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Hey, are you an actor?
Is the character British?
Theres a good chance youve seen Freddie Fox in something youve watched recently.
Hes been in a slew of shows over the past four of five years.
You get it now.
You know who this guy is.
And you probably hate him already, just based on this image.
This is Freddie Fox doing Freddie Fox things.
Freddie Fox popped up about halfway through the season as a similarly cash-strapped aristocrat who needed help.
You see, he was being blackmailed.
By an investigative journalist.
All because he had a collection of paintings and memorabilia from a divisive artist.
Another screencap will help, I think.
I understand that theres a lot out there, and it might take people time to get to things.
But I dont think theres any way around this one.
Yes, the one you are thinking of.
The show didnt take any liberties with changing the history on this one.
Just devouring every last despicable morsel.
The man has leaned all the way into his niche.
Hes harnessing his powers right in front of our eyes.
Its exciting, in a way.
Thats why I wasso thrilled when he popped upin this season ofHouse of the Dragon.
Whats funny is that he hasnt even done anything that bad, really.
Not yet, at least.
Thats going to throw off the readings for a while.
But anyway, yes, he is still making the face.
Allow me to enter one last screencap into evidence.
This is what I mean about the face.
You see it, right, even in this still image?
You dont even need to watch the show to know how this line sounds.
The dismissive tone comes through so clearly that you’re able to hear it with your eyes somehow.
You want this man to get cooked by a dragon.
You might even want it to happen on a show that doesnt have dragons.
Thats how good he is at being this guy.
I vote we cast him in one of theYellowstonespinoffs and give it a try.
To be clear, theres nothing wrong with any of this.
Alan Rickman dined out on playing a villain for decades.
Jennifer Coolidge ownsa very nice house in New Orleansshe paid for with checks earned from playing flighty goofballs.
Its comforting sometimes seeing an actor appear onscreen and immediately saying Oh, I know who this guy is.
Theres job security in it, too.
Hes the best in the business at being the worst little snot on the screen.
Which brings me back to you, the hypothetical actor I addressed in the introduction.
Freddie Fox has this particular market cornered for the foreseeable future.
