Tom Blyth: ‘The Hunger Games Taught Me that I Don’t Act in Order to Get Attention’

Tom Blyth: ‘The Hunger Games taught me that I don’t act in order to get attention’

One of Britain’s most in-demand young actors, the star of ‘The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ speaks to Ellie Muir about his daring new thriller ‘Plainclothes’, his pride over his one-time co-star Rachel Zegler, and how his adult life was shaped by the death of his father

‘Plainclothes’ make the men: an interview with Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey

“Plainclothes”(Magnolia), the directorial debut by queer filmmaker and screenwriter Carmen Emmi, is not as simple as the title might suggest. There is also a double-meaning at play as neither of the main characters — Lucas (Tom Blyth) and Andrew (out actor Russell Tovey) — is dressed in their respective “uniforms” when they first meet. Already “certified…

Review: Plainclothes - Chicago Reader

In Plainclothes, director Carmen Emmi is willing to experiment with form, but the script doesn’t have the substance to match.