Rob Jam-Collier says playg gay on Downton Abbey hurt his reer - GAY TIMES

Contents:

• DOWNTON ABBEY ACTOR SAYS GAY ROLE HURT HIS CAREER — BUT IS HE RIGHT?
• DOWNTON ABBEY’S ROB JAM-COLLIER REVEALS REACTN TO ‘HORRIFIC’ GAY STORYLE
• ROB JAM-COLLIER SAYS PLAYG GAY ON DOWNTON ABBEY HURT HIS REER
• ‘DOWNTON ABBEY’ STAR ROB JAM-COLLIER RECEIV BACKLASH AFTER GAY TYPESTG COMMENTS
• IS ROB JAM-COLLIER GAY?
• DOWNTON ABBEY STAR ROB JAM-COLLIER CLAIMS PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER LEFT HIM 'TYPEST'
• ROB JAM-COLLIER, 'DOWNTON ABBEY' STAR, TALKS GAY KISS, 'MAN-ON-MAN' ACTN
• WATCH DOWNTON’S TOM BRANSON GO GAY AND AMERIN

DOWNTON ABBEY ACTOR SAYS GAY ROLE HURT HIS CAREER — BUT IS HE RIGHT?

Robert Jam-Collier is known ternatnally for his role as Thomas Barrow, the v gay unrbutler who brought trigue to the halls of Downton the perd drama, Barrow hid his sexual orientatn for fear would hurt his reer.

DOWNTON ABBEY’S ROB JAM-COLLIER REVEALS REACTN TO ‘HORRIFIC’ GAY STORYLE

And the straight actor who portrays him, Jam-Collier, believ this character's inty may have had nsequenc the morn-day real world as, an terview wh Rad Tim, said his renown for playg a gay role hred his chanc Hollywood.

N intify que easily wh the qutsential English gent and English lady, whereas a nrotic, dark, gay character like Thomas is a hard thg to put to the Amerin market. "Bee Thomas Barrow is gay and is, sentially, the bad guy for much of the show, a lot of people wh the dtry n only see you as that. He received offers for gay rol the theater world, which he refed bee he "really wanted to show somethg different.

" He is now set to appear the upg horror movie The Rual, one of his first major parts sce Jam-Collier did enunter hurdl Hollywood for playg a gay role, his experience would be an exceptn -- at least morn tim. There are straight actors who have turned down gay rol for var reasons, cludg a fear would lim future opportuni. Will Smh said he limed the physily of his gay role Six Degre of Separatn, on a warng om Denzel Washgton, who said, "You n act all you want, but don't do any physil scen....

ROB JAM-COLLIER SAYS PLAYG GAY ON DOWNTON ABBEY HURT HIS REER

"But overall, Hollywood is full of straight actors who have won acclaim, awards, and a uful reer after playg gay rol. Robert returns as Thomas (Picture: ITV)Former Corrie star Robert Jam-Collier has revealed his own reactn to landg an important gay storyle the upg Downton Abbey film. The actor, who plays valet-turned-butler Thomas Barrow for the big-screen outg, after starrg the ITV drama, said his plotle shows the treatment of beg a gay man the 1920s.

Speakg of beg given the opportuny to lift the lid on what was like, Jam said was an emotnal sight to a horrific perd for gay people.

He’s opened up on his important storyle (Picture: PA)He ntued: ‘It also hammers home what was like to be a gay man those tim, was horrific and ’s brought back and jt shows how different was. Rob Jam-Collier thks playg gay has harmed his chanc of a Hollywood reer.

‘DOWNTON ABBEY’ STAR ROB JAM-COLLIER RECEIV BACKLASH AFTER GAY TYPESTG COMMENTS

The actor, who prevly starred UK soap Coronatn Street, played schemg gay butler Thomas Barrow the h ITV show for four seasons, but now he worri he’s been typest bee of his role. “I thk dienc the US n intify que easily wh the qutsential English gent and English lady, whereas a nrotic, dark, gay character like Thomas is a hard thg to put to the Amerin market, ” he argued.

Sce the show end 2015, Rob says he’s been offered a few theatre rol “which happened to be gay characters”, but he turned them down bee he “wanted to show somethg different”. “Bee Thomas Barrow is gay and is, sentially, the bad guy for much of the show, a lot of people wh the dtry n only see you as that, ” he ntued. Former ‘Downton Abbey’ star Rob Jam-Collier has been cricised, after claimg playg a gay character the perd drama has left him “typest”.

IS ROB JAM-COLLIER GAY?

Rob Jam-Collier PA Archive/PA ImagHe said: “I thk dienc the US n intify que easily wh the qutsential English gent and English lady, whereas a nrotic, dark, gay character like Thomas is a hard thg to put to the Amerin market. “Bee Thomas Barrow is gay and is, sentially, the bad guy for much of the show, a lot of people wh the dtry n only see you as that. ”He went on to reveal he had sce turned down theatre rol as gay characters bee he “really wanted to show somethg different” the terview was picked up by var other news outlets, his ments ed a stir onle, where he faced a backlash.

Pretented hecwas happy playg a gay charcter then diss when h no longer playg the part— mark daniel (@mark_ian_) October 4, 2017First off, he is trash. — KARA?SNAZZYPANTS (@stedanchick) October 4, 2017don't take gay rol unls you n take gay discrimatn— Gay Zs Crystal (@thevanisher) October 4, 2017What a load of bollocks.

"Let's blame the gays. #Idt— simon sols (@simonsols_1995) October 3, 2017And I only thought gays got blamed for floodg, hurrin, natural disasters. — ALAN (@alan_darbyshire) October 4, 2017One of Rob’s biggt storyl on ‘Downton Abbey’ saw Thomas attempt to ‘cure’ his homosexualy.

DOWNTON ABBEY STAR ROB JAM-COLLIER CLAIMS PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER LEFT HIM 'TYPEST'

" As the film stands now, after beg round up by police for dancg at a secret unrground gay jazz club, Thomas is bailed out of jail by the Kg's valet, Richard (Max Brown) and the two share a brief surprise kiss back at Downton.

As much as some voic the field of munitn and ter have speculated if Rob Jam-Collier is gay, there is no kd of evince that n rroborate this.

ROB JAM-COLLIER, 'DOWNTON ABBEY' STAR, TALKS GAY KISS, 'MAN-ON-MAN' ACTN

However, there are dividuals who say Rob Jam-Collier is gay, but their ments have no nsistency or accuracy of any sort. More and more celebri adm every year that they are gay, but this is not the se wh Rob Jam-Collier sce this celebry never said so. In any se, celebri too often refe to talk about their private liv, so we never know if they are gay or straight.

WATCH DOWNTON’S TOM BRANSON GO GAY AND AMERIN

Although Rob Jam-Collier has never said to be homosexual, beg a famo artist and homosexual is somethg unrstood as normal by the society. Expect flappers and the Charlton, and a Marcel wave or me e clean: I haven't seen a preview of season 3 -- my home that would be cheatg; 's what we still ll appotment TV -- but I have on great thory that this is the season which that villao gay footman-turned-valet, Thomas Barrow, experienc the tenr love that his poor, neglected heart so crav and needs.

Although there clearly were gay men Edwardian England, they've been snt supply on televisn. "Jam-Collier has joked that his character's sexualy beme so muted season 2 that he lled up Fellow and asked, "Am I still gay? "It's the seri where we really to grips wh Thomas's sexualy and the impact beg gay mt have had on him, Edwardian tim, " he says.

"If you're cludg a gay character, there's an on and rponsibily to at least show what the impact of the time will be on him, and of him on that time.