BAFTA Breakthrough Ellis Howard on ‘What It Feels Like for a Girl,’ Liverpool, and What’s Next

What It Feels Like For A Girl star urges viewers to 'show up' for trans people

Ellis Howard is keenly aware of what it means that his role in What It Feels Like For A Girl has earned BAFTA Breakthrough recognition. Speaking about the show, with a script by a trans woman and LGBTQ+ voices at its heart, the Liverpudlian actor says: “It feels like a rallying cry. It’s queer, working class and has colour and sexiness and anarchy.” Based on trans author Paris Lees’ bestselling coming-of-age memoir, the BBC drama chronicles 15-y…

BAFTA Breakthrough Ellis Howard on ‘What It Feels Like for a Girl,’ Liverpool, and What’s Next

"Queerness and class are incredibly important to me," the actor and writer tells THR, also discussing his hope of bringing the BBC series to the U.S. and doing more exciting work in the future.