The Avengers star teams up with real-life scholars for a look at the eruption of Vesuvius. At points it’s elegiac and moving, at others it’s majestic and brutal
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Tom Burke: ‘The worst job I’ve done? A movie. Does it have a name? It might do’ ○
The actor on his Lauren Laverne crush, missing jury service, and shoving chocolate mousse in his agent’s face
Born in London, Tom Burke, 44, trained at Rada. In 2008, he won the Ian Charleson award fo…
84 days ago
Juliet Stevenson: ‘My biggest disappointment? I never got a role in Harry Potter’ ○
The actor on struggling with body image, her U-turn on marriage and her obsession with Instagram dogs
Born in Essex, Juliet Stevenson, 69, studied at Rada and made her film debut in Drowning By Number…
3 months ago
‘I hope it got disinfected!’ Matthew Rhys on bravery, banter and wearing a prosthetic penis ⊕
He is one of the most chilling actors around. Yet Matthew Rhys is now playing a Basil Fawlty type in comedy horror Widow’s Bay. He talks about fluffing his James Bond audition, unzipping in Girls – a…
7 months ago
Joely Richardson looks back: ‘Natasha’s death was life-changing. She was a figurehead to me’ ⊕
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The Nip/Tuck and Downton Abbey star on losing her sister, growing up in a theatrical dynasty, and how she feels about ageing
Born in London in 1965, Joely Richardson is an actor and campaigner. The da…
Jill Freud obituary ⊕
My mother, Jill Freud, who has died aged 98, was a dynamic actor and producer, and the founder of one of the UK’s most cherished summer rep theatres.
On graduating from the Rada drama school in London…
8 months ago
Actor Dylan Llewellyn looks back: ‘I warned Mum that Big Boys was a bit raw. Thankfully she never commented on the glory hole scene’ ⊕⊕
The Derry Girls star and his mother, Jackie, on an unfortunate vomiting incident, struggling at school and ‘bare bottom’ scenes
Born in Reigate in 1992, the actor Dylan Llewellyn graduated from Rada i…
Actor Alexandra Roach looks back: ‘I’m from a small town – when I snuck into a nightclub underage, 11 people told my dad’ ⊕
The Utopia and No Offence star on channelling her righteous younger self, how she shakes off heavy roles, and her alter ego DJ Dave
Born in Ammanford, south Wales, in 1987, Alexandra Roach began her c…
10 months ago
Coronation Street’s Katherine Kelly looks back: ‘My friends were very accepting of me being a bit different’ ○
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The actor on wearing men’s clothes, her bohemian family and the six-week soap job that turned into six years
Born in 1979 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, Katherine Kelly studied at Rada before beginning her c…
11 months ago
Ciarán Hinds: ‘Who is my celebrity crush? Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem’ ○
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The actor on a weird encounter with a New York cop, a cruel comment from an audience member, and his perfect pint
Born in Belfast, Ciarán Hinds, 72, studied at Rada. In 1987, he joined Peter Brook’s c…