“He’s a fabulous company actor, loved by everyone.”
West himself thought Morgan could not have been more wrong.
“This was about a year before we started shooting.
Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker-Bowles and Dominic West as Prince Charles on ‘The Crown’.Netflix
He said he’d be interested in me playing Charles and I was quite astonished.
I said, ‘You’ve got the wrong guy, I don’t look anything like him.'”
So what made West change his mind?
Dominic West as Prince Charles and Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana on ‘The Crown’.Netflix
He’s a fascinating man, Charles, and it’s a fascinating life, and a fascinating role.
I realized that I could very happily live with this character for two years."
The Crownviewers will be able see West’s Charles when season 5 launches Nov. 9 on Netflix.
The actor describes shooting his first season of the show as “like climbing into a big royal Rolls-Royce.
It’s enormously comfortable.
You’re aware of enormous resources available to you.
You’re aware of absolutely no expense being spared.
We started off on Aristotle Onassis’ yacht, theChristina O, in Mallorca, which was pretty cool.
Then we went to Burley [Castle] for Windsor Castle, we went to Knebworth for Balmoral.”
That was cool."
Season 5 ofThe Crownwill be the first to premiere since the passing in September of the Queen.
Peter Morgan has confirmed to EW that the show will conclude with season 6.
