"David Jonsson is the kind of actor who disappears so completely into his roles that it's easy to forget you're watching the same person each time. In Rye Lane, he's a lovestruck south Londoner; in Industry, an Etonian banker with ice in his veins; in Alien: Romulus, a paranoid android. He's now starring as heroin addict Taylor in the ultraviolent British prison drama Wasteman and, for the first time, the 32-year-old actor claims he is playing something close to himself."
"Wasteman, which opens this month after a critically acclaimed festival run that netted five British Independent Film awards (Bifa) nominations including best lead performance for Jonsson, tells the story of Taylor, a young father who has spent 13 years in prison for a crime he committed as a teenager. In the film's unflinching depiction of the British prison system, he's referred to as a nitty UK slang for a desperate, pathetic drug addict. Jonsson lost 1.8 stone to embody Taylor's wasted physique."
David Jonsson has built a reputation for disappearing into diverse roles across Rye Lane, Industry and Alien: Romulus. He stars as Taylor, a heroin addict and young father recently released after 13 years in prison, in the ultraviolent British drama Wasteman. The role required a significant physical transformation, including losing 1.8 stone, and draws on Jonsson's familiarity with men affected by addiction and rehabilitation from similar neighborhoods. The film received critical acclaim and five Bifa nominations, including best lead performance for Jonsson. Jonsson's working-class, Creole background and childhood instability inform his portrayal and connection to the character.
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