What would you do for your family? That’s the question asked repeatedly in the Irish crime drama Kin, and the answer is often accompanied by bursts of violence and dead bodies on the ground. Starring Daredevil‘s Charlie Cox as a recently released criminal hell-bent on revenge, the series stars some of Ireland’s best actors, including recent Oscar nominee Ciarán Hinds and Peaky Blinders‘ Aidan Gillen.
Does that take you out of preparing for the role? How did you approach the role of Amanda when you also had to keep in mind COVID set protocols? I got a lot of help from Charlie [Cox]. He was really so seasoned and he encouraged me to say, “Oh, can I just do one more take?” He made me realize filming a show is a collaborative effort and it’s not just do as you’re told. There’s a lot going on in-between the scenes and in-between the takes.
Amanda has the most dramatic arc in the series. What were some of the challenges in conveying that transformation? She starts in one place as a sort of innocent and then ends up in another place where she is knee-deep in crime.