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Killing Eve star Sandra Oh has spoken out against the lack of diversity in the UK film and television industry, stating that it would sometimes be her "Speaking as part of Variety's Actors on Actors series, the actor compared her experiences in the UK and US.

Although she said she is often the "sole Asian person" on set for many of her projects, she singled out the UK for being "behind" on diversity.

She told Kerry Washington: “Being the sole Asian person is a very familiar place for me."But the UK, I’m not afraid to say, is behind.

I’m not only the only Asian person on set – sometimes it changes, [it’s] very exciting when someone comes on set - but the development of people behind the camera is very slow in the UK."She continued:.

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