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The Sister is ITV’s new psychological thriller, created by Luther’s Neil Cross but who plays the eccentric and reclusive Bob? Express.co.uk has everything you need to know.
Who plays Bob in The Sister?
Award-winning actor Bertie Carvel stars as Bob in The Sister.
In The Sister, Bob is an academic, working as a ‘paranormal expert’ and was once well known for his work.
However, when viewers meet Bob, his life has taken a much darker turn – he lives alone, unemployed and his sanity is broken.
He, alongside Nathan (played by Russell Tovey), is hiding a dark secret, involving the disappearance of Elise (Simone Ashley) who went missing over a decade ago.
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Speaking to Express.co.uk and other press, Bertie Carvel opened up about playing the role of reclusive Bob.
He said: “Parts like this, where you’re getting to dig inside, an experience that you haven’t necessarily had but it’s somewhere deep down in your imagination really appealed to me and particularly if it comes with dressing up.”
He continued: “I really enjoy working on translations from novels, because there’s so much to dig around in so much hinterland, you can draw on.
“As with this, actually, that it’s a transposition, it’s not a straight lifting from one medium to another.
Speaking to Express.co.uk and other press, Bertie Carvel opened up about playing the role of reclusive Bob.
He said: “Parts like this, where you’re getting to dig inside, an experience that you haven’t necessarily had but it’s somewhere deep down in your imagination really appealed to me and particularly if it comes with dressing up.”
He continued: “I really enjoy working on translations from novels, because there’s so much to dig around in so much hinterland, you can draw on.
“As with this, actually, that it’s a transposition, it’s not a straight lifting from one medium to another.
“There were compromises in new things that you find out and I really enjoy that process.
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“But this was kind of the best of both worlds because, of course, it was Neil’s translation of his own work. So you were getting both ends of the thing.”
Carvel is an Olivier and Tony award-winning actor, best known for his performances as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical and Rupert Murdoch in Ink.
His television credits include Jonathan Strange in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Simon Foster in Doctor Foster and Frank Temple in Baghdad Central.
Carvel is also well known for playing Bamatabois in the 2012 film Les Misérables, starring alongside Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter.
He was born in Marylebone, London and attended the University of Sussex before going on to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
In 2019, Carvel married his long term partner, actress Sally Scott.
Scott is well known for playing Nell Hathaway in Lewis and Samantha Cameron in Channel 4’s award-winning drama Coalition.
In May 2020, the couple welcomed their first child.
In The Sister, Carvel stars alongside Russell Tovey, Amrita Acharia, Simone Ashley and Nina Toussaint-White.
Fans have taken to Twitter to praise Carvel’s performance in The Sister.
One fan tweeted: “Bertie Carvel is putting in an outstanding performance in #TheSister showing how versatile actors can be.”
A second fan added: “Well I thoroughly enjoyed #TheSister suitably creepy, easy to follow (not sure why people are moaning about the flashbacks, they give a date every time they do it) and @bertiecarvel doing what he does best!!”
A third fan said: “Bertie Carvel is really creepy in The Sister .”
The Sister continues tonight at 9pm on ITV
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