STACK Magazine April 2015 Issue 126

114 / 114

with MARCWARREN
1 2
How did you come to be
involved in The Musketeers ?
MARKWARREN: I took seven
months off last year and I was in
Prague anyway, so I met up with Tom
Burke a couple of times because he’s a
friend of mine. I knew that he was doing
The Musketeers and he said that there was
probably going to be baddie part coming up;
the main villain of the show for series two.
So I’d expressed an interest in doing that,
and I’d seen the show and liked the look of
it. It was more a direction I wanted to go in
career-wise, plus I really love Prague so it was
a no-brainer really.
Tell us about your character.
I play Comte de Rochefort, who is the
villain of the piece; he got put in a Spanish
prison and the King of France didn’t pay his
ransom, so he got tortured. This obviously
affected him and he’s dangerous. Rochefort
comes over to France and tries to worm his
way into court, and works his way into being
King Louis’ right hand man. Also alongside
that he is trying to get close to the Queen,
who he used to know when they were both
younger. Basically he’s just horrible; he’s got
no redeeming features at all apart from that
his love of the Queen!
Was it good playing a villain?
It’s always good playing a baddie. They’re
easy to play and also if you get a bit annoyed
during the day at other things, you can just
use it during the work! If you’re tired and
angry you can channel it into the character.
Are there any scenes that were particularly
challenging?
There is one later in the series where
Rochefort puts the Queen under threat.
It was one of the hardest scenes to film
physically and it was quite challenging. It was
a long tough day that! Rochefort is great to
play though – I just learn the lines, turn up
and do it and get to be horrible!
Have you enjoyed filming out in Prague?
Yeah, I’ve enjoyed it! It’s gone so quickly.
Seven months and I think it’s one of the
quickest jobs I’ve ever done – I just don’t
know where the time has gone. It’s very
beautiful out here. I’ve been coming for
nineteen years and I’ve worked over here
about five times I think, so it’s a bit like a
home from home really.
Did you bond with boys on set?
I think the boys are fantastic. I’m a big fan
of them and I’ve certainly bonded with them
on set, but I don’t tend to socialise that much
with everyone. They’re great boys and I’ve
had a lovely time with them, they make me
laugh a lot. They are such incredible looking
lads as well – you don’t want to sit next
to them in make-up! They are all fantastic
looking guys anyway, but especially when you
put them in their leathers and on their horses!
What would you like audiences to get from
the show?
That’s something I never really personally
think about really, I just turn up and do my
work and then forget about it. The rest of
it isn’t really in my control. Once you get
involved in it too much, I think that way in
madness lies, so I’ve just learnt to let it go.
But I think audiences are certainly in for a
visual treat. It looks fantastic and there’s
ty of love interests this series. More
f the same great fighting and horse-
riding! I hear that the series has sold
really well over the world as well
which is great.