FX's "Fargo" is known for its strong Minnesotan accents — which was something of a challenge for season five star Juno Temple.
The British actor plays Dot Lyon, a seemingly normal housewife whose dark past starts to catch up to her when Sheriff Roy Tillman (Jon Hamm) comes looking for her.
Temple tells Business Insider that she had to learn a Minnesotan accent for the part while also shooting "Ted Lasso," in which she speaks in an Essex accent.
Needless to say, juggling the two accents at the same time was no easy feat.
"I remember when I first started doing dialect sessions, I was still doing season three of 'Ted Lasso,' so I was speaking Essex, while also being Juno in real life," Temple says. "And then there's Juno's inside voice. And then Dot was coming to life."
"My brothers came over to see me, and I tried out the Minnesota accent on them, and they both just looked at me and were like, 'How long is it before you start this?'" Temple recalls. "And I was like, 'Oh, no.' So, it took me a minute."
While playing Dot, Temple says she even picked up some Minnesotan vernacular.
"It's kind of funny sounding, oh yeah," she says. "The new words as well. Commode — did not know what that was. Or a vestibule. I was like, 'What is that?' This was all new."
As a result of Dot being hunted by Hamm's sheriff, Temple's character is involved in various action scenes.
Temple says she did some of her stunts herself — including setting someone on fire.
"Doing that moment of setting somebody on fire, I think is the craziest thing I've ever had to do at work," she says. "I dunno if you've ever set anybody on fire, but I hope not, because it's something you will never forget."
"Fargo" season five premieres Tuesday at 10 p.m. on FX.
