At Cambridge, it was the weirdest culture. Everyone pretended they didn't do any work, yet it was so competitive.

[I like to cook] Shepherd's pie, which is a classic British dish. But my version reflects my Jamaican roots, because I add jerk to it as well.

I never make suggestions. I really don't. I know a lot of actors who get a part and then they dissect it and they want to change it and they want to add stuff. I'm always amazed and so impressed by actors who do that.

I've never been that person who wants a Rolls Royce or wants to live in a mansion or what have you.

I just feel incredibly lucky. I went to drama school and about 28 of us graduated. I graduated from drama school in 2000, and I would say about two of us are working and able to make a living out of it. It is a tough profession. To have the kind of success I have had is really amazing, and I am incredibly grateful.

To have the kind of success I have had is really amazing, and I am incredibly grateful.

Powerful women are the most interesting to play.