The actor played John Shelby, Tommy's younger brother Joe Cole has spoken of his decision to leave Peaky Blinders, describing it as “Cillian’s show”.
In an interview with Metro, the actor explained his trajectory from Peaky Blinders into Sky Atlantic’s Gangs of London. “I’ve spent the last few years turning down gang-related shows because when a show does well you get offered quite a lot of them,” said Cole. “I actually chose to leave Peaky Blinders because I wanted to explore new avenues and new characters and new stories.” The actor went on to describe his time on the show, in which he played John Shelby, the third-youngest Shelby brother opposite Thomas Shelby, played by Cillian Murphy. “With Peaky Blinders I never really got out of the
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