Astarion actor Neil Newbon says method acting makes it hard to shake off characters after playing them, and still laughs a little like the Baldur's Gate 3 Vampire to this day

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"You do get a bit of a come down where you're trying to shake the character off"

Baldur's Gate 3 the vampire Astarion
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Baldur's Gate 3's fan-favorite vampire spawn Astarion lives on beyond the screen in actor Neil Newbon, who says playing the character imprinted some of its mannerisms upon his real life self.

In an interview with Luality, Newbon explained how his work as a method actor makes it hard not to adopt some of the same characteristics of the characters he's portraying.

Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion actor says he "physically, mentally just shut down" while working on the RPG and "other projects simultaneously" – "I don't know what you're asking me to do"

Jordan Gerblick
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