Margarita Levieva has admitted she was ‘scared’ to take on the role of Alexander Litvinenko’s wife because of what Russian President Vladimir Putin is ‘capable of’.
as Mark Bonnar and Neil Maskell portray former New Scotland Yard officers Clive Timmons and Brent Hyatt.
The 42-year-old, who has previously starred in The Blacklist and Revenge, continued: ‘I remember asking my family because I’m from Russia… if I’m making a mistake taking this on, knowing what the president is capable of, knowing what it would mean for me to portray her but I just felt like the story was too important.’Levieva also met with Litvinenko’s widow before taking on the role who she said made it ‘that much easier’ as she was ‘really kind.
‘But Marina was just incredibly generous and just so kind and happy I was cast, she made it that much easier.
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