I consider myself a human being, a Christian, a father, a husband, so many things, before being a black person.

I was sometimes called 'coconut' when I was at school.

I think until Britain acknowledges just how much of a presence black people had here before the Sixties, then there are certain stories that are not going to be inclusive of what I have to offer.

Considering that I'm British and I talk the way I do, I love it when a director takes a chance on me.

You're always looking for roles and other creatives who are going to be challenging to you, because you're always a better actor after the experience.

You can’t have people curating culture in this way when we need to see things in order to reform from them.

I certainly don't feel there's a distinction to be made between a television and a film actor. I think there's a distinction between great actors and not so great actors. But I really think if you watch a person working in television give a wonderful performance, that person is f - ing great, because there is no time.