Kevin Doyle on Downton Abbey and swapping serial killers and servants for an alpha male

RADIO TIMES
Susanna Lazarus
7:33 AM, 06 April 2014




Kevin Doyle is fed up of playing serial killers. And servants (most famously as Mr Molesley in ITV's Downton Abbey). BBC1's new WW1 drama The Crimson Field affords him the opportunity to step into some alpha male shoes as Colonel Roland Brett, and he's relishing it. "It's nice to be giving orders rather than receiving them," he told RadioTimes.com. "It took me a while to get used to being a figure of authority - to have someone with quiet authority who is rather placid."

But besides acting creepy, it turns out there are other downsides to being typecast as a murderer. "I played a killer in the Lakes a few years ago and somebody screamed at me on the tube once. I thought, 'Oh god, have I got to get used to his now?"

And when he's not giving viewers a fright, he's getting mistaken for a handyman. "I got somebody who asked me, did you do my central heating last year?" Lord Grantham would never have to put up with this...


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DOWNTON ABBEY STARS TAKE OVER THE SAG AWARDS

CELEBRITY RED CARPET
January 20, 3014


Sophie McShera, Cara Theobold, Laura Carmichael, Lesley Nicol, Michelle Dockery and Phyllis Logan attend the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on 18 January 2014 in Los Angeles.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards took place on 18 January in Los Angeles and we couldn't help but notice that Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael and a whole host of other Downton Abbey stars were in attendance. They scrubbed up pretty well for the red carpet and, between them, they managed to pull off a fair few trends. Let's take a look...

Colour pops

Colour is a huge trend for 2014 and the Downton crew weren't shy to try it out.
Lesley Nicol went for a chic emerald green coat in satin whilst Phyllis Logan opted for a deep purple dress. If you don't feel like going all out with a colourful dress like Phyllis then wearing a bright coat is an excellent way to rock the trend.

Side-swept sisters

Michelle Dockery and Sophie McShera were both rocking very on-trend side-swept hairstyles. Sophie styled her long bob into a straight and sleek style with a side parting, slicking the hair under at the ends to add extra finish.

LESLEY NICOL, KEVIN DOYLE, PHYLLIS LOGAN AND DAVID ROBB

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-awards_a5195/1