"I Like Watching Them Make Mistakes" - Jack Lowden On His Legendary "Slow Horses" Castmates

[@beckscarbajal7596]

Jack Lowden has the true gift of a great conversationalist. He's calm, witty, respectful, knows how to laugh at himself, and incredibly intelligent. Watch him on Graham Norton. He's a master class of how to behave in a social setting. The accent doesn't hurt either!

[@tomimpala]

He's got a Henry Cavill vibe, I think

[@maryg.1014]

He's phenomenal. So glad that I learned about him through Slow Horses.

[@BatmanHQYT]

@@tomimpala Much better actor than Cavill.

[@chrismccready5432]

Was that the one with the triple-take? V funny lol

[@beckscarbajal7596]

@@chrismccready5432 haha yes! He's been on Graham Norton a few times but the triple take bit was the best. 😂

[@skranz2732]

Slow Horses - Easily one of the best shows available today! 👍

[@RH-wj4rz]

Oh yes!

[@philipribchester1994]

Fact.

[@itsmeprasad1987]

Quality over quantity

[@pairuptech]

Love this show!!

[@lynnstlaurent6789]

I read all the books and had no idea how they would cast Jackson Lamb. The casting is incredible top to bottom.

[@juliereiley9579]

Fabulous show. I love it. I want to add a shout out re Saskia Reeves for her truly outstanding performance as Catherine Standish.

[@Venturakid]

Anyone remember her in season one of ‘Luther’ as Idris Elba’s boss? Great actress

[@deeobrien5417]

@@Venturakidare you kidding? That’s the same actor??? I’ve watched Luther more than once and never put this together!!! The differences in their characters are unbelievable! I love Standish so much, she plays her beautifully. I don’t know if I wish I hadn’t known that now, I was not a fan of Luther’s boss after season one finale decision and loved the guy that took over

[@marioguidotomasone1265]

Ok, here's a task for you: find a single character/actor combo which is not just brilliant in the whole show.

[@dpej5167]

Saskia deserves so much admiration for her whole career. SUCH a great actor. She's in everything but just disappears into the character. One of those greats Americans just don't know.

[@mariabolt3881]

@@juliereiley9579 She's Fab as STANDISH!

[@davidadams3408]

Jack's the right age for Bond, learning from the best as well. He's never been on my radar fully for the role but the more I watch him the more I can see him in the playing Bond.

[@mechanicaldavid4827]

And he's already nailed the orphan angle...

[@ClaraDarko]

Yeah, he would be a good Bond. Sadly, it seems it's going to be Aaron Taylor Johnson.

[@_TheDudeAbides_]

Bond is passé now. There can be so much more interesting roles.

[@stephenmiller7776]

Was also thinking this after watching slow horses

[@j4ngus]

Hes my pick

[@mvvpro8688]

Slow Horses is one of the few shows I look forward to when a new season is announced.

[@hockeybyulf]

Slow horses is an amazing show!

[@maureensmith7532]

From the first 5 mins of episode 1 season 1 I was hooked and Slow Horses just gets better and better.

[@michaeldonovan3959]

I keep my Apple TV subscription, post Ted Lasso, thanks to Slow Horses, mostly! It is a great great series. Glad to see Mr. Lowden making the mainstream tele rounds.

[@themanofsand1]

i love that he calls him River at the end ...

[@melanies.6030]

Good catch! Haha..sounded like Stephen tried to catch himself, but it was too late!😄

[@iamthatguy8071]

Gary Oldman's performance in slow horses is among the best you'll ever see in your life

[@drewcampbell8555]

That's your new Bond, right there.

[@themothermarkos]

oh god you're absolutely right.

[@fayesouthall6604]

@@themothermarkosI’d watch him as bond !

[@thewhitewatches6794]

Oh Look, it’s Saorises Ronans husband 🤩😄

[@celestine023]

I know, don’t you feel old? I do! 😂

[@beckscarbajal7596]

@@thewhitewatches6794 if they have kids they're accent is going to be VERY unique lol

[@MichaelH1232]

@@beckscarbajal7596 Thats not how accents work. The kid will have the accent of where they live.

[@DaisyDee5610]

Lucky girl.

[@h2o2630]

Finished Slow Horses (all four seasons in like three days) AND IT WAS AMAZING! Definitely going to pick up the books too! ❤

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

Books are even funnier.

[@linam764]

Love the Scottish accents, Jack Lowden and Slow Horses 🤩

[@vlvr]

Slow Horses is an outstanding show. Watch it if you haven't!

[@joshhearingthedj]

Jack does a phenomenal job. I almost stopped watching during episode 1 of season 4 because I was so sad at first. - I’m glad I made it through until the end because holy moly 😮!!! What a good show. 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@deeobrien5417]

Did a rewatch to catch up on it for season and it’s such a delight and also he’s absolutely brilliant in it, the humour he plays River with is so good! Like someone with a lot more seniority actually, he melds so well with those legends!

[@Venusanddiamonds]

He is an great actor

[@PassiveAgressive319]

My family are obsessed with this show!

[@joannejohnson7006]

Thank you for the introduction to this series. Definitely going to watch. Outlander was incredible and the landscape just amazing. What a beautiful country 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Drsirkin]

I love Outlander too...

[@joycediggs4617]

Love his accent! 😊

[@Tkramer27]

Best cast, best writing, best directing! Slow Horses!

[@tammyd.970]

😂I was so surprised to hear him speaking with a Scottish accent! Lol! Had no idea... It sounds so nice on him, and it's completely understandable. I wish he was allowed to use it more often. What a shame! The red beard is always a nice touch too. 😉 Slow Horses is so good. One of the best shows I have seen in a long time. Jack is fantastic in it, and the divine Gary Oldman never disappoints. I highly recommend giving it a watch if you haven't already!

[@tangoangel2782]

Scottish accent is the absolutely best sounding accent in the world (I am not Scottish at all).

[@JonnM]

I agree. My two favourite accents are Scottish and Irish.

[@sleeper9]

I can’t believe Stephen didn’t bring up that Jack just played Sauron

[@PassiveAgressive319]

Or he just got married to Saiorse Ronan

[@jorylu666]

Was about to comment on Stephen NOT getting hyped about talking with Sauron! Love watching him geek out on Tolkien.

[@beckscarbajal7596]

Probably because, like any true Tolkien fan, Stephan is secretly denying that RoP exists. 😂

[@shuntera]

@@PassiveAgressive319 Apparently they've just bought a place in the Scottish Borders

[@sethd6485]

@@beckscarbajal7596I’ve been a Tolkien fan since i was in the fifth grade and i am enjoying Rings of Power. it’s not the PJ films (which also deviated significantly from established lore), but it is very much made in the spirit of Tolkien by people who clearly love Tolkien. season two is a helluva lot better than season one so far you just have to remember it’s an adaptation. television and fiction are vastly different storytelling mediums. and to me, criticizing lore deviations isn’t legit media criticism. real media criticism involves discussions on the aspects of film production that went into making the show - directing, narrative structure, production design, acting, etc etc. far too many fans get hung up on insignificant lore deviations and never really go on to discuss and debate the merits of the show in a nuanced way. plenty of Tolkien fans like the show.

[@meandthepotatoes4916]

Was recommended Slow Horses by a few people and only just got around to it a few weeks ago. Already finished it.. amazing

[@jimcorlett]

Seen him last Saturday in the pavilion theatre in Glasgow in the fifth step outstanding performance

[@lucypoole1232]

The books are addictive!

[@mariabolt3881]

Love Love Love the books.

[@R1dcully]

Peter Capaldi saying in Deep Breath with his magnificent Scottish Accent: "Why is no one speaking normal - It's like you all developed a fault" . Just Brilliant.

[@pennygleeson5029]

Ohhhhh Peter Capaldi ❤️❤️ second only to David Tennant ❤️❤️❤️❤️ there's just something about the Scots - sigh ❤️❤️

[@mechanicaldavid4827]

​@pennygleeson5029 YES, please put those 3 (well, maybe Paul Higgins, he's got great chemistry with Capaldi in Thick Of It) in a room with a sound boom and camera crew - any script for the workshop, but maybe 12 Angry Men, you'd only need 4 Scots.

[@lashendawest7509]

We love jack lowden

[@markbois6046]

"Happy Birthday." Nailed it!

[@carolynrabbani6469]

Love his droll wit, love Slow Horses, great interview.

[@saii_xci]

Wait wait wait. Did he say, "River, thank you so much" 😄😄

[@Chichi-ld1eo]

I need to see Dunkirk again, maybe my 15th time. Such an amazingly and exploring film experience.

[@clothilde1623]

The first time I watched Dunkirk, when it finished I immediately watched it again! Incredible film.

[@annagiannetti7665]

What a charmer 😉

[@Birdsong-Annalee]

If someone could turn that Happy Birthday into a gif you'd be doing a community service.

[@thea.07.08]

I sooooo LOVE Slow horses

[@mrk2K10]

There is one moment in the series, I forgot where, he can’t hide his Scottish accent when he says ‘You’. Brilliant series, great plots, regularly tense, but most importantly, there is humour in it. A rare thing nowadays as far as Tv series go.

[@TimesFM4532]

The insults are amazing

[@westleywest7259]

Oldman cracks me up!

[@Phoenix-nl2ut]

Slow horses is so good

[@sjjas7271]

love slow horses!

[@ariadnaju421]

They are all great actors in a great show

[@fayeb.5855]

Jackson Lamb and the gang are back for season 4. So great. 😄

[@mrs.manrique7411]

Would love to see him in another RoP flashback as Mairon/Sauron. 🤩

[@emeraldeyes58]

Love the Scottish accent!! It's sexy and dramatic. C'mon movie and show producers, what are you thinking??

[@harro16]

Brilliant show 'cos of the. brilliant. cast. ❤

[@olink7876]

Holy cow Stephen, your shaking hands with Sauron.

[@friendlier]

I love him. Two recommendations: Jack as Siegfried Sassoon in Terence Davies' "Benediction", and as Morrissey in "England Is Mine" by Mark Gill. A terrific actor.

[@bradenmckinley2648]

Great to see you back again,, my family and I have always enjoyed your commentary,,and jokes,,, keep up the good work

[@jessk457]

Love slow horses

[@Sandra-lu3ri]

Wanna see more interviews of his!!

[@claudiazg9932]

He seems like such a sweet

[@chloevernier1171]

Stephen didn’t even speak about Jack doing Sauron in Rings of Power, I’m quite surprised since he’s the ultimate LOTR fan

[@kayeroskaft9619]

Those Mick Herron books are marvelous

[@zackyvwasin339]

The way he switch to Scottish accent immediately at the end was so impressive

[@clothilde1623]

Eh? He was speaking in a Scottish accent the entire time! He just said “Happy birthday” incredibly deadpan.

[@LiamBrady_AFC]

One reason why Jack Lowden would be good as James Bond is because he is good looking and you can believe a lot of these Bond girls would be easily bedded by him, this is not to say that the Eon Bonds were not good looking just that he is probably better looking than all the others with the exception of Brosnan. True that a lot of women always say they prefer their men to be tall, dark (e.g. not Blond) and handsome but there are quite a few that say they prefer blond men, hard to say what the percentage or ratio is? There is also a large quantity who wouldn't mind dark haired or light haired men as long as they are good looking. Slow Horses shows Jack Lowden can handle the action scenes and seems very believable as an action hero, please make him the next Bond.

[@PhilipJacksonesq]

Omg - talk about making the whole conversation about everyone else. He’s a great actor in his own right. Made it feel like he was an intern.

[@maxibluft]

I'm not into dudes but this guy almost makes me doubt that, what an absolutely gorgeous man. He's basically the young British Tom Cruise, if Hollywood has any idea what they're doing they'd hire him right now to be the next Ethan Hunt, James Bond or whatever other massive franchise.

[@croweau]

WHAT a charmer. If he's not the next Bond, that franchise has lost it

[@andycrawford8110]

The TV series is great, but the books (by Mick Herron) are brilliant!

[@sevendegrees]

Gorgeous

[@elizaheathen]

saoirse is lucky af

[@lazyperfectionist1]

It's a pity that there aren't more parts with Scottish accents. The Scottish accent is so _cool._

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Stephen never disappoints

[@markanderson831]

Much like James McAvoy, Jack Lowden knows how to animate his face. A small raise of an eyebrow here, a dimple deepening there… he knows how to convey so much with his face. He might consider Price, Scott-Thomas, and Oldman as masters, but he gave us a masterclass on expressive acting right there.

[@334ru]

One of my favorite actors of all time

[@mechanicaldavid4827]

RE: The Scottish being bearers of bad news: didn't help that half of Burns' poems are about heartbreak, loss and the call of the grave. And maist of those were about the guid auld days!

[@francinamanning2320]

He's funny 😂.

[@ghilemaer]

Jack was just in The Rings of Power and Stephen didn't ask him about it??

[@Sandra-lu3ri]

Love Jack Love Slow Horses

[@williamcarter3933]

It's difficult for British TV to match the budgets of American TV shows but they can match the level with great writing and great acting.....what a show!

[@jennifergreermusic]

He is so fine.

[@zindabyne]

How can they not give him the Bond gig? Just how?

[@Torontoarab]

Great, great show 👏

[@strangeandforeignca]

Good god, he's gorgeous.

[@tomimpala]

Very nice man x

[@WillGroveBend]

I get no cross promotion and no free advertising and all that, etc... but I'm surprised Colbert could restrain himself from talking about Jack Lowden playing Sauron in the first episode of season 2 of rings of power.

[@rebekka9845]

He is the cudest ❤😄

[@TrueAlpha100]

Saoirse Ronan’s husband seems nice 👍

[@sd8974]

How did Stephen not mention he played Sauron in Rings of Power??? Surely he noticed?

[@Toby-asdf]

How dare y’all not mention his role in the War and Peace mini-series. That’s where I first noticed him and he was quite good in that fantastic adaption.

[@maxmd9218]

He is the husband of Saoirse Ronan, right???

[@user-lv5bt3nt3r]

Loved Slow Horses. But jack lowden’s turn as the flawed, but very human, Nikolai (Count Rostov) in War and Peace deserves a shout out. Funny story about scottish pilots in ww2. Flight sergeant ferguson of the RAF was shot down in September 1940 during the battle of britain. Coming in for a glide crash landing he was repeatedly attacked by german fighters. His plane cut through power lines and then did a belly landing on a golf course. When members of the golf club arrived to help, sergeant ferguson was out of his spitfire, very agitated, and speaking at an enormous pace. The funny bit? The golf club’s members could only understand the swear words he was using - of which there were a lot - and thought he was a polish pilot, speaking in polish. It was only after they got him to the clubhouse and he’d downed a few whiskeys that they realised he was scottish. Many years later, some of the club members who witnessed this still thought he was polish (‘he didnt speak any english, but, my word, he had learned a lot of english swear words”).

[@westleywest7259]

Such a great show! I hope they (Apple TV) don’t wreck it after a few seasons. (Ie. Where’s Severance?) They really blew it with that one! How long has it been MIA? No one cares anymore… Anyway, Jack, Gary and Kirsten are excellent, as are the rest of the cast, the writers and director. And… Mick on a fab theme song! Kudos! Luck at the Emmy's✨✨✨

[@timbeaton5045]

I did hear rumours of issues within the production team of Severance, so that may not be down to Apple, as such.

[@maxibluft]

Severance S2 is coming in Jan

[@peterfedun-sk3jt]

Slow Horses is excellent

[@xonvaldez]

The fact that Stephen did not bring up that Lowden's portraits Sauron in his original physical form in season 2 of LOTR The Rings of Power 😢.

[@jdvannoy99]

Did he call him “River” there at the end? Regardless, enjoyed the interview and love Slow Horses.

[@NewMessage]

He needs to host a blooper show.

[@blessingsoutlaw]

Jack honey…you’re fiddling with your right thigh throughout the interview like it’s on fire! 😮😮

[@firebird189]

Soothing technique perhaps

[@westleywest7259]

Mom! Stop critiquing my interviews!

[@mytfinn3]

You didn’t even ask Lowdon about playing Sauron in the new Rings of Power! Are you feeling alright? I mean I also love Slow Horses, but this seems like an oversight for a Lord of the Rings fan such as yourself.

[@thefilmandmusic]

It’s a great show

[@manoloortiz5175]

Is he already the next Bond?!

[@prathameshmundasad8833]

Should have asked him about LOTR

[@MR.GL1.1.1TCH]

Awe... how'd you know it is my birthday?! ❤🎉

[@comedyfish]

Now I know how Americans feel when a person they assumed was American turns up in an interview with an English accent

[@stevenporter4592]

He was great as Sauron

[@levistan8394]

River!

[@aeolia80]

Wait, he's married to Saoirse, right!!! and it was never brought up!?, lol, I wonder if they were told not to bring it up, lol

[@RandomVideosFirst]

Omg didn’t know he’s a Scot lol , just thought he was a posh English boy from London or out in the sticks