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- Fleabag alum Sian Clifford and Sherlock actor Jonathan Aris are joining BBC and HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials. The duo are joining as Agent Salmakia and Commander Roke, respectively, both ‘ Gallivespian Spies’.
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Sep 20, 2021 · Jonathan Aris and Sian Clifford will pay Salmakia and Roke in season three of the BBC's adaptation of Philip Pullman His Dark Materials.
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Sep 20, 2021 · Fleabag alum Sian Clifford and Sherlock actor Jonathan Aris are joining BBC and HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials. The duo are joining as Agent Salmakia and Commander Roke,...
- Andreas Wiseman
Sep 20, 2021 · His Dark Materials has announced two additional cast members for its upcoming third series: Sian Clifford and Jonathan Aris. Clifford rose to fame playing Claire in Fleabag for which she won a...
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Fleabag star Sian Clifford and Sherlock actor Jonathan Aris are joining BBC and HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials. The duo are joining as Agent Salmakia and Commander Roke, respectively, both ‘Gallivespian Spies’.
- Amber Fitzgerald-Woolfe as Ama
- Kobna Holdbrook-Smith and Simon Harrison as Balthamos and Baruch
- Chipo Chung as Xaphania
- Jamie Ward as Father Gomez
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Commander Ogunwe
- Jonathan Aris as Commander Roke
Ama, the young girl from a Himalayan village who forms part of Mrs Coulter and Lyra’s early story in The Amber Spyglass, has had her nationality tweaked and is played in the TV series by Amber Fitzgerald-Woolfe, a young deaf British actor who speaks British Sign Language in season three’s opening episode. Actor Amber is one of four children in the ...
Rebel Angel couple Balthamos and Baruch were originally going to be introduced in the season two finale, but the characters’ introduction was pushed to the season three opener. That’s when they approach Will to try to recruit his Subtle Knife for Lord Asriel’s army. Despite an unsubstantiated report by CBR previously naming two other actors in the ...
Sophie Okonedo originally voiced the unseen role of Xaphania in season two, but the Covid-19 filming delays caused a schedule clash with her role on The Wheel of Time‘s second season and so His Dark Materials welcomes Chipo Chung to the part. Xaphania is the leader of the rebel Angels fighting alongside Lord Asriel against the tyrannical Authority....
The villainous Father Gomez is a young priest and member of the Consistorial Court of Discipline. He’s singled out by court leader Father President MacPhail because of his intense zealotry and selected to perform a terrible task. In season three, he’s played by Jamie Ward, who’s appeared in FX crime drama Tyrant, BBC crime mystery The Pact and ITV’...
An African king in Philip Pullman’s novels, turned military commander for this TV adaptation, Ogunwe is approached by Lord Asriel who wants to recruit him and his fighters in the war against the Authority. He’s played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, who recently appeared opposite Liam Neeson in Neil Jordan’s retro crime thriller Marlowe, played Sevvy ...
A lovely bit of casting, this – Sherlock, Avenue 5 and The End of the F***ing World‘s Jonathan Aris plays Roke in season three. A Gallivespian (tiny winged humanoid from one of the many worlds Lord Asriel visits on his anti-Authority recruitment drive), Lord Roke – as he’s styled in the books – is a spy captain who works for Asriel and proves extre...
Nov 30, 2022 · Sian Clifford as Agent Salmakia: Spying for Lord Asriel is Agent Salmakia, played by Fleabag's Sian Clifford. Jonathan Aris as Commander Roke: Another spy for Lord Asriel is Commander Roke,...
Dec 10, 2022 · Played by Sian Clifford (Fleabag) and Jonathan Aris (Sherlock), the two Gallivespian characters introduced this season are of extreme importance for the events that will develop over the...
