Jurassic World star Elva Trill has told how she prefers not to be an overnight success in the acting world.
The Sligo-born actress’ star is on the rise after she landed a role in Jurassic World: Dominion alongside Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard.
But despite starring in a major Hollywood blockbuster, Elva said she would rather her stardom rise steadily, rather than overnight.
Speaking exclusively to The Star, Elva – who also landed a role in Line of Duty – told us: “I don’t know the formula but all I know is that you keep chugging away.”
It comes after actress Kerry Condon has been nominated for best supporting actress for her role in Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin.
Speaking about Kerry, Elva said: “She’s a phenomenal actress and it’s so interesting because now she keeps popping up in different wonderful pieces of work, even The Walking Dead, which I’m really late on the bandwagon to watch that but she did stand out so much that I googled her.
“I mean they will probably spin it somehow that it was an overnight success but in reality, she’s been working for ages…
“I think it is actually better for that to happen that way because it seems like the people who just work consistently, even if it is under the radar and they at least try to come out with good work, they seem to have longevity in this line of work.
“Whereas if you’re this really bright spark all of a sudden – I don’t think anything is an overnight success – but if you are just the hot IT girl or IT boy, it just doesn’t last.
“Whereas the Brendan Gleeson’s of the world, it is just a genuine talent, and it is consistent work. I mean I would prefer that any day.”
Elva will return to our screens next year in Stephen Jones’ Northern Lights, which also stars Boyzone singer Keith Duffy’s son Jay.
The 28-year-old opened up about working with the Boyzone singer’s son in the Rte drama – praising Jay for his “fantastic” talent.
She said: “It’s myself and Stephen Jones and Jay Duffy are in it as well and a beautiful actress called Jennifer Hyland, she came over from Belgium to work with us.
“He’s fantastic. It was a great shoot. I think they’re hoping to finish it by April or May.
“There are parts of it that have a bit of raunch I guess but it is more so about trauma bonding and how people who are trying to live their lives and are trying to thrive in their lives, not just to survive but also after pain. They stick together and form this union through trauma bonding.
“I can’t give too much away.
“Oh god, yeah, I think everyone will. That’s why it is going to be so enjoyable to watch. One character or another is going to be very relatable, and it is being set in Dublin and Dublin actually plays a part in itself because it’s set in the streets of Dublin and the Liffey is a bit part of it. A lot of the shots in it I think will be quite beautiful.”
“I’ll be gritty too because a lot of it was done by night in the rain so you’ll see the real Dublin.”
Northern Lights tells the story of two grieving strangers whose worlds collide on a rainy night in Dublin and revelations, confessions, secrets and lies follow.
It’s being billed as “a charming, intimate, funny, and realistic depiction of modern-day Dubliners, living, loving, grieving, and fighting back.”
For Jones, who also plays the lead role of Lloyd, the series marks his first written for TV, having been adapted from his award-winning play of the same name.
His TV acting credits include Love/Hate, Nowhere Fast, Amber, The Queen vs. Patrick O’Donnell and Irish soap Red Rock in the leading role of gangster Francis “Laser” Byrne.
Emerging star Trill plays opposite him as Áine, with Jennifer Heylen (H4Z4RD, Two Summers) and Jay Duffy (My Left Nut, Playground) also cast.
The show is an Irish and Belgian co-production from Moone Boy, Women on the Verge and Four Kids and It producer Deadpan Pictures and Potemkino for TG4 and Streamz, the Belgian streamer that DPG Media and Telenet launched two years ago.
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