Torchwood star addrs view on only gay actors playg gay rol | Metro News

Contents:

• TORCHWOOD STAR GARETH DAVID-LLOYD ADMS HE UNFAIRLY LASHED OUT AT RSELL T DAVI OVER GAY ACTORS BATE
• TORCHWOOD’S IANTO JON RPONDS TO RSELL T DAVI’ MENTS ON ONLY GAY ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
• TORCHWOOD STAR TAK SHOT AT RSELL T DAVI ‘GAY ACTORS’ ARGUMENT AFTER PLAYG BELOVED BISEXUAL CHARACTER
• IS GARETH DAVID-LLOYD GAY?
• THE OBSSIVE PHOTOGRAPHER BEHD AMERI’S FIRST GAY MAGAZE

TORCHWOOD STAR GARETH DAVID-LLOYD ADMS HE UNFAIRLY LASHED OUT AT RSELL T DAVI OVER GAY ACTORS BATE

The actor, who is straight, joed the bate on who should play gay rol after hearg Davi’ remarks about “thenticy” when stg.

“Ianto’s sexualy was plex, but tertg that I got the role partly based on the strength of a gay character I played for Rsell T Davi  Me All Me. I was a ltle upset wh the implitn that all straight actors approach gay rol wh a md to ‘act gay’. “Of urse there are those that do that and there have been some really crgy performanc, but I thk to tar all straight actors wh the same bsh on approachg gay rol was a ltle unfair.

TORCHWOOD’S IANTO JON RPONDS TO RSELL T DAVI’ MENTS ON ONLY GAY ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS

Havg discsed the matter, David-Lloyd now adms he was beg “pletely oversensive” about the issue and agre that gay actors should be prrised for gay rol. “What he wanted to achieve that terview was basilly a ll to the dtry to balance the playg field and give gay actors more opportuni and I pletely agree wh him on that. “Absolutely, gay actors should be nsired for gay rol first.

TORCHWOOD STAR TAK SHOT AT RSELL T DAVI ‘GAY ACTORS’ ARGUMENT AFTER PLAYG BELOVED BISEXUAL CHARACTER

Gareth David-Lloyd played Ianto Jon Rsell T Davi’ Doctor Who sp-off Torchwood (Picture: Getty)Torchwood star Gareth David-Lloyd has rpond to It’s A S creator Rsell T Davi’ explanatn that he chose to st gay actors the new seri to ensure they would liver an ‘thentic’ portrayal of the characters. Earlier this week, Rsell nducted an terview wh Rad Tim where he strsed his view on the importance of stg gay actors gay rol. The screenwrer said: ‘I’m not beg woke about this… but I feel strongly that if I st someone a story, I am stg them to act as a lover, or an enemy, or someone on dgs or a crimal or a sat… they are not there to ‘act gay’ bee ‘actg gay’ is a bunch of s for a performance.

IS GARETH DAVID-LLOYD GAY?

Gareth, who has been married to his partner Gemma Jam for 11 years, rpond to Rsell’s ments on Twter, referencg the fact that he also played a gay character Rsell’s 2004 TV seri Me All Me. ‘Ianto’s sexualy was plex but tertg that I got the role partly based on the strength of a gay character I played for @sselldavi63 ‘Me All Me’.

THE OBSSIVE PHOTOGRAPHER BEHD AMERI’S FIRST GAY MAGAZE

Ianto’s sexualy was plex but tertg that I got the role partly based on the strength of a gay character I played for @sselldavi63 ‘Me All Me’. Gareth played Ianto oppose John Barrowman as Capta Jack Torchwood (Picture: BBC)On Wednday’s Good Morng Bra, Piers Man stated his belief that ’s a ‘prepostero’ notn that only gay actors should play gay characters. Wrer and LGBTQ+ activist Benjam Butterworth rebed this statement, sayg: ‘I don’t accept that bee what I’m sayg is there’s a reason why gay actors are unrreprented and that’s why they should get the rol and be better at them.

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