Now with a Bafta under his belt, you would think that directors would be falling all over themselves to bag Adam Deacon but the actor hasn't always had it easy.
The 'Anuvahood' actor, who we interviewed ahead of his win at this year's Baftas, has revealed that directors would ask him to audition for 'street' roles but then after, would say that it was too much.
Talking to the Hackney Citizen the 28-year-old, who beat off competition from stars including Eddie Redmayne, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston, said: “Casting directors would tell me they wanted a street kid from an estate but their response was that I was ‘too street’. My accent was too strong."
Adam with his Bafta presented by Christina Hendricks
The actor, who was supported by stars including Tinie Tempah, N-Dubz, Jamie Oliver and even Arsenal's Jack Wilshere, continued: "I was too scary. And I found I was taken back a step. I was having to work even harder to prove I wasn’t a thug than when I first started.”
Even after starring in hit cult movies like 'Kidulthood', the actor was often stopped by police and admits that this has happened regularly since he was just 16.
Now, he has copies of his movies in his glove compartment to prove his identity. “It just seemed like the easiest thing, because I was sick of hearing: ‘Oh you’re an actor, are you mate? Well, I haven’t seen you in anything’," he explained.
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