Bella Ramsey says their neurodivergence “massively” influences their acting
nme.comThe Last Of Us star Bella Ramsey has discussed how their neurodivergence has shaped their acting craft.The actor found out they were neurodivergent while they were filming the smash-hit HBO show after “thinking for years” they were so. “o find that out whilst filming this show was super special,” they told Elle earlier this year.In a new interview with The Times, Ramsey was asked if their neurodivergence influences their acting, to which they said “Massively.”“I don’t know if I’d be an actor if it wasn’t for that.
One of my things is I’m very perceptive, sometimes too perceptive. I get paralysed because I just see everything – it takes me four hours to get round Tesco’s.”Ramsey received particular praise for their starring role as 14-year-old protagonist Ellie in the TV adaptation of the popular video game.
They appear opposite Pedro Pascal’s Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting Ellie to safety amid a zombie apocalypse.In a four-star review of the show’s debut season, NME wrote: “When The Last Of Us was announced, a vocal corner of the internet exploded into anxious anticipation, some sniping that Ramsey didn’t look enough like Ellie.
Gamers have been burned before by poorly conceived adaptations of their favourite titles, so they were naturally skeptical. But they needn’t have been.
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