Adeel Akhtar on running away to New York - How To Fail with Elizabeth Day

My guest today has a nickname in showbiz circles: he’s called ‘Ideal Actor’ because of his scene-stealing talent and his ability to get under the skin of what it is to be human. If you’ve watched Netflix’s monster hit, Fool Me Once, or seen Sherwood or Back To Life or The Night Manager or if you’ve watched the movies Four Lions or Murder Mystery 2, the chances are you will remember his performances. He’s a brilliant actor, but he’s also, as it happens a wonderful guest - funny, moving and a deep thinker.
He joins me to talk about his acting failures, his failure to work hard at school, an upbringing where he was forced to question the nature of his own identity and his failure to keep things in perspective. Also: karaoke.
Listen to the full interview now on How To Fail with Elizabeth Day, wherever you get your podcasts: listen.sonymusic-podcasts.lin...