The Witcher: Blood Origin: 'I ended up as the doorman at Brown Thomas'  

The Witcher: Blood Origin launches on Netflix on Christmas Day. Show-runner Declan de Barra and actor Laurence O’Fuarain tell us about the series, and the latter's stint with top hat at a department store 

L-R: Laurence O’Fuarain in Witcher: Blood Origin; showrunner Declan de Barra

  Last year, actor Laurence O’Fuarain spent many precious hours talking to his hat. He was filming The Witcher: Blood Origin, a much-anticipated prequel to Netflix’s epic Witcher fantasy series which lands on Christmas Day. 

But because the shoot, in locations across the UK and Iceland, was during the Covid lockdown, he was required to keep to himself when cameras weren’t rolling. Through those challenging days, his only company was a top hat.