Interview: Chaske Spencer and Hugo Blick

Known for his role in “The Twilight Saga,” Chaske Spencer is starring opposite Emily Blunt in Prime Video’s “The English.” He is joined by writer and director Hugo Blick.

Video Content: Chaske Spencer and Hugo Blick (2022)

SIDEWALKS host Lori Rosales talks to actor Chaske Spencer (“The Twilight Saga”) and filmmaker, writer and director Hugo Blick about their career start and their Prime Video TV series, “The English,” starring Emily Blunt.

Please note: This online version of the interview is slightly different than how it appeared on the TV episode. The sound has been removed from the promotional clips.

Mini-Biography:

Born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and grew up in Montana, actor Chaske Spencer is known for playing Sam Uley in “The Twilight Saga film” series, as well as a recurring role as Deputy Billy Raven in Cinemax’s “Banshee.” Some of Spencer’s early movies are “Skins,” “Dreamkeeper,” and “Into the West,” while his recent features include “Wild Indian, “Woman Walks Ahead,” “Walking Out,” “Desert Cathedral” and “Winter in the Blood.” Spencer’s other TV roles are Chayton Dockery in “Sneaky Pete” and Dominic Masters in “Blindspot.” He plays Eli Whipp in Prime Video’s “The English.”

Hugo Blick is a British filmmaker, director and actor, who may be best known for playing Young Jack Napier, a character who would become The Joker (Jack Nicholson) in Tim Burton’s 1989 “Batman.” He also wrote the TV series “The Last Word Monologues,” executive producer on “Roger & Val Have Just Got In,” wrote and directed BBC’s “The Honourable Woman,” wrote, co-created, produced and co-directed the TV comedies “Marion and Geoff” and “Operation Good Guys,” and wrote and created BBC’s “The Shadow Line.” Recently, Blick wrote and directed “Black Earth Rising” for BBC Two and Netflix. For Prime Video’s “The English,” Blick wrote and directed the episodes.