British actor Rob James-Collier has suggested that playing a gay character in Downton Abbey hurt his career chances in America.
The former Coronation Street star, who appeared in the series from 2010-15, claimed that playing the character Thomas Barrow in the popular ITV period drama left him “typecast.”
The actor appears in new horror film The Ritual which is directed by David Bruckner.
James-Collier went on to reveal he has turned down film offers to play roles “which happened to be gay” due to a desire “to show something different.”