How playing a real person changed Paraic's acting forever

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Paraic walked into the War Project thinking he understood what acting was.
Ten weeks later, playing Alan Turing (one of the most complex, brilliant and misunderstood minds in history) he realised he had only scratched the surface.

In this episode, Paraic gives us a rare, honest insight into what it truly means to disappear into a character. No script. No safety net. Just ten weeks of living inside the mind of a man trying to break codes and win a war, with no idea what was coming next.

He opens up about the overthinking that used to hold him back and the moment everything clicked (HINT: when he stopped trying to play Alan Turing and started to find him).

He shares the exact moment he discovered the essence of the character and how he got there and the completely new way of prepping and connecting to a role that he has carried with him ever since.

He also gets candid about what he thought acting was when he first started, and what he now knows it actually is. Two very different things.

This is the episode that will make you question everything you thought you knew about how to approach a character, and show you what becomes possible when you commit completely.

Because some actors disappear into characters. And after this episode, you'll understand exactly why - and how.

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