So they trained him over Zoom for weeks during lockdown for this role. She said: "For the Amazon film he did, he had to play a boy who did ballet. While Oscar enjoys acting, mum Carryl said his main passion is ballet, which he discovered after playing the role of a ballet dancer as Evan in All The Old Knives for Amazon. But the director was just phenomenal with the children and made them feel so at ease that, by the end of it, Eiden managed to do the scene by himself. "Then they changed the scene and put Oscar in. "He didn't want to do the scene because he was on his own. "There was one scene in particular that was a night scene and Eiden, who had just turned four, was terrified. You can also enter your address at the top of this page in the box below the picture on most desktop and mobile platforms.Ĭhanged your mind? There's an 'unsubscribe' button at the bottom of every newsletter we send out.Įiden, who is nearly five, had never had a role with dialogue before and found Oscar's presence on set a big help.Ĭarryl said: "Oscar was a real support as Eiden's done commercials before but never dialogue in an actual scene. It couldn't be simpler and it takes seconds - simply press here, enter your email address and follow the instructions. Signing up to the SurreyLive newsletter means you'll receive our daily news email. Obviously with lockdown and missing his early years of school, it's been great for his English and reading and learning and meeting people and going on set." Then he did Silent Witness and an Amazon series. "After that he turned five and showed an interest in it so we thought okay, we'll allow him to be put forward. She immediately thought of Oscar, who then completed a series of auditions for director Tom Verica and successfully got the part.Ĭarryl said: "We thought maybe it was a bit of a fluke - he looked right, in the right place at the right time." It all started when Oscar's godmother was asked if she knew anyone who fit the description of a character who turned out to be the younger version of Simon Basset - The Duke of Hastings - from Bridgerton. READ MORE: Harry Potter's Tom Felton opens clothes shop featuring dog Willow but Mexican fans aren't happy "They enjoy it but it's that innocence of not understanding it fully, but wanting to be there and learn from it," said mum Carryl. Oscar, who is seven and Eiden, who is four, have also starred in adverts together such as for British Gas and for Aldi. The brothers, who are based in Mitcham with fellow actor parents Carryl, 44 and Wil Coleman, 40, have starred in a series of acting projects together. Oscar Coleman was just four years old when he landed his first role in Bridgerton - now he's going to star in Silent Witness with brother Eiden.
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