Jessica Gunning dipped her ft in Nordic Noir territory — or, no less than, a British, horror-tinted tackle the theme — in 2015 when she performed the function of Shirley Allerdyce on “Fortitude.” The star-studded present options names from Christopher Eccleston and Richard Dormer to Stanley Tucci, Michael Gambon, and “The Killing” star Sofie Gråbøl, so Gunning is in stellar firm. What’s extra, her supporting function is without doubt one of the most fascinating in Season 1.
Shirley is the daughter of the titular small city’s cynical physician, Margaret (Phoebe Nicholls), and her fiancé is Markus (Darren Boyd), a instructor and simply one of many stranger folks in Fortitude. She additionally turns into a central determine within the lethal thriller plaguing the area, and he or she’s answerable for what might very nicely be the present’s single goriest and most terrifying scene, which is saying one thing.
“Fortitude” is an early instance of how good Gunning is at portraying each weak and completely creepy characters, and as such, individuals who get pleasure from her work on “Child Reindeer” might need to take a look at the present. Simply know that you will most likely by no means have a look at forks the identical method once more.