Music is something that's always been a huge part of my life.

Drama school is fundamentally practical. I didn't write any essays, so I came out with a BA honors degree in acting.

My dad took me for an audition once, to show me, OK, you want to be a child actor, this is what its like. I sang a folk song about donkeys on this West End stage with this big director, and there was a queue of 200 girls all singing Memory. I was terrible. Terrible.

I told my parents I wanted to be an actor and they were getting ready for a life of unemployment so they're just happy I'm in work!

I've read all the "Game of Thrones" books many times over, so I sometimes find it easier being on set, because it can be hard to get out of character.

I long for the countryside. That's where I get my calm and tranquillity - from being able to come and find a spot of green.

Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf