(L) Top by PETER PILOTTO. (R) Top by WHISTLES. Skirt by PETER PILOTTO.
What book/ movie/ TV show do you think you’ve recommended more than any other?
Philomena, The Help and Big Little Lies probably are my most recent big 3 for recommendations.
What are you happy that happened while you were alive and at an age where you could/ can understand and remember?
Being taught to read is a personal memory that’s so important to me and one I remember vividly. On a wider scale, I’m happy to have been able to witness the outcry from women across the world for equal rights and see everyone come together for the Women’s Marches. It was unbelievably moving. The legalisation of same sex marriage across the world is something else I am so happy to have witnessed in my life. There’s still a way to go but it’s been amazing to watch the domino effect of positivity allowing love to be recognised – no matter what the gender combination.
What stands out as the best or worst day you’ve had in recent memory?
I actually had a best/ worst day recently when I’d had one too many job rejections. It momentarily crushes you. I was sat in the hairdressers crying with mirrors all around and everyone looking over staring. They were probably thinking I was having a breakdown about a bad hair cut. I was at such a low point. I think that’s the hardest part of being an actor. You never get used to rejection but when you get the call saying you’ve got the job, it makes it all worth it. Thankfully at the end of this day, I got the call which makes it all worth it saying I’d got a job.
(L) Top by PETER PILOTTO. (R) Top by WHISTLES. Skirt by PETER PILOTTO.
What is the last song you looked up after hearing it in a film or on TV?
September Song from Big Little Lies
Is there a particular piece of imperfect art that you admire more because of its flaws?
Lowry’s matchstick figures milling around in depictions of industrial Northern England. I love how childlike they are. They’re not big loud paintings, they show every day life from a perspective that doesn’t glamourise it. They’re painted in a simple style in basic neutral colours which then becomes something beautiful.
What job should be tip-worthy?
Teachers, doctors and rescue workers. The people that are unsung heroes and fighting to help the world. They should get all the tips!
Do you find that it is more challenging working with ‘name’ or ‘established’ directors (ex. Guy Ritchie on King Arthur: Legend of the Sword), where you’re coming to work with an expectation of them and their body of work?
In my small experience so far in the industry, I haven’t noticed a change or a challenge working with more established names. Perhaps I will but, so far, the people I’ve worked with have been passionate and easygoing. I think there’s a certain air of confidence that a person gets if they’ve been highly recognised for their work, or perhaps they’re just better at disguising their insecurities – I haven’t worked it out yet.
Millie Brady can be seen now in The Last Kingdom on Netflix (US) and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword in cinemas worldwide.
As told to Paul Vaughan for TPJ
Creative Director & Photographer: Jessie Craig
Stylist: Francesca Turner
Hair: Fabio Nogueira
Makeup: Adele Sanderson
