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Jan 25, 2017 · Luke Arnold: It was brutal but at least I got to have my leg back at the end of the day. I’ve kind of been sharing the role with a guy named Ben de Jager who has lost a part of his left leg. He steps in for a lot of the shots from behind and some wider shots where you need to see Silver missing the leg, Ben would come in and do a lot of that ...
Obviously Luke Arnold was a great choice, as others have mentioned. Something I do think about is the fact that the actor Luke Arnold sustained a chronic injury (which I think is permanent) from playing the character. Which goes to show it’s not necessarily easy (or safe) pretend to have one leg for any length of time.
Oct 8, 2016 · Luke Arnold: "So much tougher than I expected, the peg leg in season 3, it was tough but it was doable, we could do it. Now season 4, I spent a lot of season 4 without the peg leg and on a crutch, hopping around in one leg and my body still hasn’t recovered.
Nov 26, 2014 · It takes a lot of hard work to be an on-screen heart-throb, but there is such a thing as going too far, Aussie actor Luke Arnold tells TheFIX. After whipping his body into ship shape to play Long John Silver in US pirates series Black Sails, the Aussie actor went overboard with his hardcore training regime… to the point where he had to put ...
Ever since I watched the show the first time around, I’ve been curious how they got it to look like Silver only had one leg. Do they describe that anywhere?
Oct 13, 2016 · We both struggled with having to get around on one leg and one crutch for shooting this.” Lest you worry that this new development will restrict Silver’s involvement in the action, Arnold ...
Dec 31, 2022 · Once Long John Silver tragically loses his leg in "Black Sails," Luke Arnold had some difficulty filming scenes as the character, so he was grateful to have help from a stuntman named Ben de...
