Pictured: Nonso Anozie as Samson
British actor Nonso Anozie, who had a breakout performance as Xaro Xhoan Daxos in HBO's critically acclaimed series Game of Thrones, is set to appear as Samson in the 10-part miniseries The Bible, airing on the History Channel beginning on March 3. The series, which updates the Scriptures with a more diverse cast and CGI effects, was produced by husband-and-wife team Mark Burnett (The Voice, Survivor, The Apprentice) and Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel).
Anozie gave us the lowdown on how he got the role and what it was like working on the series.
On how he got the part of Samson:
It's funny, you know how people say divine intervention? I go to church regularly, and my pastor gives me passages to read to the congregation, and I do that quite regularly. So January of last year, he gave me a piece about Samson -- about how God had given you a blessing and how you have to be careful with it. Then I got a phone call; they wanted me for another role. I said I do like the role of Samson if they haven't cast that yet. So the fact that it was the last thing I read in church really stood out to me.
On working with Downey and Burnett:
I really love how they shot the series. It was really amazing. It was really a good spirit and energy. I never met people who had such enthusiasm for what they're doing. They are just two individuals who are driven. Everything that was shot, they were there to oversee. [They were like,] "We've made good money. Let's do something we really believe in." I saw that unfolding before my eyes.
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SOURCE: The Root
Julia Chance is a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based journalist and the author of Sisterfriends: Portraits of Sisterly Love. Genetta M. Adams is a contributing editor for The Root. Follow her onTwitter.
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