It's weird, because usually if you're British and you go to America you play baddies; but I play naughty people here and goodies in America.
My dream role would be to play a Korean hero in a Hollywood superhero movie.
What I'm known for - 'Game of Thrones,' 'Star Wars' - they film in England, but they're American productions. Because American productions are willing to see Asian actors.
Luckily, I have been offered the chance to play a South American, Hispanic and even a character from the Middle East in films. There are also a lot of TV series in the U.S. that have a strong presence of actors from India.
In Hollywood, I was never restricted to just one Asian character. I've been cast as a Chinese, a Vietnamese, a Korean, a Japanese and a Cambodian.
That's acting for you. 'White Queen' has English playing Welsh and vice versa.
We can list a bunch of actors who have embodied characters that aren't their nationalities, and I think that's the beauty of acting.
It's a phenomenon that I see with young actors - a lot of American speaking parts going to British actors.
I was very surprised that they would ask a foreign actress to be Lady Macbeth, but I felt it was an opportunity that I couldn't miss. Having the opportunity to play Shakespeare in English - that wouldn't come twice.
