Jack Lowden On ‘Tommy’s Honour,’ Learning To Golf [Video Exclusive]

Actor Jack Lowden is having quite the year. He currently stars in Tommy’s Honour, a film about the first golfer to play independently of wealthy “gentlemen’s” bets. He is also in the much anticipated new Christorpher Nolan film, Dunkirk, and he will appear as indie music legend, Morrissey in England is Mine.

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In Tommy’s Honour, currently playing in theaters in the U.S., Lowden plays Tom Morris, a young, skilled golfer from Scotland, who is now considered the first to pioneer the game of professional golf. Before Morris decided to play for himself, wealthy gentleman would bet on players like Morris and take the earnings, only giving a small portion to the golfer.

“He was the first guy to say, ‘no, no, no, [the golfers] get the money, and I might give [the gentlemen] a little cut,'” Lowden told uInterview exclusively.

“He was a very honorable bloke. He’s got a sense of humor. I would have loved to have met him.”

Lowden not only learned about Morris’ feats on the links, but the actor also learned, for the first time, how to golf.

“I think it was better that I had never played golf because I had no bad habits,” Lowden said. “That’s what I was told.”

Learning for the film allowed him to emulate Morris. “I think it would have been harder if I’d played golf.”

And now, he has a skill that will entertain him for years to come. Said Lowden, “Any time you get to learn a skill for a part, it is one of the best bits about being an actor.”

Tommy’s Honour is currently in theaters across the U.S.