Morfydd Clark: What you don’t know about me | Bazaar UK

“The best piece of career advice I’ve ever had was actually given to me by a New Zealander,“ Morfydd Clark tells us. “An actor called Rawiri Jobe told me that you’ve got to realise when you’re on a job, that’s when you’re on holiday. The bits in-between is the work.“ The Sweden-born, Welsh actress is talking to us from her current home in Auckland, where she’s spent most of the last year working on a top-secret Lord of the Rings project - one which will no doubt propel her from emerging talent to bonafide star. But it was her breakthrough role in 2019’s psychological thriller Saint Maud which set film critics abuzz. Clark describes Saint Maud as “absolutely the film that changed my life“, and it’s seen her shortlisted for BAFTA’s EE Rising Star Award as a result - the eventual winner of which will be voted for by the public. Jennifer Ehle co-stars in the thriller, playing a cancer patient assigned for care to a sinister, psychotic nurse (Clark). She describes being shortlisted for the EE Rising Star Award as “completely bizarre - yes I’d say bizarre is the main thing“. She continues: “But also it’s just wonderful to be in a list of names that I admire so much. Florence Pugh, John Boyega... Well, everybody who’s previously been nominated for this award I think are wonderful. So to be amongst that list is really special.“ From her guilty pleasure to what makes her happiest and the advice she’d give her teenage self, discover everything you don’t yet know about Morfydd Clark in our exclusive video above. Don’t miss out on our latest video ►► // ABOUT BAZAAR UK // The essential edit of chic, high-end style delivered with editorial flair, Harper’s Bazaar UK is your source for red carpet moments, beauty and skincare, catwalk fashion trends from the runway, celebrity interviews and coverage of the hottest A-list events.