Tom Cullen says he doesn't take playing LGBT roles lightly

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWelsh actor Tom Cullen says he plays queer roles exactly the same way he plays straight ones, the BBC reports.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorExactly the same. So Barry and a man who reads out the parking rules get identical treatment.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe said it at the Iris Prize Festival in Cardiff, at a screening of Black Church Bay, where he plays Barry, a closeted man in an insular community.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAn insular community. I know the type. Everyone knows your bin day.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'll be honest, I've never seen a film. Not one. I find the first ten minutes very stressful.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNot one?

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNot one. He also said, quote, "Fundamentally, my job is empathy." That's a man who clearly nailed the brief.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd he made it while juggling House of the Dragon, travelling between Wales and London. Empathy and a rail timetable. Brave.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI haven't seen either film, but I'm told his lifeguard in Weekend does a lot of lifeguarding.