Elisabeth Moss Suffers Spinal Injury During Stunt Filming for ‘The Veil’

Elisabeth Moss, star of the upcoming spy TV series “The Veil,” revealed that she suffered a broken vertebrae while filming a stunt for the show. The incident left her briefly unable to move and lying on her back on a roof in Istanbul for two hours.

Moss shared the details of the accident in a recent interview with Variety. In “The Veil,” premiering on Hulu on April 30, Moss portrays Imogen, an MI6 agent on a mission to thwart a terrorist attack. The second episode features Imogen chasing a lead through Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, where she is attacked on a rooftop.

“The [scene] you see in the show is actually the second time we shot it, about six weeks later,” Moss explained. “The first time we shot it I hit a wall the wrong way, let’s just say, and ended up lying on the roof for a couple of hours.”

Producer Denise Di Novi was by Moss’s side during the ordeal, waiting with her for medical assistance. Di Novi commented, “I felt so bad for her. She is underselling how hard a lot of the stunt was that she did.”Despite the injury, Moss was determined to continue filming. She even appeared in a scene the following day, although she had limited mobility due to her condition.

Fans can watch Moss’s performance in “The Veil” starting April 30 on Hulu.