The Making of Outlander by Tara Bennett

Author:Tara Bennett [Bennett, Tara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2016-10-18T00:00:00+00:00

SPOTLIGHT:

LOTTE VERBEEK AS GEILLIS DUNCAN

Dutch actress Lotte Verbeek hasn’t been in the acting game that long, but she’s already made a name for herself playing enigmatic beauties who often know more than they’re willing to share. There’s something in her eyes and the impish curve of her smile that’s beguiling and a little dangerous.

Hence the perfect fit of Verbeek to Outlander’s Geillis Duncan, the red-haired firebrand who knows many a thing about keeping secrets. “I tend to like roles that are a little mysterious,” the actress says with a smile. “As in real life, you don’t get the full person at first glance, ever. There’s always a story behind everybody. I think the characters that sometimes make an effort to cover that up, or present themselves in a different way, those characters are extra interesting.”

Geillis certainly fits that description as a character, but interestingly enough, Verbeek initially auditioned to play Claire. Sometime later, Verbeek says, her agent came back with a request by the casting team for her to read for another part, Geillis Duncan.

“When I saw how Geillis is described as being Scottish, tall, blond, and green-eyed, I was like, ‘Well, that’s not me,’ ” she laughs. “But my agent encouraged me to just have a play with it, so I did. The first scene you actually see me in the first season, that was my audition piece.”

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