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.