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Tovey underscores how hard it was to come of age as a gay man during the period he became a teenager and young adult.

Russell Tovey on 39 : “You could be gay, you could be straight—it was always like, that’s not an option,” he remembers

By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Russell Tovey plays a closeted queer man in Plainclothes — a new film by Carmen Emmi in which the out actor costars alongside Tom Blyth. I want Andrew to make sure that he's kind to him.

And I love the fact that this film just flips it around like that. Russell Tovey plays a closeted queer man in Plainclothes — a new film by Carmen Emmi in which the out actor costars alongside Tom Blyth. He's very clear," Tovey recalls.

The down-low relationship between Andrew and Lucas is "meant to just be a hookup, but there are emotions involved. Tovey recalls bringing up characterization choices with Emmi, the director of Plainclothes. Tovey’s latest film Plainclothes has already earned critical acclaim and a Sundance award, as well as for his role, for which he collected the Best Supporting Actor gong at San Diego’s FilmOut festival.

During a very candid interview with Pedro Pascal for Man. Russell George Tovey (born 14 November ) [1] is a British actor. Pascal highlights the "nostalgic" element of Plainclothes and how it is evocative of independent queer cinema in the s. And I think you always have that," Russell muses.

Andrew meeting Lucas "completely flips him around — literally, metaphorically and physically," Tovey says.

It's just functional. Tovey goes on, "It's a power dynamic where I [Andrew] have all the power. Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey in Plainclothes.

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Vers is the best," Tovey responds. I'm the older man, I'm the more experienced. Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. Tovey agrees, "I like 'shame' as a theme, and how we can be highly functioning and full of shame. Then you find out suddenly that [Lucas is] a cop, and the power shifts incrementally in a second.

During a very candid interview with Pedro Pascal for Man About Town , the actors discuss why being "vers is the best," how the power dynamics completely shift in Plainclothes , and Tovey even lands on a new drag name. It's the best way to be.

See on Instagram. Magnolia Pictures. For him, emotions are dangerous," Tovey observes. Things change when Tovey's character, Andrew, is thrown off balance after meeting Blyth's character, Lucas, and realizing that they have actual feelings for each other.

So you were trying to target me in the bathroom? He now adds the lead award at the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar, to that run of success.{/INSERTKEYS}