Jodie Comer on Closing the Chapter on Villanelle, Owning Her Place on ‘Last Duel’ and Making Her West End Debut
variety.comManori Ravindran International EditorIn 2022, Jodie Comer will say goodbye to the TV role that made her a household name — Villanelle in BBC America’s “Killing Eve” — and forge ahead with a promising film career and theater debut.As she receives Variety and the Edinburgh TV Festival’s 2021 Outstanding Achievement Award, the Liverpool-born actor says she’s parking her insecurities about moving from TV to film, and looking ahead to a West End debut she never thought would happen.While most British actors start out in theater before graduating to the screen sector, Comer’s done it in reverse — though it wasn’t for lack of trying.“I’ve done a lot of theater auditions throughout the years and a lot of the feedback was often very, very positive,.
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