Eat the Rich: Classism in the UK Entertainment Industry, Pt. 1 [ONTD Original]

[jdnightghobhadi]

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[xellabelle]

Also, the fact that class divide among actors more prevalent in the UK is also due to the fact that the world (and especially the US, Hollywood etc) still have this idea that British people drink tea and wear hats and speak like in Downton Abbey and they eat that shit up. So more people like Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne etc. get cast just because of their background and accent because it reinforces that stereotype.

I think the trio from Harry Potter is actually a good example of this, Emma Watson only got the part because casting people went to her PRIVATE school to look for girls with posh accents. Daniel Radcliffe got the part because his dad knew David Heyman. Only Rupert Grint auditioned in the open call casting type way and it’s no surprise that his character was intended to be a more of a “working class” type character with a working class accent.

[jdnightghobhadi]

*Alan Radcliffe is a literary agent - oop @ me!

Dan's mother Marcia Jacobson is a casting agent.