Jordan was a key figure in the fashion scene in London during the 1970s. Maisie Williams as Pamela "Jordan" Rooke in Pistol FX/Disney+Īs it happens, much of the actor’s most recent image transformation has to do with her portrayal of Pamela “Jordan” Rooke in Pistol. “I met Reggie Yates once and he was like, ‘I love the show.’ I remember being like, ‘That’s so cool.’ I was only like 13 or 14.” Of the whirlwind period she encountered during her experience filming Game of Thrones, Williams tells me: “That time of my life feels quite long ago. Admitting she often couldn’t place the celebrities, Williams notes: “My mum would be like, ‘Maisie, you must know who this is?’ but I didn’t really remember them.” However, there is one name from that frenzied time that she is able to recall.
In 2011, at the age of 14, the Bristol native made her on-screen debut on Game of Thronesas Arya Stark, a role she portrayed through all eight seasons of the critically-acclaimed series.ĭuring the height of the fantasy drama’s popularity, Williams remembers famous faces approaching her at events and such, telling her how much they enjoyed the show. Unsurprisingly, celebrities commenting on her work is not a new experience for the actor. When she told them of the upcoming series, the couple - who previously dressed up as Sex Pistols member Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen for Halloween - told her they couldn’t wait to watch the show. For Williams, the filming process turned out to be a musical and cultural education: one that impacted her life far beyond the small screen, but more on that later.Ī few short weeks ago, Williams, 25, bumped into newlyweds Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian at the Met Gala in New York. The six-part biopic is based on the autobiography of the band’s guitarist, Steve Jones, and features all manner of high-profile names. I’ve only ever been to premieres when it’s someone else’s, and I’ve just gone because, you know, it’s an opportunity to wear a nice outfit.”ĭirected by Danny Boyle, Pistol details the rise and fall of the Sex Pistols, who were key players in the anarchy punk movement of the mid to late ‘70s. “I didn’t know if I would ever get to do a premiere at Leicester Square.
“It was really wonderful, and I just couldn’t believe it,” Maisie Williams tells me of her experience walking the red (or in this case, punk pink) carpet at the London premiere for Disney+ drama Pistol.
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