Looking actor Russell Tovey on being ‘typecast in gay roles’ and his desire to play David Hockney
Russell Tovey (Image: HBO)
Looking actor Russell Tovey has said he doesn’t care about being ‘typecast in gay roles’ as there are so many ‘varied, nuanced’ queer characters to play.
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone UK, Tovey spoke about a time, early in his career, when he was advised to avoid being typecast by only playing gay characters.
“When I was younger, people would tell me that I didn’t want to be typecast in gay roles, and I’d just say that there are billions of queer characters around the world so how the hell can I be pigeonholed?” said the actor, who famously played Jonathan Groff’s love interest in the cult HBO gay series.
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