James Norton opened up about turning down a significant function as a result of he didn’t wish to be typecast.
The 39-year-old actor, who was speculated for being casted because the James Bond function, shared how he determined to not tackle a villain function in his new thriller, Playing Nice.
Norton performed the function of father Pete in his upcoming present which shall be out in January and follows the story of two households whose infants get switched at delivery.
The Happy Valley actor revealed that he was contemplating the function of villain Miles within the present however he step by step realized that he truly needed to play the nice man.
This comes after the actor has performed many villainous roles through the years, one in every of which is within the present Happy Valley.
Discussing his concern of being typecast, Norton stated, “You do a Second World War drama, and also you get to go and be a historian within the British Library for nonetheless lengthy and have an emotional reference to that specific piece of historical past,” in interview with The Mirror journal.
“If you do it very well, then you are going to get a number of extra provides for Second World War dramas coming your means.”
The Little Women actor continued, “And the courageous factor is to say no to these and assume, ‘Okay, proper, we will go a special route and attempt to continue to learn, hold increasing.’”
Discussing his plans for future roles, he stated, “Well, now I’ve achieved the good man, perhaps I’ll return. I do not know, we’ll see. The subsequent factor is at all times a shock.”
