Does Kaya Scodelario look like the character she plays in her latest release, Gentlemen? A TV series created by Guy Ritchie for Netflix — and a spin-off from Ritchie's 2019 film of the same name — centers on an unwitting duke who finds his land has become part of a weed-growing empire, run by Bobby Glass.
Scodelario, as Susie Glass, Bobby's daughter, is “incredibly smart, serious and impeccably dressed. “She's the guy down to earth and takes care of a lot of different properties, making sure everything runs smoothly,” the actress explains, when we meet in the final part of our series. . Bazaar video franchise, What you don't know about me. Are you smart, stylish and adept at achieving success? This sounds like Scodelario.
Scodelario as Susie Glass Gentlemen On Netflix
While there are parallels to be drawn, the actress – who is best known as Effy Stonem Skins In the late 2000s, he has shined ever since Wuthering Heights And Pirates of the Caribbean – She is much more of a homely character than her crime boss character Gentlemen I will suggest. “What makes me really happy at the moment is being at home in London and doing simple things, like going for a walk on Hampstead Heath and cooking for my family,” she says. “It sounds kind of monotonous, but I think actors sometimes have these amazing opportunities to travel the world and do all these really cool things, but I like the simple things the most.”
Scodelario had a difficult childhood. Her parents divorced when she was just one year old, and her mother took her to London when she was four – spending their first night on the street before finding a flat in Holloway Street. As a “painfully shy, very insecure, and very anxious child,” she found solace in acting. “When I was 10, I played Oliver Twist in my school play, and that was the first moment I really felt connected to anything,” she says. “It was just something I enjoyed doing. I felt like breathing.”
Scodelario (bottom right) with her Skins Coworkers in 2007
At 14 years old and with no professional acting experience, Scodelario was cast in her breakout role SkinsShe moved into her own flat in Camden soon after. “I left home when I was 16 and had to figure things out for myself,” she explains. “And that was really hard. I think kids in school should be taught life skills, because I didn't use trigonometry once!”
These days, Scodelario's life seems more stable. “Five years ago I couldn't believe I was saying this out loud, but I started doing hot yoga,” she says with a laugh. “I used to hate working out and didn't really take care of my body, but now I really make it a priority. I also really enjoy doing things like game nights with friends, and I don't feel like I have to say yes to partying all the time.”
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It's clear that her friends — and her children, whom she shares with former partner and fellow actor Benjamin Walker — are the center of her world. Her 30y For her birthday, she was thrown an “incredible” party by her closest friends, which she described as “the best weekend of my life”. We were in a beautiful house in the country, and they made it fun and full of little details. We had a 90s sleepover theme the first night, played beer pong, Jenga, and hide and seek, and then had a murder mystery night. “It was like going back to childhood.”
When she's not with her friends, her enjoyment is also low: reading (“I'm going on holiday soon and I bought about six books”), following her favorite club Arsenal and watching reality TV, which “changes my life”. Mind in a wonderful way – I just discovered The Real Housewives of New Jersey“.
“I'm painfully British and too polite sometimes, but I'm getting much better at making decisions and being assertive.”
At work, Scodelario feels like she's still learning the ropes. “I remember watching a documentary about Beyoncé and she was explaining to me that she was very polite to the people in the room,” she says. “I have worked in this industry for 15 years and I was very aware that as a woman, I have to work twice as hard to put a smile on my face, to look cute, to look likable. If an actor is an edgy guy, he will be seen as creative, and that is who he is. Whereas women are held to a higher degree, and are very easy to write off as being difficult to work with.
“I'm painfully British and too polite sometimes, but I'm getting much better at making decisions and being assertive about what I want and what I think is right, and I feel as if I belong to a group like everyone else.”
However, her career has been a source of great joy and satisfaction that Scodelario says she never takes for granted. “Every day, every moment, and every job I do, I still feel grateful to be there. “I think I'm very lucky to do a job that I love, and I'm very excited for the future,” she says. Looking at Scodelario's career so far, it's safe to say We're quite keen to see what comes next.
