Andrew Scott recalls brief role in 'Saving Private Ryan', says experience was "extraordinary"

Scott recalled playing the role of "Soldier on the Beach" in the Oscar-winning 1998 World War II drama.

The actor appeared during the film's iconic opening sequence depicting the Normandy invasion at Omaha Beach on D-Day.

"I had one line or something, and Tom Hanks rolled over me, and I was very happy to be there," Scott said.

"It was an extraordinary thing -- it was my first time being on a set of that enormity, and I feel very proud that I got to be a tiny part of that. It's a sequence that's gone down in movie history," he added, as per the outlet.

Directed by Steven Spielberg, Saving Private Ryan was inspired by the real-life story of Edward, Preston, Robert and Frederick "Fritz" Niland, four brothers from New York who served during World War II.

The film starred Matt Damon as Private James Francis Ryan, a character loosely based on Fritz Niland. Tom Hanks portrayed Captain John H. Miller, who leads a mission to locate Ryan after his brothers are believed to have been killed in the war.

Scott is currently appearing in another World War II drama, Pressure, based on David Haig's 2014 stage play of the same name.

The film focuses on the tense 72 hours before D-Day, when General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg debate whether to launch the risky seaborne invasion of Normandy, according to People.

In Pressure, Scott plays a British Met Office meteorologist attached to the Royal Air Force who is tasked with delivering an accurate weather forecast to aid the success of the Normandy invasion.

Speaking recently to People, Scott also stressed the importance of strong screenwriting when selecting projects.

"You know, I don't think you can make a great movie if you've got a mediocre script," he said. "I just don't think it's likely for me in some ways. So I've been doing lots of very different stuff, and that's kind of the name of the game for me," according to People. (ANI)