If one of the other guys had been her champion, they would have shown more respect, obviously. Well, he’s not only an amazing fighter, right, and takes down the champion in a brilliant way, he’s also a show-off. To me, it’s one of the things that make Daario such a fun character to play. Vulture caught up with the very busy Huisman while he was on a break from shooting the romantic drama Age of Adaline, in which he’s playing - what else? - the paramour of Blake Lively, and talked with him about peeing as romantic gesture and being everyone’s boyfriend.ĭo you think Daenerys was impressed when Daario peed? And even though Huisman has shorter hair and is less tan than the previous actor to play the Tyroshi sellsword, Daenerys seems to like new Daario just fine. In addition to Thrones’ Emilia Clarke, the Dutch actor’s shooting schedule last year alone called for him to romance such leading women as Connie Britton in Nashville, Tatiana Maslany in an upcoming Orphan Black arc, and Reese Witherspoon in Jean-Marc Vallee’s Dallas Buyers Club follow-up Wild.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society is out now in cinemas across Australia.When producers cast Michiel Huisman to replace actor Ed Skrein as Daario Naharis for the fourth season of Game of Thrones, it’s unlikely they knew they were getting Hollywood’s “It” Lothario. "This one actually went for three-and-a-half years and turned out to be the beginning of a new career - that's what it feels like."
"I was just very fortunate that show in New Orleans ( Treme ) gave me time to get my feet on the ground, rather than a movie where it's just a shoot of a month or two and you're on your own again. The handsome hunk says the leap of faith was challenging but worth the risk (Getty)
"That was very challenging," he says of the leap of faith, adding, "I didn't know if that was going to work out for me." And that scared me so much - that I had no idea what to do then, you know?
"So, I came to a point where my wife told me we have to give it a go and move across the pond - whether that was here in the UK or over in the US - or I had to reinvent myself. "When I was in my mid-20s, I felt like I had done everything twice in the Netherlands, and they have a great film culture and make great shows but I didn't feel there was a lot of room for me anymore or different avenues for me to go into. The 36-year-old explains it was his wife, Dutch actress Tara Elders, who convinced him to move from Amsterdam to America (Getty) RELATED: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society World Premiereīut the Dutch actor explains he almost didn’t make the transition from Amsterdam to America - it's a gamble his wife of 10 years, fellow Dutch actress Tara Elders, convinced him to take. The handsome star certainly pulls off the charm offensive on-screen and it’s another feather in his cap. they weren't really buying that, they were like 'get away from me buddy!' And they were movie pigs too!" "So whenever there were scenes with the pigs, I was just pretending to be so comfortable," he says with a dry laugh, adding, "Only, the pigs. Playing pig farmer Dawsey Adams has it's setbacks Huisman laughs, revealling he and the pigs didn't quite get along (Studio Canal) So when we were shooting something like that, I want to convey that I have that feeling. "My character is a man of the land and someone who's really comfortable around his animals and almost has like a sixth sense when it comes to his pigs. While Huisman is the literary hero of the piece, playing pig farmer Dawsey Adams did have its setbacks.