Stephen Moyer and Jack Davenport, The Forsytes, Season 1| MASTERPIECE Studio

About this episode

Stephen Moyer and Jack Davenport discuss their long-standing friendship and on-screen rivalry as brothers in The Forsytes.

WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 6 of The Forsytes Season 1. On screen, actors Stephen Moyer and Jack Davenport play brothers and bitter rivals Jolyon Forsyte Sr. and James Forsyte. But off screen, the two couldn’t be closer. In this episode, we talk with Stephen and Jack about being neighbors, playing golf, raising children, and how their off-screen friendship of 35+ years informs their on-screen dynamic.

People in this episode

Guests: Stephen Moyer, Jack Davenport

Topics covered

• acting
• friendship
• brothers
• rivalry
• golf
• parenting

Keywords

• Stephen Moyer
• Jack Davenport
• The Forsytes
• acting
• friendship
• rivalry
• golf
• parenting

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Books & works: The Forsytes

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