George Steane has built an acting career defined by emotional sensitivity and a strong commitment to auteur-driven projects. His screen presence merges honesty with emotional depth, forging a quiet intensity that resonates with audiences on an intimate level.

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Your performances are often described as emotionally sensitive and quietly intense. How do you prepare for roles that require such deep internalization?

To be honest, I would love to give a drawn out answer about my preparations as an actor, but it’s all pretty simple really. I read the script a few times before starting to shoot, gathering all the information I can about the tone, the rhythm, the narrative code that is used then I rehearse my lines seeing if it's fits and voila. I'm more about being as much as I can in the moment when tackling a scene and using my intuition to guide me through it.

Your characters often balance strength and vulnerability. Do you find yourself gravitating toward a particular emotional terrain?

I wouldnt say I’m gravitating or have a preference to a certain type of emotion or character, having said that most of the characters I have portrayed do have those qualities of being apparently very strong on the outside but giving off quite a tormented, fragile and dark inside. It may be how I look, how I carry myself around the world that correlates and makes me end up interpreting that certain type of distressed and haunted character and I do quite enjoy them, but as far as my preferences go, it's not like I prefer them over other types of characters. It's what has been given to me thus far and I will tackle any type of character with any type of endeavour that comes my way.

When building a character, what comes first for you? Physicality, voice, internal psychology, or something else entirely?

Well, it's what I said before, I don't really tackle the character from a physical or psychological standpoint, unless he's got a very obvious standoutish element to one of them that influences his movement or way of being, like a mental disorder or a physical problem. My acting process is basically to serve the story, get my tone right, get the rhythm of the dialogues right, understand the meaning to what is being said and what the story wants to tell, that sort of thing.

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You’ve trained in Spain and have Welsh heritage. How have those different acting cultures shaped your approach to the craft?

I haven't really worked in the UK as of yet, but obviously having a Welsh father and having seen the amount of English spoken films and plays I have, has obviously shaped me as an actor. I am planning to move to London in the near future to continue to explore and expand my English speaking artistic culture inside of me, but as of now I haven't made that step just yet.

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What draws you to auteur-driven projects, and how does that shape the way you choose scripts?

What has given me the most sense of fulfilment as an actor is being part of an auteur-driven project like ‘Sueños y Pan’. Seeing it's rise from just a little film made by friends to presenting it in the biggest film festival in Spain, in San Sebastián, seeing it's ascendence, seeing how the people reacted to a film made by just a couple of novice kids, with a few bucks, was great. I really appreciate the freedom that auteur-driven films have, the sense of artistic meaning they carry and the sense of my work as an actor in them really having a meaning to them. There's really something to them. I would really like to work with so called auteur film directors, which I guess aren't so independent or underground anymore, like Jim Jarmusch or Sean Baker.

You’ve worked with Pedro Almodóvar, a director known for bringing out nuanced performances. What did you learn from that collaboration?

It was like a film directing and acting master's degree compressed into a couple of weeks. Getting to work with such talented people is so enriching and gives you a clear idea of what greatness is, which I guess that in a world of uncertainty is very valuable.

Spanish independent cinema is having a global moment. How do you see your role within this evolving movement?

I continue to write and try to produce independent films with my friends, especially with a director from Algeciras, Pedro Fuertes. He's a very talented director, scriptwriter and novelist, and I hope that in the near future I can talk about the success we've had with them. But apart from those films, we're trying to make be. There aren't any more auteur driven projects that I'm involved in right now, although I have no doubt that that's where part of my career as an actor is in and there will be a lot coming in the future.

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TEAM CREDITS:

talent GEORGE STEANE
creative direction EDWARD CÓRDOBA and ANDREAS SICHEL
photography EDWARD CÓRDOBA
digital and film ANDREAS SICHEL
styling JUANITA ZULUAGA
hair and makeup MARÍA GARCÍA
creative production JULIA NAVARRO
production ADRIANA TRICIO and ARANCHA FERNÁNDEZ
photography assistant MERCEDES BRAVO
styling assistant ALEJANDRA NIETO
production company SUN SEA SANDS AGENCY

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