Young, privately educated British actors seemed to be cornering all the available parts a decade or so ago. And they were regularly criticised for ‘slumming it’ if they put on a ‘lower class’ accent to play a role.
Now the backlash, it seems, has arrived. A string of talented actors from more ordinary London backgrounds are leading the pack this summer, scooping up plaudits and leading roles. If you haven’t already clocked either Leo Woodall, Toheeb Jimoh or Harris Dickinson, each in their late 20s, then you haven’t been watching much. Unless, that is, you have been fooled by their extraordinary chameleon-like abilities.
