>>> HE’S TALENTED. >> CHECK.
>> CHECK. >> HE’S HANDSOME.
>> OH, CHECK.
,
, >> AND HIS STAR IS RISING FAST
IN HOLLYWOOD.
IN HOLLYWOOD. >> CHECK, CHECK, AND CHECK.
>> WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SCOTTISH
ACTOR SAM HEUGHAN.
>> HE PLAYS A SPY IN THE NEW
COMEDY "THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME"
ALONGSIDE MILA COUPKUNIS.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
>> UH, ENGLAND.
>> THAT’S WHAT I THOUGHT, YEP.
BUT SOMETIMES WHEN I THINK THAT,
PEOPLE END UP BEING AUSTRALIAN.
>> PEOPLE DO SOMETIMES END UP
BEING AUSTRALIAN.
BEING AUSTRALIAN. >> SHUT UP.
OH, GOD, I DON’T ACTUALLY MEAN
SHUT UP.
SHUT UP. IT’S A FIGURE OF SPEECH.
I DON’T KNOW IF YOU DO THAT IN
ENGLAND.
ENGLAND. >> WHAT, FIGURES OF SPEECH?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> YEAH, WE INVENTED THAT.
>> YOU ARE ALL THOSE THINGS.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> YOU TOO.
>> I WAS IN SCOTLAND FOR QUITE A
WHILE THIS SUMMER.
EVERYBODY ON MY INSTAGRAM SAID,
HOPEFULLY YOU’LL RUN INTO YOU.
>> I WAS AVOIDING THAT.
>> YES, AND FOR GOOD REASON.
IT’S NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> GREAT TO MEET YOU.
WHAT A FUN GROUP TO DO THIS
MOVIE WITH FOR STARTERS.
I MEAN, WHEN YOU SIGNED ON, DID
YOU -- YOU KNOW, YOU HAD TO
AUDITION, YOU SAID, FOR THIS.
TELL ME ABOUT THE PRESSURE
THERE.
THERE. YOU’RE A SCOTTISH GUY
AUDITIONING FOR A BRITISH ROLE.
>> WHEN I FIRST READ THE SCRIPT,
I WAS ACTUALLY IN SOUTH AFRICA.
I READ IT AND WAS LAUGHING OUT
LOUD.
LOUD. I WAS LIKE, THIS IS A REALLY
FUNNY SCRIPT.
FUNNY SCRIPT. THEN I HEARD MILA AND KATE WERE
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED. THEY’RE BOTH AMAZING.
THEY’RE SUCH GREAT ACTRESSES.
ALSO GREAT COMEDIENNES.
IT WAS JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK WITH THEM BOTH.
>> HAD TO BE FUN TO DO SOMETHING
SO DIFFERENT FROM "OUTLANDER."
THAT’S WHY YOU GET INTO ACTING,
TO PLAY THE GAMUT, RIGHT?
>> YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
YOU KNOW YOURSELF.
THIS WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
LOSE THE KILT AND THE GINGER
WIG.
WIG. IT’S BEEN NICE TO PLAY SOMETHING
ELSE.
ELSE. YOU KNOW, IT’S A LITTLE HOMAGE
TO JAMES BOND.
>> SPEAKING OF.
WE HEAR RUMORS.
WE CAN’T CONFIRM IF THEY’RE
TRUE.
TRUE. BUT YOUR NAME KEEPS POPPING UP.
>> DOES IT?
>> IN THAT LITTLE CIRCLE OF
JAMES BOND.
JAMES BOND. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ROLES THAT
YOU WOULD LOVE.
>> I MEAN, I DON’T KNOW.
IT’S PART OF OUR BRITISH
HERITAGE, ISN’T IT?
BUT I THINK ANY MAN THAT’S SEEN
IN A TUXEDO IS INSTANTLY TALKED
ABOUT FOR JAMES BOND.
IT’S A GREAT ROLE.
BUT COME ON.
I THINK IT’S TIME WE HAD A
SCOTTISH BOND.
SCOTTISH BOND. >> I THINK IT’S TIME.
>> WHY NOT.
>> IF THE PUBLIC COULD VOTE, I
THINK YOU MIGHT WIN.
>> I THINK SO.
YOUR VERY FIRST ACTING GIG, WHAT
WAS THAT?
WAS THAT? >> VERY FIRST ACTING GIG?
OH, WOW.
OH, WOW. I DID A PLAY.
I WAS VERY LUCKY WE WENT TO
LONDON AND ACTUALLY TOURED
INTERNATIONALLY WITH IT.
IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
>> DID YOU KNOW LIKE RIGHT WHEN
YOU STARTED -- BECAUSE SOME
PEOPLE WHEN THEY GET ON STAGE OR
GET ON FILM, THEY KNOW RIGHT
AWAY THIS IS FOR ME.
>> HAS IT BEEN A LIFETIME DREAM
FOR YOU?
FOR YOU? >> I KNEW I WANTED TO ACT, BUT I
DIDN’T KNOW I COULD, WHETHER I
COULD MAKE A CAREER OF IT.
IT’S A REALLY TOUGH CAREER.
BUT YEAH, I THINK, YOU KNOW,
I’VE JUST BEEN VERY, VERY
FORTUNATE.
FORTUNATE. >> WHO WAS THE FIRST ONE WHO
SAID, YOU HAVE IT?
LIKE, YOU GOT IT.
>> PROBABLY MY MOM.
MUMS ARE ALWAYS GREAT BELIEVERS.
>> SO SHE ENCOURAGED YOU.
>> YEAH, SHE ENCOURAGED ME.
BUT DEFINITELY I THINK I WAS
PRETTY RUBBISH AT SCHOOL.
I WENT TO DRAMA SCHOOL, WHERE
ALSO I WAS PRETTY RUBBISH.
IT WASN’T UNTIL I LEFT WHEN I
THINK I REALLY GOT IT.
>> SOMETIMES YOU DON’T KNOW
YOU’RE RUBBISH UNTIL YOU’RE
ACTUALLY DOING IT AND YOU’RE
DOING IT WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE
REALLY, REALLY GOOD AT IT.
BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT THAT DID
FOR YOU IS GOT YOU WORKING AT
IT, REALLY WORKING AT IT.
IT’S A CRAFT.
>> IT IS A CRAFT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK DRAMA SCHOOL
FOR ME WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO START AND THEATER IS REALLY
WHERE I STARTED.
IT’S MY BIG PASSION.
IT WAS A GREAT PLACE TO LEARN.
>> YOU LEARN BY DOING IT.
>> YOU DO.
>> WE’RE SO HAPPY YOU’RE HERE.
ONE PERSON WHO’S HAPPIER THAN
KATH OR ME IS AIMANDA.
>> SHE PRODUCED YOU LIKE NO
ONE’S EVER PRODUCED ANYTHING.
>> SHE WAS LITERALLY DYING.
SHE DIDN’T TELL YOU, BUT SHE
WAS.
WAS. >> THIS IS THE MEANEST THING
YOU’VE EVER DONE.
I QUIT.
I QUIT. >> FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE THIS
EFFECT ON WOMEN.
POOR AMANDA.
POOR AMANDA. >> AND SOME MEN AS WELL, I HEAR.
>> AMANDA PLAYED IT VERY KEELCOO
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. >> AMANDA IS OUR AWESOME
PRODUCER.
PRODUCER. >> I’M A GOOD ACTOR TOO.
>> WELL, WE’RE EXCITED FOR YOU.