Downton Abbeywas the perfect show to transport its audience to another time.
While displaying moments of history, it also introduced the world to the Crawley family and their help.
So let’s take a look now at what the cast ofDownton Abbeylooks like in real life.
She had one of the more noticeable transformations from character to real-life looks.
I hadn’t thought of that."
But this perception changed over the years.
If anything, Carmichael was noticed more so for her character’s status rather than her looks.
She also shared, “People ask me to go horse-riding and things.
I’ve watched people talk to Michelle like she’s the queen she’sLady Mary.”
And as for Dockery, she was ready to take on a new jot down of role onceDownton Abbeycompleted.
And that’s exactly what she did.
Shespoke withVanity Fairabout her new and very different role in the showGood Behavior.
I don’t mind shocking people.
Bonneville will most likely be the lord ofDownton Abbeyfor the rest of his life.
As he described toEntertainment Tonight, “I’m enjoying semi-retirement, staring at my garden.
My roots are firmly in the glorious county of West Sussex.
I suppose I’m gettinglazierin my old age.”
While he wouldn’t say no to the right role, he isn’t on the hunt for one.
“That’s what keeps me going.”
The actress played Anna Bates, andspoke withAllurein 2015 about her character’s look.
You’re never supposed to take the shine away from the upstairs, the family.
It’s your job to blend into the background.
Everything had to be dulled down, and nothing too bright or glamorous or anything.
They had to dull down my hair, my face.
Just a dulled-down version of me."
So how muchmakeupexactly did Froggatt wear?
She said, “Just foundation and a tiny bit ofblush.
So I don’t look dead.”
During the interview, Froggatt shared her big plans for when the show finally wrapped.
Hint: it’s the opposite of dull.
I’m quite a girlie girl myself."
The character and the actor may look very similar, but their outfit choices would definitely be different.
Similar to Froggatt, Logan’s character had a very toned down appearance onDownton Abbey.
And it’s not just their looks.
This actress and her character differ in other ways as well.
It was just something you didn’t do.
You joined the bank or became a teacher or whatever you did."
Still, that didn’t stop Logan from working to pursue the dream.
“I suggested it to my careers adviser who said no basically.
‘Why would you want to do that, you’ll never get the grades?’
He was talking about being a drama teacher, and that’s not what I was talking about.”
This makes Carter easily spotted as the fan-favorite character.
Speaking withThe Telegraphabout being noticed by fans, he shared, “I get recognised quite a lot.
Aside from the period-themed outfits that Cora wore, the on-screen and off-screen looks don’t differ much.
McGovern has been very open about her appearance in the past.
When interviewed byThe Sun(viaIndependent) she spoke about her acting career throughout the years.
I find that liberating.”
In fact, Nicol wouldn’t have had it any other way.
She shared during an interviewwithParade, “I wouldn’t swap her for the world.”
“Bates was very interior and internal and subtextual,” CoyletoldE!
“You weren’t quite sure what he was thinking.
Is he a killer?
So we cleverly, I think, played with that, and you don’t know.
We had fun with that.”
The actor has since moved on to new roles, mainly in film.
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, onDownton Abbeywas certainly no exception.
But Smith transforms so well into her character, it’s to think the actress is Violet Crawley herself.
During an interview withCBS News, she revealed she did her best to get out of wearing it.
She said, “In actual fact, I have to say that I did cheat a bit.
But her career truly took off once she joined theDownton Abbeycast.
The actress has since been seen in many films, including 2015’sCinderellaand 2017’sBaby Driver.
It’s a quirk the actress is aware of.
“I’m really anonymous,” shetold theIndependent.
“I think I’m quite chameleon-y.
I look quite different on camera to how I look in the flesh.
Some people have such unique faces or such a strong look that you could’t help but notice them.
I don’t think I’m really like that.”
While the actor may now look a bit different with facial hair, he can’t hide from hisDowntonfans.
“The way Matthew went was out of my handsbut it was rather shocking.
However, McShera was able to put a positive spin on the situation.
She explained, “It’s kind of good because you don’t care any more.
I can never look quite so awful in real life.
