Tom Blyth is the actor people loved to see as the rom-com protagonist People we meet on holidayafter his dark and brooding aura in the cinema.
The 30-year-old actor, who made a name for himself as Dr. Snow in The Hunger Games prequel, was the playful, charismatic hero of the rom-com, and it won’t be the last fans see him in this role.
Speaking to the press at the premiere of the film, Blyth said: “I think I was just ready to do something funny. I’m ready to do something light.”
Elaborating on the shift in his career, he said, “I had done a lot of serious stuff back to back, and I was kind of ready to do something that would lift my soul a little bit,” in conversation with Us Weekly.
Referring to his inspirations for this role, he paid tribute to the classics of the 80s – especially When Harry met Sallyand You have received mail.
Blyth went on to say that it’s worthwhile to take a break from taking ourselves really seriously, adding that it’s important to “remind yourself that what we do for a living is playful and fun and a luxury, and to lean into that and lean into love.”
