The Irish actor talks about returning to the stage with an emotionally demanding role in Long Day’s Journey Into Night, in which he stars opposite Brian Cox and Patricia Clarkson
McCormack hasn’t trodden the boards in five years because in that time, his screen career has really skyrocketed. Last year he earned two BAFTA nominations – for Best Actor and Rising Star – for his breakout performance opposite Emma Thompson in the astonishingly intimate Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. He plays the enigmatic title character, an outwardly confident sex worker hired by Thompson’s unfulfilled older woman.
Before Leo Grande and Bad Sisters, McCormack attracted attention with supporting roles in the cult TV series Peaky Blinders and the underrated 2020 crime film Pixie. He also appeared in 2018’s acclaimed West End revival of The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Martin McDonagh’s pitch-black comedy about the Northern Ireland peace process. Still, he points out that when he moved to London seven years ago, he “went straight into waiting tables – not working on plays or anything”.
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