It can be a bewildering thing to stand in the middle of a crowded photo shoot alone, every set of eyes on you. But Tanzyn Crawford is cool and calm. Collected? Absolutely. Except for the odd cheeky twirl. The actor can’t help but occasionally sway to Sault’s soulful R&B track “Wildfires” pumping softly from the speakers.
An hour later, Crawford is sitting on a bar stool at a nearby cafe in inner Sydney. A coffee and a huge almond croissant later – the size of it makes her laugh – Crawford recounts the process of reading for her gritty, super-cool new SBS series. The show marks the first local role for the 23-year-old, and the Disney+ series starring Kathryn Hahn. After those roles, her agent insisted she go for . “They texted me, saying, ‘This is literally you. You have to get this.’” Crawford was intrigued. “I wondered, ‘Who is this character? Why is she like this?’ I know we all go through a range of emotions, but I was thinking, damn, this girl is really going through it!”
