Moving from the UK to the US completely changed Dan Stevens’ career after ‘Downton Abbey’

You’ve filmed yet another horror movie, “The Ritual” with Al Pacino, that’ll be coming out. What was something you learned from working with him on set?

It was incredible to get to work with him. I mean, that’s a real lifelong ambition fulfilled, and he was such an incredibly sweet man and still such a lively actor. And his attitude and the energy and the sort of subtle nuances he brings, it is incredible to watch at work, and I will treasure that for a very, very long time.

You’ve worked with so many incredible directors already on both film and TV. Is there anyone that you haven’t worked with yet that you’re hoping to?

I’m a big fan of Robert Eggers. I think he’s terrific. “The Witch” is one of my favorite films of recent years.

And I really enjoyed “Lisa Frankenstein.” I think Zelda Williams is a very exciting new voice and has a great sort of stylistic sensibility.

We’ve talked about a few of your most memorable roles, but you’ve also been a Russian pop star, Charles Dickens, and King Kong’s dentist, among other things. Is there a particular role of yours that you feel is underrated or that you wish had gotten more love from fans?

The thing I sort of enjoy about the way that modern media is being consumed is that people discover things at the oddest times and the unlikely ones can really kind of endure and pop up. And so it’s always interesting what people choose to kind of come up and say, “Hey, I loved you in X, Y, and Z,” and it’s always a treat when they say something that’s perhaps not one of the usual two or three.

And one that I particularly enjoy is when people say how much they enjoyed “High Maintenance,” which was a show that I really really loved being a part of. I thought it was such an incredible family of creatives on that job and such a lovely character to get to play and just had such a lovely time making it. And that particular role has really meant something to a lot of people. It spoke to people in a particular way. So when people say that they’ve enjoyed that, that means a lot.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.