{"id":436142,"date":"2022-04-23T04:50:23","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T01:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-billy-the-kid-star-tom-blyth-played-a-charismatic-killer\/"},"modified":"2022-04-23T04:50:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T01:50:23","slug":"how-billy-the-kid-star-tom-blyth-played-a-charismatic-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-billy-the-kid-star-tom-blyth-played-a-charismatic-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"#How &#8216;Billy the Kid&#8217; star Tom Blyth played a &#8216;charismatic killer&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2719365dc57\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2719365dc57\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-billy-the-kid-star-tom-blyth-played-a-charismatic-killer\/#%E2%80%9CHow_%E2%80%98Billy_the_Kid_star_Tom_Blyth_played_a_%E2%80%98charismatic_killer%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How &#8216;Billy the Kid&#8217; star Tom Blyth played a &#8216;charismatic killer&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;How &#8216;Billy the Kid&#8217; star Tom Blyth played a &#8216;charismatic killer'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Tom Blyth, who stars in the Epix origin-story <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> \u201cBilly the Kid,\u201d is British \u2014 but he knew all about the famous Wild West outlaw\/gunslinger before landing the role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was a big Western fan growing up. I knew his legend, I had seen his picture. I knew him as an iconic name. But I hadn\u2019t done deep reading,\u201d said Blyth, 27, who\u2019s based in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBilly the Kid,\u201d premiering Sunday (April 24) on Epix, was  created by Michael Hirst (\u201cVikings\u201c). It\u2019s an adventure series set mostly in the 1870s and depicts a dramatized version of Billy\u2019s life, starting from his humble roots as the son of Irish immigrants living in New York who decide to search for more opportunities out West.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you get told you\u2019re playing this historic character, you kind of feel a responsibility to do right by them and tell their whole truth,\u201d said Blyth, who\u2019s also known for HBO\u2019s \u201cThe Gilded Age.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-6.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tom Blyth wears a hat and pulls a horse and carriage. \" class=\"wp-image-22004080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tom Blyth as Billy the Kid in \u201cBilly the Kid.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Chris Large\/Epix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-7.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tom Blyth sits out in a pasture looking pensive. \" class=\"wp-image-22004088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Billy the Kid \u201cTom Blyth\u201d isn\u2019t just a killer on the Epix series about his life. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Chris Large\/Epix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBut for someone like Billy, there\u2019s no video footage of him, no recordings, I can\u2019t go and learn his voice. But what I can do is read as much about him as I can, and then interpret and build something from the ground up as he speaks to me from beyond the grave, so to speak.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the series, Billy\u2019s family finds that life out West isn\u2019t the land of opportunity as it was advertised to them in New York. Billy endures years of hardships, including losing his family to consumption after grueling work for low pay and harsh living conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo much of who we think he is is based on him being an outlaw and a killer,\u201d said Blyth. \u201cBut in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>, he\u2019s a fully-formed human being who plays music and is a flirt and a charismatic person. I was like, \u2018I thought he was this rugged outlaw?\u2019 But, you dig deeper into history, and all the accounts of him describe him as a multitude of things, as well as being a killer, eventually. But he started out as a young boy who was raised by a good woman with incredible values, at a time when it was hard to be morally sound, because most people were just fighting for their survival.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Billy (Tom Blyth) in jail in &quot;Billy the Kid.&quot; \" class=\"wp-image-22004102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Billy (Tom Blyth) before one of his many escapes from jail in \u201cBilly the Kid.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Chris Large\/Epix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tom Blyth riding a horse. \" class=\"wp-image-22004135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tom Blyth as Billy on horeseback in \u201cBilly the Kid.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Chris Large\/Epix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Billy (who reportedly killed at least eight people, escaped from jail several times, and was fatally shot at age 21 in 1881)\u00a0loved his devout Catholic mother, Kathleen McCarty (Eileen O\u2019Higgins). On the show, circumstances push him to turn away from a lawful life; as he encounters corrupt authorities, he sees that trying to make an honest living sends the rest of his family into misery and early graves, and he befriends the robber and gang leader Jesse Evans (Daniel Webber, \u201cThe Punisher\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had two weeks of quarantine when I first got to Calgary [where the series was filmed], so I spent that time with a practice pistol on Zoom with my stunt double, practicing [drawing and twirling the gun],\u201d Blyth said. \u201cOn set, you want to be able to not think about it and just pull it out, like it\u2019s second nature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the beauty of it is that in the show, we see Billy learning these skills in real time. We get to see him growing as a person and as an outlaw, and I got to grow with him. As I was learning to twirl the gun, Billy was learning to twirl the gun. As I was learning to ride [horses], Billy was learning to ride. It gives it this grittiness and authenticity.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tom Blyth riding a horse through a field. \" class=\"wp-image-22004122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tom Blyth learned to ride horses for his starring role in \u201cBilly the Kid.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Chris Large\/Epix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to reading history books, Blyth said he also took a road <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to New Mexico and Arizona, visiting locations that were part of Billy\u2019s life, including Silver City and Fort Sumner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just tried to walk in his footsteps as best I could,\u201d he said. \u201cAs much as I told myself it was about research, I think a bit part of that for me was actually almost like asking permission from his spirit, his legend, his myth \u2013 whatever you want to call it. Just kind of saying, \u2018Okay, I\u2019m doing this.\u2019 It was a pilgrimage, almost \u2014 to cement that I was honoring him, and to\u00a0make it tangible.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/22\/how-billy-the-kid-star-tom-blyth-played-a-charismatic-killer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;How &#8216;Billy the Kid&#8217; star Tom Blyth played a &#8216;charismatic killer&#8217;&#8221; Tom Blyth, who stars in the Epix origin-story series \u201cBilly the Kid,\u201d is British \u2014 but he knew all about the famous Wild West outlaw\/gunslinger before landing the role. \u201cI was a big Western fan growing up. I knew his legend, I had seen&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":436143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/billy-the-kid-tom-blyth-5.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[128343,43001,72955,5081,60642],"class_list":["post-436142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-4-22-22","tag-epix","tag-period-dramas","tag-tv-shows","tag-westerns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}