Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole felt like he ‘exhausted’ his character on the popular BBC series, which ultimately led to his exit in 2017.
The 33-year-old actor played Tommy Shelby’s (Cillian Murphy) younger brother John in the Birmingham-based drama – which focuses on the famous families’ reign following World War I in 1918.
Cole had cameos in Holby City, The Bill, and teen comedy Skins before landing the Peaky Blinders gig in 2013, and although he starred in the popular programme for three seasons, he still doesn’t regret walking away from it five years later. ‘In society we’re told to play by the rules and live your life in a certain way,’ Cole told Radio Times. ‘For me, it was a no-brainer.
I was missing out on some stuff, and I felt like I had exhausted this character,’ he added. The latest season of the period crime show made its highly-anticipated debut on Sunday night, with an impressive 3.
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