Joshua Orpin, The Forsytes, Season 1| MASTERPIECE Studio

About this episode

Joshua Orpin discusses his role as Soames Forsyte in The Forsytes and the emotional depth he brings to the character.

WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 4 of The Forsytes Season 1. When preparing for a role, actor Joshua Orpin opens his heart to the human being behind the character and tries to understand why they are the way they are. In this episode, Joshua talks about getting into the mind of the controlling and possessive Soames Forsyte in Season 1 of The Forsytes , and how his character is shocked back into reality while honeymooning in Paris.

People in this episode

Guest: Joshua Orpin

Topics covered

• acting
• character analysis
• The Forsytes
• role preparation
• spoilers
• human emotions

Keywords

• Joshua Orpin
• The Forsytes
• Soames Forsyte
• acting
• character preparation
• honeymoon
• Paris
• spoilers

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Forsytes

Places: Paris

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