No, playing D’Argo hasn’t made me more irritable in real life.

I had a wonderful conversation with Wayne Pygram who plays Scorpius when he first came on set. Wayne’s a great friend of mine, I’ve known him for many years. He was saying to me "People aren’t speaking to me, have I done something wrong? Have I upset people?" and I said to him "Listen, something I learned very early from wearing this make-up is that when you’re sitting down, just relaxed, very happy and comfortable, you’re frowning because of the make-up. Everyone thinks you’re angry all the time. So to work against that when you’re not doing takes you actually have to be very lively, be very demonstrative about the fact that you’re okay".

So no, it hasn’t made me more grumpy. Being D’Argo’s actually made me happier and more lively and more energetic on set than I have ever been for any other role. Often I find myself at the centre of fantastic laughter and jokes all the time at work. It’s been a real joy to play D’Argo for how it’s changed me and my outlook on life. And D’Argo himself is softening up a lot as time goes on as well.