Russell Tovey And Tom Blyth Heat Up The Big Screen In A Thriller That Feels Deeply Relevant

Russell Tovey And Tom Blyth Heat Up The Big Screen In A Thriller That Feels Deeply Relevant

In “Plainclothes,” the actors commit to being “naked, both physically and emotionally” while sharing a story about desire, shame and living truthfully.

Russell Tovey on Shame, Love, and His Role in Plainclothes

The actor opens up about playing a closeted family man in Carmen Emmi’s erotic thriller, and why queer visibility still drives his work. The post Russell Tovey on Shame, Love, and His Role in Plainclothes appeared first on Metro Weekly.

Carmen Emmi, Tom Blythe, and Russell Tovey talk 'Plainclothes'

(L-R) Tom Blythe and Russell Tovey in “Plainclothes.” (Photo provided by Out on Film) When Carmen Emmi read a 2016 article in the Los Angeles Times about a Long Beach sting operation that targeted gay men a few years earlier, it made him feel nervous.The article brought up anxieties he experienced growing up that he didn’t realize at the time were related to his queerness. But dipping into those waters again allowed Emmi to write and direct his …