As Queensland audiences prepare to return to cinemas, The Invisible Man star Harriet Dyer has revealed why she missed the film's LA premiere, instead catching the psychological drama for the first time in her hometown of Townsville.
She sent her boyfriend, Glitch star Patrick Brammell, to take the red carpet in her place.
"I missed the big LA premiere because I was in Sydney in February shooting a show called Wakefield for the ABC," Dyer said.
"For my big red carpet moment, I was down at the Event Cinemas."
Dyer, a Townsville Grammar School graduate, stars alongside Elisabeth Moss in The Invisible Man which has grossed more than $120 million since it was released in late February.
The Invisible Man had just hit cinemas when the coronavirus pandemic struck, and it was one of the first to move to video-on-demand platforms when cinemas closed.
The film has been very popular on streaming services and is already back on some Australian big screens as cinemas gradually re-open under relaxed coronavirus restrictions.
Sisterly resemblance to Elisabeth Moss
Dyer said she became involved with The Invisible Man as the film's producers were struggling to find an actor who could convincingly portray Moss's sister.
"They were having a lot of trouble finding someone to go toe-to-toe with her and also resemble her," Dyer said.
"I never saw myself as really looking like her, but side-by-side I could pay it."
Dyer said initially she felt quite nervous working alongside an actor of the calibre of Moss.
"I didn't want to mumble my lines or trip over the furniture," she said.
"It felt like a big challenge, but one I was ready for."
Collaboration during COVID-19 lockdown
Known for her work in Love Child and the NBC series The InBetween, Dyer is currently based in Los Angeles.
Dyer said she never imagined she would work in Hollywood but has found the on-set work quite familiar — with more expensive cameras.
"I didn't think Hollywood would really like the cut of my jib," Dyer said.
"I didn't think I was tall enough or thin enough or whatever, I didn't think I would fit in."
During the COVID-9 shutdown, Dyer has been working with Brammall on a new project for Australian television.
"We have development to write five episodes so we're working from home essentially on something that we're hoping to make there, so we have things to keep us busy."
