Happy Birthday actor Arthur Darvill

Born: June 17, 1982 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

QUOTES:

I think Breaking Bad (2008) is brilliant. Good drama in the U.S. is also so funny and blurs the line between light and dark.

I didn’t really have any aspirations to do TV when I first decided to be an actor.

I did Little Dorrit (2008) a few years ago; I really love doing period dramas. It’s stuff like that I really enjoy watching.

Broadchurch (2013) is very different, but it’s equally as good as The Killing (2011) – if not better.

I’d rather do my own performance than copy someone else’s.

When I was young, my mum was part of a brilliant puppet theatre that toured all over the world.

‘The Globe’ is one of the most terrifying theatres in London. It’s that mob element – everyone packed in and staring up at you.

My dad bought me a guitar when I was very young, and I never looked back.

Monday is great if I can spend it in bed. I’m a man of simple pleasures, really.

I’m endlessly putting myself on tapes for things over in America! I’m always sitting at home, learning lines, sending stuff to America.
I’ve started collecting taxidermy: I’ve got a red squirrel, called Steve. I made sure he came with certificates so we know he wasn’t just killed for stuffing.