(Whodidn’tget chills watching him completely inhabit the late singer?)
So what does Boynton’s resume look like?
How did she get her start on the silver screen?
What kind of roles does she like to play?
Here’s everything we dug up about Lucy Boynton, the gorgeous girlfriend of Rami Malek.
Rather, her origin story starts thousands of miles away, across the Atlantic Ocean in the Big Apple.
And when she was little, she dreamed not of acting, but working in an animal shelter.
Girl must have had a big love for cats and dogs!
Listening to Boynton speak in interviews, you’re free to’t miss her lilting and endearing British accent.
But, of course, she didn’t have that from the get-go.
She and her sister used to tease each other about their accents, too.
‘I want to be an actress when I grow up,’ she said."
There’s nothing quite like that theater high!
Instead, she was ready to get started ASAP, before she was even a teenager.
So it’s no wonder she took the roleveryseriously.
“It was very intimidating but an utterly thrilling experience,” she revealed in an interview withCrashmagazine.
Can you imagine your first job being so intense?
Reflecting back on her time on set, Boynton has nothing but good things to say about it.
“I feel incredibly lucky to have had that be my introduction to this industry.”
She really nailed the part, too, and held her own among some serious acting heavyweights.
But when it comes to acting, she embraces the proverbial dark side in her work.
“There’s something dark in actors,” she confessed in an interview withThe Beautiful Mind Series.
You have to be an open wound."
That’s a pretty intense approach, but clearly it works for her.
“It quenches some kind of absence in me.”
In that way, she can have a variety of emotional experiences that she otherwise might not have.
The experience turned out to be freeing for her, too.
“It gave me perspective into who I wanted to be.”
And while the film affirmed her identity, she’s almost unrecognizable as a teenage redhead.
The young actresses were afforded a lot of agency, something Boynton really appreciated.
“There was so much trust in us and we had full ownership of our characters.
I had never really had that before,” she continued.
It’s awesome that the film helped her develop so much, and at such an early age.
She was on her way up, and nothing was stopping her.
Then in 2017, she stunned in the J.D.
Salinger biopicRebel in the Ryeas his wife,which provided her with some new challenges.
So there was a lot for her to piece together.
That meant Boynton really had her work cut out for her.
Talk about a jam-packed schedule.
When does she sleep?
Working onMurder on the Orient Expresswas a particularly memorable experience, according to Boynton.
You know everyone brought their A-game to that set!
For one, Boynton cites her personal stylist as her primary inspo.
That’s a seriously sophisticated selection, as Clark’s work is the bomb.
We are 100 percent here for that aesthetic!
But when the opportunity knocked, Boynton broke down the door and ran with it.
In fact, she didn’t even have to formally audition the role was hers from the outset.
She was obviously born to play this part, and made it look effortless.
The verdict is in: there’s just no question that she was the right woman for the job.
“So, it’s truly a family.”
That is absolutely wholesome.
“So the set was very much led by electric Mercury energy.”
Well, with vibes like that around, no wonder everyone got so close!
We suspect she’s including the sparks between her and Malek in that statement, too.
Malek isn’t shy about shouting his love for Boynton from the rooftops, either.
In fact, he did just that during hisacceptance speechfor Best Actor at the 2019 Academy Awards ceremony.
“Lucy Boynton, you’re the heart of this film,” he said from the stage.
“You are beyond immensely talented, you have captured my heart.
Thank you so much.”
And that was after he smooched her repeatedly after his name was announced.
She’s been cast as an American!
“I’m far too intimidated by and in awe of the Ryan Murphy empire to give anything away!
Sounds like this is going to be good, even with just that little bit of info.
So whatcanshe share about the project?
That willdefinitelybe a show to watch.
There’s only one place.
“The UK… no hesitation,” she revealed in an interview withContentsmagazine.
you might take the girl out of London, but you might’t take the London out of the girl.
…one day!”
Writing must be embedded deep in her DNA, then.
That’s the easy part.
The tough part will be figuring out how to squeeze writing into her already jam-packed schedule.
Boynton also aspires to get behind the camera once she has more experience in the industry.
“I would also love to direct one day,” she explained.
Love her dedication to the craft.
There’s plenty of time for that, girl!
