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Caitríona Balfe has an explanation for the extraordinary generation of Irish actors now dominating Hollywood – from Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott to Cillian Murphy, Saoirse Ronan, Jessie Buckley and Barry Keoghan – it’s all in the upbringing. ‘You grow up, you get together, you sing, you recite poetry or tell stories. It’s so ingrained in you from being a kid that that’s part of how you express yourself,’ the actress, from County Monaghan, tells Tatler when they meet at Castle Leslie. Long before audiences came to know Balfe as television’s most formidable time-travelling heroine, the daughter of a Garda sergeant was she was scouted in a Dublin shopping centre in Dublin. She spent the next decade modelling, walking the catwalks of Paris, Milan, London and New York before switching to acting. As she graces Tatler’s October cover, she shares how she pulled off the notoriously difficult career move with panache. To read the interview head to tatlermagazine.visitlink.me/…, or find the full story in Tatler’s October 2026 issue, on newsstands 3 September.