'Stranger Things 4' Star Jamie Campbell Bower on 'Beautiful Experience' of Playing Vecna (Exclusive)
etonline.comseason 4 finale.If there’s one newcomer who has made a lasting impact on, it is Jamie Campbell Bower who joined the Netflix series as the villainous Vecna aka Henry Creel aka One, who wreaked havoc on Hawkins, Indiana, in season 4. “First of all, I was genuinely overwhelmed with gratitude to be a part of the show,” Bower tells ET’s Will Marfuggi. “It really was a very strange and just beautiful experience, the whole process of getting the role, meeting Matt and Ross [Duffer] and working with the cast and the crew.
I’ve got nothing but beautiful love to say.” Not only did the 33-year-old English actor have a great experience onset, but “relished” in getting to play such an epic role in the latest, massive installment of the hit series. “I always loved characters that have truth and grit and, you know, honesty to them,” he says. “I saw a lot of honesty in Henry, in One and in Vecna, too.
For me, as an actor and as an artist now, I’m always looking to go as far as I can. And this was an opportunity to do that.”Bower adds, “It was just amazing, a total joy.” The actor also recognizes the fact that audiences not only think Vecna is the scariest villain to join the series, but one of the scariest things they’ve seen on TV in a long time. “I giggle often,” he says. “I’m British, so I’m often terrible at even, you know, receiving praise at all.
But it takes a village, right? And to be able to be a small part of bringing something like this to life is a privilege and it’s an honor.” Of course, when he auditioned for the series, he didn’t know the full scale of the character he was going to play.
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