We got the opportunity to sit down and chat with South African actor Steven John Ward during Comic Con Africa 2023, who is best known for playing the Warlord of the Sea, Dracule Mihawk, in the live-action One Piece series on Netflix. Ward opened up about his experience with doing physical stunt work during the filming of One Piece season 1, getting to know the cast and of course, how it feels to wave a big sword around.
Steven John Ward talked about his past work and road to get to where he is now, starting off small with theatre work before climbing his way to star in various local and international television shows and movies. This culminated in him being cast in the live-action One Piece, where he talked about doing some difficult physical stunts, learning how to use a sword and getting along with the likeable cast of the show.
Catch up on our other Comic Con Africa interviews below too:
- Comic Con Africa 2023 – Ross Marquand on His Tron Musical and Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse
- Comic Con Africa 2023 – Jeff Teravainen Talks His Love For Bioshock and Red Dead Redemption
- Comic Con Africa 2023 – Veronica Taylor Talks The Impact of Pokémon and Voice Acting Advice
- Comic Con Africa 2023 – Martin Copping Talks Favourite Games and Dream Voice Roles
