Watching Netflix’sThe Crown, the first thing that strikes you is the impeccable casting.
Curious to find out more about this up-and-coming star?
Here is the untold truth of Erin Doherty.
In addition to her distinctive south London drawl, Doherty reportedly has a laid-back, easy-going personality.
Interviewers often comment on her fun-loving nature, her chilled out style, and her lack of formality.
It’s no wonder her co-star Josh O’Connor lovingly referred to her as a “Cockney geezer.”
As he toldTown & Country, the actress “couldn’t be further” from Princess Anne.
As she said toThe Italian Reve,she “grew up just adoring” the actress.
She explained that her slight resemblance to Streep was part of what first intrigued her.
As a kid, Doherty apparently binged every Streep film she could find.
As she toldElle, she would even “rewind little bits and wonder how she was doing it.”
“I had to walk up to the stage and ignore her,” she revealed.
As she revealed toTown & Country,she was devoted to playing for her club, the Crawley Wasps.
“We’d win, like, 10-0 we werethatteam,” she recalled.
“I bloody loved it.”
Not surprisingly, the decision made her extra devoted to her craft.
Of course, Doherty still holds a soft spot in her heart for football.
Apparently, she does keepy-uppies in her garden, and even hasrecurring dreamsabout playing again.
However, the path to acting success wasn’t exactly easy for Doherty.
Even though she’d paid her own money for the auditions, she refused to give up.
Not surprisingly, Doherty took the opportunity seriously.
“I didn’t go out, I didn’t party or anything,” she revealed.
“I decided, I’m here for three years, let’s just do it.”
Wow, talk about dedication!
As theObserverput it, she was quickly becoming a “prolific theater actress.”
For her performance inWolfie,The Timescalled her “electrifying” and noted her “remarkable range.”
As for Doherty, being on stage is one of her greatest joys.
“I get such a buzz,” she toldThe Times.
In fact, she even admitted toThe Italian Revethat she’s a massive fan of the 2011Kristen WiigcomedyBridesmaids.
“Bridesmaidsis fantastic,” she gushed.
It sounds like Doherty not only finds the comedy hilarious, but she also loves its groundbreaking nature.
“They just go for it,” Doherty summed up, “and I love it.”
As Doherty toldTown & Country, she got the big news while at a bar with a friend.
After she got the call from her agent, her friend said, “What’s happened?!
Your face has gone purple.”
Of course, Doherty was right her life did change.
“I have hidden from a lot of [the press attention],” she said.
“It was an overload for me.”
As Doherty explained toRefinery29, learning to speak with the new accent wasn’t entirely straightforward.
Discovering Anne’s voice actually helped Doherty understand her on a psychological level, too.
Speaking in this rigid way helped Doherty to discover the pent up anger and hidden emotion in the character.
Doherty confessed to theObserverthat the stylized voice isn’t something she’ll miss.
“I don’t ever have to do it ever again,” she said joyfully.
At the time, theater was definitely her first and greatest love.
However, while acting onThe Crown, Doherty learned to find the same “magic” with film acting.
“Makeup literally took 10 minutes,” she toldTown & Country.
“But hair, sometimes it would take two hours.”
She added that it was “its own beast.
However, Doherty didn’t mind waiting hours on end for the perfect hairstyle.
As she explained, Princess Anne’s hair felt like a big part of how the character expressed herself.
As she explained to theObserver, the experience made her feel more hopeful about the future of her industry.
Nevertheless, Doherty realized that creatives will always find a way to make their work happen.
As she put it, “you might’t get rid of plays.
They won’t go down without a fight.”
She added that it was the play’s darkness and intensity that attracted her.
Sounds like Doherty will continue to defy typecasting of any kind!
In 2020, she spoke toTown & Countryabout her own experience.
After attending sessions for several years, she said, “Everyone should bloody go and do it.
It’s so amazing.”
Doherty also described it as a “gym for your brain.”
Well, it seems as though her stint inThe Crownhas certainly set her career off on the right track.
Her next project is a Netflix feature film, which also starsStar Warsactor John Boyega.
Looks like Doherty may be tackling another new accent in this project!
Doherty also seems to be thrilled at the prospect.
“I’m really, really chuffed,” she gushed in a chat withThe Times.
She even added that there’s another Netflix film in the works which has yet to be announced.
One thing’s for sure this young actress is only just getting started!
