Seeing him in interviews really highlights what a great performance he gives as Blackthorne, he seems quite shy in the interviews I’ve seen but as Blackthorne his voice, his physical presence, mannerisms, line delivery is completely different
I absolutely love his goblin-mode performance as Blackthorn. It would be so easy to make him a generic Englishman from the 1600s with a smooth voice, gentlemanly charm etc but Jarvis plays it how you would be in his shoes: extremely frustrated, confused and angry
Love this guy, the only other show I’ve seen with him in was Peaky blinders and when I recognized him it instantly put a smile on my face cuz I love that show as well. His performance as John Blackthorne is phenomenal
@@bine35 that's because Hiroyuki Sanada was the producer and not some woke soy girl or soy boy from Beverly Hills.... See what happens when you let different countries and ethnic groups tell their own stories? Let's hope they learn from this experience
I just watched him in Persuasion on Netflix opposite Dakota Johnson a Jane Austen period piece- totally different character- unrecognizable - great acting .
One word. YES. Immediately I was captivated by Blackthornes performance. The fact that he is so culturally different from nearly all of his surroundings in Japan gives the show a really dynamic contrast. His performance as Blackthorn really makes the show unique.
It's interesting his thoughts on the real life historical inspiration behind Shogun and obviously that seems to be the now accepted take on how they will expand beyond the book from what the writers have said. I have to admit as a Brit myself, I do find it somewhat sad how little many of us here are aware of William Adams, I did see there's a monument to him in Gillingham in a rather non descript and overlooked location, it seems he was far more appreciated in Japan, which is a shame, it would be nice that we perhaps had more of an awareness of him here throughout the UK
I agree, seems on the spectrum. You can kinda see how it adds to his performance as Blackthorne, makes him a lot more endearing as a character. Phenomenal actor.
i thought he was ok, his japanese was just awful , felt like they coulda chose someone closer looking to what john blackthorn would look like, cosmo kinda too modern day looking
