Daniel Mays says he was ‘really shocked’ by Russell T Davies’ decision to only cast gay actors for gay roles in It’s a Sin

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Daniel Mays has discussed the debate surrounding whether straight actors should be able to play gay roles.

The Des and White Lines actor, who played gay rights campaigner Peter Wildeblood in the BBC’s 2017 series Against the Law, said he was “shocked” by screenwriter Russell T Davies’s decision to only cast gay actors for gay roles in his groundbreaking Aids drama It’s a Sin.