Michael Sheen says “it’s hard to accept” non-Welsh actors playing Welsh characters
Michael Sheen has said “it’s hard to accept” non-Welsh actors playing Welsh characters, in a new interview.Speaking to The Telegraph about his new project, Best Interests, the actor reflected on the extent to which actors can play parts that are far away from themselves. He began talking about this in the context of characters with disabilities being cast with non-disabled actors before extending this to ones of national identity and class.The actor, who is from Port Talbot, said: “You know, seeing people playing Welsh characters who are not Welsh, I find, it’s very hard for me to accept that.