If you’re not into musicals and really long books, you might not have had an entry point into Les Misérables before. However, with BBC One’s TV miniseries — which includes no singing – rapidly approaching, now might be your opportunity to finally…
If you’re not into musicals and really long books, you might not have had an entry point into Les Misérables before. However, with BBC One’s TV miniseries — which includes no singing – rapidly approaching, now might be your opportunity to finally hear the people (not) sing. If you do have a deep devotion to the musical and/or Victor Hugo’s original novel, you shouldn’t be disappointed either. The assemblage of well casted actors brings this legendary story to life once more, including the man who plays Marius. But who is Josh O’Connor, the actor behind all the lovelorn?
If you’ve seen that handsome face anywhere, it’ll most likely be from the devastatingly emotional 2017 film God’s Own Country. O’Connor played the starring role in it, as his part as farmer Johnny Saxby saw him sadly sleepwalking through life, with a lot of booze and bad sex to try and get him through. It’s an intensely impactful performance, and I’m sure that anyone who’s seen the film will also be expecting great things from O’Connor in Les Mis.
His appearance in Les Mis as Marius is as similarly sentimental as his performance in God’s Own Country.
