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Daryl McCormack
THE IRISH ACTOR STARS WITH EMMA THOMPSON IN THE SEXUALLY-CHARGED TWO-HANDER GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE
ON TEAMING UP WITH EMMA THOMPSON
When I met her, I went to her house, had a walk in the park, and we spoke about how we felt about the script. We really needed to rely on each other as actors, so it was amazing to go into a project on that level with someone like Emma to really hold the work together.
ON THE MOMENT HE KNEW HE WANTED TO ACT
I went to see a play with my grandfather at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester called A Raisin In The Sun. There was a scene that featured this mother who’s lost hope in her son, and I saw how that scene impacted my grandfather after losing his mum.
From that moment I was like, “There’s not just vanity in this; there can be true purpose in storytelling.”
ON THE LEGACY OF PEAKY BLINDERS
It was definitely a blessing; even if it was just the last two seasons, I was so grateful to join that journey. I only played a small part but it’s going to go down as one of the most iconic shows in history, so to have been a part of that story is really cool.
ON MISSING OUT ON STAR WARS
I was up for John Boyega’s role and I’m grateful it didn’t go my way —I wouldn’t have been ready. I’d love to jump into something of that scale one day, but right now I’m just trying to do what feels right according to my own experience. ELLA KEMP
GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE IS IN CINEMAS FROM 17 JUNE