From Brutus in HBO’s Rome to Admire Tully in Game of Thrones, English actor Tobias Menzies is internationally known for his memorable period drama roles. Menzies also portrayed Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in the third and fourth seasons of the Netflix series The Crown. But in Amazon Prime Video’s Modern Love Season 2, the actor plays a parent who reignites his old flame with his divorced wife, played by Sophie Okonedo.
Speaking to News18 during a global juggernaut, Menzies and Okonedo described their episode, Second Embrace, With Hearts and Eyes Open, from the Amazon Prime Video series, which is based on a weekly column published by The New York Times.
Tobias, you are internationally known for your various period drama roles. What was it like playing a modern man in the series Modern Love for a Change?
Tobias: Was it a relief? Yes, I suppose So. I think I’ve played a lot of period stuff. So it was cool to wear some jeans and some trainers, yes. But mainly, it was really nice to work with Sophie Okonedo. We had a really great time making the show, shooting in Dublin. We are excited for people to see it.
Did you feel connected to your characters from day one?
Sophie: When we arrived in Dublin, Tobias and I had to isolate in the same hotel. And it was quite easy because we got to really think deeply about the script work on the characters. And at the same time we got to know each other very well in a very short time. And so by the time we got to the first day of filming, I think we were definitely very attached to the characters.
Tobias: As Sophie said, it’s great to have that period, because we hadn’t worked together before, we didn’t meet. So in a short amount of time, we got to cook in the history of the wedding and the couple, so that it had a little texture and credibility.
What is special about these characters?
Tobias: They’re not particularly special, they’re just two people who are separated and co-parenting. The show has a simple texture, and then, a huge incident affects both of them. And that’s how they deal with it. The episode is titled Second Chance, so it’s about a certain time in life when you can rediscover someone you’ve lost touch with. So maybe ordinary people are doing special work.
What does the term ‘modern love’ mean to you?
Sophie: The opposite of old-fashioned love?
Tobias: I think it’s him. The series is about relationships in modern First World countries that take many different shapes. This is what the New York Times articles talk about – about the different iterations and different shapes and sizes and configurations that modern life and family life are based on. So many different types of love. And that’s what matters to me. The range of ways people love and live each other is much wider than it was 50 or 100 years ago. The articles seem to be celebrating it, and the show, I think, is doing the same thing.
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