in a relationship with Holly. He’s a normal lad from the Valleys in Wales. He’s the kind of guy who just wants a couple of pints after work, a game of footy and that’s about as exciting as his life gets. He’s a pretty mundane character.
This is your first TV role – how did you find it and is it something you’d like to do more of?
I loved it and I’d love to do more TV. It was a wonderful experience and brilliant working in my home country, Wales. The production company were fantastic, my fellow cast members were equally wonderful and it was a great experience.
How does acting for TV compare to being on stage?
You definitely have to give a more intensified performance for screen. When you’re acting on stage you need to show the people in the back of a 2000-seater auditorium what you’re doing, so everything is a lot larger. For TV, it’s more focused and less movement involved, you have to show it more internally than you would have to on a stage.
How was it working with the cast and Kimberley Nixon in particular?
I love her. Kim was wonderful, really supportive and welcoming. She’s done a lot of TV work so I was lucky to have a fellow Welshie show me the ropes!
What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told?
I can’t tell you that because if I did it would destroy my life. Let’s go dark on this one! [Laughs]
