Sep 23, 2026 · 35 min · 10 segments
Send us Fan Mail Actor Joe Azzopardi joins host Michael D. Cooper on The Big Scoop with Coop for an inspiring conversation about his acting journey…
Joe AzzopardiGuest
Michael D. CooperHostSo for you personally, what does it mean to you to represent your country in a major international Netflix production?

It was a really special feeling, you know? I know a lot of Maltese people would have killed for, for a role like this.

Um, and I don't know, I was just- It was a fine line as well because my v- it's, it was a lot of work on the voice that I had to do initially because I didn't just wanna do a Maltese accent for it.

This is the influence of my, my mother from Liverpool, who's given me my splashy Ts, I think my vocal coach told me I had.

I didn't wanna do a really harsh Maltese accent that wouldn't have been understandable to the rest of the world, but I also wanted to do something authentic to the country as well, and it's finding that balance I think was important.
Um, and I- I just wanted to say this for all the people that's in Malta right now that's watching this, when you see Joe, you need to shake his hand, thank him.
So for you personally, what does it mean to you to represent your country in a major international Netflix production?

It was a really special feeling, you know? I know a lot of Maltese people would have killed for, for a role like this.

Um, and I don't know, I was just- It was a fine line as well because my v- it's, it was a lot of work on the voice that I had to do initially because I didn't just wanna do a Maltese accent for it.

This is the influence of my, my mother from Liverpool, who's given me my splashy Ts, I think my vocal coach told me I had.

I didn't wanna do a really harsh Maltese accent that wouldn't have been understandable to the rest of the world, but I also wanted to do something authentic to the country as well, and it's finding that balance I think was important.
Um, and I- I just wanted to say this for all the people that's in Malta right now that's watching this, when you see Joe, you need to shake his hand, thank him.
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