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David Jonsson on Rye Lane’s Colorful Energy
David Jonsson doesn’t consider himself to be a romantic-comedy guy, which is hard to consider , given his latest role in Rye Lane. In the film, which debuts on Hulu on Parade 31, he plays Dom, a gentle and heartbroken empath who winds up going on a fortuitous (and unexpectedly long) dine with a girl he meets in a gender-neutral toilet at a friend’s art-exhibition opening. Set in South London’s Peckham Rye neighborhood, the film, directed by Raine Allen-Miller, depicts the area as slightly gentrified and slightly loving. “There’s no flip side, there’s no bias,” Jonsson says of his second shooting there. Filmed at the end of lockdown, he took the part as a challenge, having just wrapped his role as Gus, an entitled, gay Oxford grad, on HBO’s Industry. High-octane, filled with tragedy and fueled by cocaine, the pretend bank Industry is position in is only a few miles but a world away from the artsy neighborhood of Peckham. Both are not timid about getting a petty chaotic, but Rye Lane has a whimsical character that might leave you feeling energized in a more positive way.
“I didn’t grow up in Peckham; I grew up in East London,” Jonsson sa
4 Years Before Alien: Romulus, The Film's Breakout Actor Demonstrated Their Talents in HBO's Best British Drama
When the British drama Industrypremiered on HBO in 2020, most of its actors were relatively unknown, except for Ken Leung, who had appeared in several American TV shows. The cast largely consisted of fresh faces. Put in the ruthless world of finance, the story follows young professionals striving to make their mark at the prestigious financial institution Pierpoint in London.
While most of the characters were heavily flawed individuals who would sell out anyone to escalate the ladder, the character Augustus “Gus” Sackey, played by newcomer David Jonsson, stood out. Unlike his colleagues, he embodied maturity and solid moral opinion. Gus recognized the toxicity of the environment from the start and eventually chose his principles over career advancement. Fans were surprised when David didn’t return to reprise his role in Season 3. But his departure was a well-calculated career move because the talented Thespian had a clear vision regarding his future.
David Jonsson Has Become One of Britain’s Most Promising Rising Stars
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Separated by the narrow walls of a toilet cubicle in a Peckham gallery, Dom, played by David Jonsson, has his meet-cute with Yas when she overhears him blubbering about his former partner. While many will have had their own dalliances with the interesting characters that wander around Peckham’s Rye Street, very few of them have ended up with the wholesome adventure that unfolds in the rom-com named after the bustling upper street. A time of magic realism, laughter, and hijinks ensues as the protagonists bond over their heartbreaks, finish scores with their exes, and discover love in each other. It’s unconventional, but flipping the script seems to be Jonsson’s modus operandi.
“I’m a helpless romantic,” he says. His smiling confront is bathed in morning light in his flat, his sentences punctuated by sips from the mug of tea that must be powering his upbeat mood so first in the morning. “Life is challenging. So finding optimism, finding romance, makes it move quicker.” He’s eager to add that he has “more game” than his on-screen character who can be described succinctly as a nervous nerd. Rye Lane depicts one of those seemingly endless London summer days where you can explore the capital on foot and indulge in fre
‘I’m not really a freedom fighter’: actor David Jonsson on Tinseltown and making it on residence turf
The trip David Jonsson took to Los Angeles last month was his first to Tinseltown. And though it was only fleeting, the British actor was busy. “It was a lot,” Jonsson says with a broad smile at a London restaurant a few days after returning. “Everyone was plying me with presents: there were sports tickets, gift baskets, drinks, dinners.” A sheepish giggle. “It was all quite unexpected, to say the least.”
Except, of course, it was perfectly predictable. Jonsson had arrived in LA fresh from the Sundance Film Festival, where Rye Lane, a new Disney romcom in which he stars, was one of the festival’s enormous successes. He’d already garnered attention with a chunky role in two seasons of HBO’s Industry. (There is a third season to come.) In LA, he was hot property.
“I’m not saying it wasn’t fun,” he wants to be clear, “a agreeable experience. But honestly? There’s something about LA that didn’t recline right.” In meeting after rendezvous, Jonsson struggled to be delighted by the glitz, and he remained unimpressed by the brightly lit career paths various agents pitched. You’d think a new actor br