Joel Tobeck is a well known Kiwi Film/Television Actor who is well known for many roles in films/television (Shortland Street, Sons Of Anarchy, Lord Of The Rings, Avatar 2 etc.)

SOCIAL MEDIA

Instagram - @joeltobeck

TIMESTAMPS

00:49 - Joel’s Filmography List

01:09 - How Covid-19 Affected Joel’s Work

02:22 - One Lane Bridge/Queenstown

03:34 - Travelling For Work/America/Australia

05:10 - Dialog Coach For Accents

05:39 - Sons Of Anarchy

06:50 - Critiquing Your Performance/Joel Watching His Own Work Back

08:05 - Joel Doesn’t Like The Hollywood System/NZ Film Evolution

10:40 - Joel’s Time On Lord Of The Rings

13:17 - Joel Has Always Thought NZ Was Great At Film/NZ Are Underdogs/Kiwis Are Nice

14:20 - Kiwis Are Nice/Union System In America

15:48 - Working With Taika Waititi

18:09 - Avatar 2/James Cameron

19:15 - Difference Between Blockbusters And Indie Films

20:49 - Joel Had Surreal Moments While Working On Avatar 2

22:17 - Joel Enjoys Playing A Villain/Embracing The Crazy

24:05 - Joel’s Research Process

25:23 - Emotional Scenes Are Exhausting/Channeling Dark Memories/Trusting Yourself

27:32 - Separating From The Character After Work

28:23 - Joel’s Process To Memorising Scripts

29:06 - Time Between Getting Script And Rehearsal

29:54 - American Directors Let Him Ad-lib A Lot/Joel Struggling To Ad-lib

31:08 - Ad-libbing With Taika Waititi/Honouring A Script/Umms And Aahs When Acting

33:19 - Not Knowing When Your Next Pay Cheque Is Coming Is Exciting And Terrifying

36:10 - When Joel Had No Acting Jobs He Did Construction Work/Respect For Builders

37:28 - Researching A Field For a A Role

38:07 - Celebrities Being Disconnected From The Average Joe

39:20 - Ricky Gervais’ Roasting Actors At The Golden Globes

40:24 - New Zealand Is An Amazing Place

41:17 - Getting Home Sick When Away From NZ

42:30 - Cultural Differences Between Americans And Kiwis

43:06 - Americans Not Knowing Anything About NZ

44:18 - NZ Is Growing On The International Stage/Stephen Colbert

45:20 - Film & Tourism Intertwine

46:03 - NZ Doubling For Countries And Cities

46:23 - Auckland Kumeu Studio

47:00 - Places In NZ Joel Loves To Shoot/NZ Scenery

49:19 - Countries That Joel Would Love To Shoot In

49:47 - Speaking Other Languages

50:17 - Hard Accents/Not Going Into Comical Territory With Accents

52:15 - Tips Dialog Coaches Teach With Accents

54:00 - Joel Found American Voice Overs Hard

54:45 - Voice Overs For Bunnings

55:22 - Voice Overs For Path Of Exile

56:29 - Most Roles Joel Gets Are Through His Agent/Process With Agents

58:35 - Keeping The Same Agent/Joel’s American Agent

59:57 - Ass Kissing In L.A.

1:00:41 - Living In L.A. Is Very Tough/Paranoia/Self Doubt

1:02:17 - Being Grounded/Teaching Actors

1:03:20 - Hugo Weaving

1:04:27 - Positive Experiences With Actors/Joel Encouraging An Actor On Shortland Street

1:05:18 - Encouraging Acting Students/Friendly Competitiveness With Actors

1:06:38 - Joel Tobeck’s Social Media

1:07:23 - Joel & Reece Dont Like Using Social Media/Guitar Work

#56 - Joel Tobeck Interview (Hollywood, Sons Of Anarchy, Lord Of The Rings, Taika Waititi, Accents, Agents etc.)

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#56 - Joel Tobeck Interview (Hollywood, Sons Of Anarchy, Lord Of The Rings, Taika Waititi, Accents, Agents etc.)