Actor Russell Tovey talks about his role in the new film 'Plainclothes,' which premieres at the Sundance Film Festival. The film explores the complex themes of morality and identity through the story of an undercover cop who develops feelings for a man caught in a police sting operation.
The actor discusses his portrayal as a man caught in a morally fraught police sting operation in the new film premiering at Sundance Film Festival The actor discusses his portrayal as a man caught in a morally fraught police sting operation in the new film premiering at Sundance Film Festival Russell Tovey has built a career playing emotionally complex queer characters, from his breakout role as the tender-hearted Kevin in HBO’s and Truman Capote’s secretive lover in , premiering this Sunday at...
The scripts were beautiful, and we were given the opportunity to be so present with each other. We had an amazing intimacy coordinator, Joey, who made a huge difference. It was like a dance—a choreography and a poetry—in how the intimacy was directed. It was a really unique experience. I’ve worked with intimacy coordinators a lot. On many projects, I’m either having sex, getting naked, or being very intimate. Sometimes the coordinators are brilliant, and other times they’re quite hands-off.
I think the energy there is going to be so unique and magical. Everyone keeps saying, obviously, to see as many films as you can. It might be easy to go to the festival and not watch any films apart from your own, but I’m really excited to see a few things. I definitely want to see Ira Sachs’ film about Peter Hujar. I love Ira Sachs, I love Ben Whishaw, and I love Peter Hujar—the photographer. He’s a big hero of mine. That’s absolutely on my must-watch list, among many others.
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