Thanks for being here.
This is your very first time here.
Very first time on "Ellen."
Thank you so much, Ellen.
You've spent a lot of time out of the country I bet?
Yes.
I live in London.
Oh, you do?
I do.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I know you really, mainly, from "Game of Thrones,"
as the person who had the little thing--
Todger-- todger chopped off, yeah.
You had the thing-- yeah.
Is that what it's called?
Todger.
Yeah, that's what we call it.
The todger was chopped off.
Me todger.
Now, when you read the script, and they
are going to chop off the "todger," what do
you think about that?
I mean, I remember when it happened,
the read-through came through.
And I think there was only read-throughs the first two
or three seasons of "Thrones."
And then after that, we didn't do them much more.
But it was great.
I was just happy to be given the opportunity to tackle something
so interesting.
Right, yes.
That's a good way to look at it.
Now, what was it like?
Did you know any of those people?
What was it like when you met that entire cast?
It was funny.
I think, the first time we all met each other
and had a big dinner together was--
it was coming up to Halloween, actually, I think.
And so I presumed that everybody was going to come dressed--
it was the first time we'd all met each other.
So I assumed that everybody was going to come
dressed in Halloween outfits.
So I turned up with these people that I'm
going to work for, for about eight years with,
dressed as Jason from "Friday the 13th,"
with a hockey mask and plastic knife coming out my ribs.
I see.
They loved me, from day one.
Maybe that's when they decided to cut the "todger" off.
Maybe, maybe.
Yes.
Maybe.
He's the guy.
And you nominated yourself for an Emmy?
I did I submitted myself.
Yeah, it was crazy.
Yeah, it was-- thank you.
Thank you so much.
One person-- thank you.
So yeah, it was rather odd having to--
I mean, it was, like, a 10-minute deadline that I
had to submit myself for.
And so, I think, when I heard about the actual nomination
coming through, I was in a shop in the West End.
And I thought it was, like, a group nomination
for Best Drama or something.
And my agent said, no, it's an individual one, for you.
See, had you not submitted, you wouldn't have been nominated.
Dreams come true, which is great.
You made it come true.
All right, and you have the cutest little dog.
I saw a picture.
I was going through all the pictures of your life
today, because that's what I do.
What's this dog's name?
His name is Atta.
And I mean, what a beautiful color
that little French bulldog is.
He's a gorgeous boy.
He's got the same birthday as my daughter.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
And so how old is your daughter and how old is he?
My daughter's one, and he is two.
Oh, well happy birthday to both of them.
Thank you.
And do you celebrate both birthdays,
or do you ignore the dog?
I ignore the dog.
And yeah, we just do FaceTimes because he's back in London,
and I'm back here.
So FaceTimes with the dog for his birthday.
He gets a right treat.
Does he understand when you're doing FaceTime?
Does the dog actually see you on there?
Yeah, there's, like, I think they have these--
you know, these kind of doggy hotels that they have.
And so yeah, I put him up--
Oh, that's where you see him.
--in one of those.
And it's, like, a 24-hour feed.
So it's not really a FaceTime.
Not really, no.
I was kind of exaggerating a bit then.
I was making myself look nice.
Right, yeah.
You're just watching him on a camera, and he's in a room.
Yeah, he can hear me though.
Right.
Yeah.
I can't hear him, but he can hear me.
Right.
Because I've tried to FaceTime with my animals,
when I'm here and my animals are in Montecito,
and they don't really fully understand.
What kind of dogs have you got?
What animals have you got?
Oh, we've got a lot.
I don't have time.
OK.
But while you're here, there's some available right
down the street.
I'll tell you about--
Amazing.
Rescue dogs, yes, lovely.
Yes.
Lovely.
Swing by, because there's a drive-through window.
Let's talk about "Jojo Rabbit."
It is a very interesting concept.
Explain what this is.
So it's a story, essentially, about a single mother
who's trying to raise her boy in a, kind of, horrific situation.
I mean, it's kind of a universal theme--
single mothers trying to raise their kids.
But this is set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany.
And really, it's her son, who's been
brainwashed by these people with their crazy political beliefs.
And so she tries to show him what it means to be, kind of,
human and to empathize and to love-- because that's
what makes us human.
Yes.
That's a great way to put it.
That's what it is.
"Jojo Rabbit" is in select theaters Friday.
And we'll be right back.