In England, theres no acknowledgement the invention of slavery came from Britain.

I wanted to be an actor ever since I got on stage for the first time, aged 13. Before that, I thought I might follow in the medical footsteps of my parents: my father was a doctor, my mother a pharmacist.

There's always something ridiculous happening on the set, especially when people get tired because of the long days.

The thing about film is it is a very precise form. You know if you have it and you know if you don't have it. There's not really a middle bit where you're like, "I think we kind of have that scene."

I was always lucky that I've always had a gig, I'm fortunate in that way.

A lot of people ask me about my father's passing when I was young, which I'm never comfortable with. I invariably move around that subject.

I've often had the fortune to work on projects with a small theme I find very interesting enough to pursue and to be passionate about in the context of the story, then it may turn out there's a universality about my character which still resonates with many people as well.