![]() If you weren’t a part of that, then chances are you were poor or indentured in some way. He is coming from money, being in a time where there was a very much of a social elite. He’s had enormous ramifications for the sculpting of a new country and what happened to England after that. And that’s quite exciting and not to be taken lightly. The actions he did were real, and they have real consequences in the real world. He was a complicated guy in the midst of a big change, and there was a lot to unpack: Thanks for that quick history lesson, Town and Country Magazine!ĭownie is aware of the history, too, and did his homework to bring Tyron to life. He lived in North Carolina and really was a Governor. Who wouldn’t relish it?įYI: Governor Tryon is a real historical figure, which I honestly didn’t know until I read this interview. But it is enormous fun being given that chance to play someone so Machiavellian and twisted and power-hungry. Being English, being a Redcoat, being slightly threatening to Jamie, I mean, all of these things will pretty much have you thrown under a bus. And actually the fans have been incredibly generous considering, for all intents and purposes, I am the devil incarnate. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, actor Tim Downie is well aware of the reputation Tryon has among the fans, and he’s here for it: Black Jack Randall and Stephen Bonnet top that list, but Governor Tryon is about to join them. Over the course of Outlander, we’ve had some pretty horrendous villains. ![]() But their latest request for Jamie, which involves killing Murtagh, is what really makes us despite the guy. He’s a Redcoat responsible for making sure Jamie is doing his due diligence on the land the Crown has so graciously given him. He’s basically the worst, and his name is Governor Tryon. Well, he’s not exactly new since we met him in season 4, but it seems like he’s going to be a much bigger part of the series this season. ![]() I was extremely impressed that such a small organisation helps so many young people across Scotland, and am honoured to be an ambassador for them.Outlander has a new villain in town. Blue Sky helps these children to reach their full potential. Tim is delighted to be an Ambassador for Blue Sky Autism “ It is really great to be part of such a special organisation that works with young people and their families with autism and other developmental delays. As a screenwriter he was the finalist in the New York Screenwriters challenge and Atlanta Skyfest in 2010. His work for radio has included the macabre comedy The Revenge of Anubis for the BBC. His first play, The Dead Moon was commissioned in 2007 and staged at the Aldeburgh Festival in the summer of 2008 (the first non-operatic play ever to be performed there.) As a playwright his work has been performed at the Soho Theatre, Southwark Playhouse, The Kings Head and as part of the Offcut and London Bridge Festivals and last year was his writing debut at the Edinburgh Fringe with his dark, comic tale The Curse of Elizabeth Faulkner, which after 5 star reviews transferred to a run at the Charring Cross Theatre. He will shortly be filming the third series of the critically acclaimed Toast of London, and appearing in Hoff The Record on Dave and Tripped for E4. As well as dramas such as Jekyll & Hyde, Wolf Hall, Micromen with Martin Freeman and the epic ABC series Titanic by Julian Fellows, alongside Toby Jones and Timothy West. Recently he has been working extensively in comedy on such shows as BAFTA winning Toast of London, Peep Show, Miranda, Heading Out, Skins, This is Jinsy, The Royal Bodyguard and the BAFTA nominated Cricklewood Greats with Terry Gilliam and Peter Capaldi. He is currently filming the new James Marsh movie to be released next year. ![]() His latest film role saw him playing the explorer Montgomery Clyde in Paddington. He made his feature film debut in the Oscar and BAFTA winning King’s Speech as the Duke of Gloucester, and followed this up by working with Tom Hooper again on Les Miserable in 2012. Tim began his acting career at Mountview Theatre School, the youngest in his year and in fact the youngest in the schools history at the time having bent the truth a bit on his CV.
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