User blog comment:Who'sEira?/Best actor in Merlin?/@comment-188.32.253.75-20130202214728

I dare say Charles Dance was pretty close to the top, if not actually there. The actors were genuinely intimidated by him, mind you, that is impressive indeed.

Proper credit should be given to Richard Wilson (my personal favourite, perhaps, and certainly rivalling for the first place in terms of acting!) and Anthony Head, too. Oh, and don't forget John Hurt! The dragon's mimics were actually based of his facial movements, and it rocks, I think.

Rupert Young... There's something about him, so that an extra character without any background in the legend eventually ascended to the main cast. That cannot go unnoticed!

James Cosmo's villain Hengist was *very* impressive to me! "Does anybody else in here feel the way I do"? I mean, if you hate a villain with passion, that is an imposing and well played villain indeed!

Colin (actually, I think, he has some issues, particulary was lisping and mumbling, but I think he makes up for it) and Bradley were decent, I believe, although Katie and Angel --- not at all. Their credit for bad acting was rivaled, perhaps, only by Michelle Ryan, who was totally horrible sometimes! :D

Sorry for missing or omitting the others... The post is already getting too long.