Rob James-Collier
Rob James-Collier
Robert James-Collier is a British actor and model. He is known for his roles as Thomas Barrow in Downton Abbey and as Liam Connor in Coronation Street...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth23 September 1976
real kissing men
When you're kissing a woman and you want it to look realistic, you're thinking, 'Am I taking advantage of her? Is her boyfriend going to think I'm over-stepping the mark? Whereas when you are kissing a man, those thoughts don't cross your mind. I'm more scared of it looking false, so I went for it fully to make it look real and hopefully I've achieved that.
comfort passionate driven
If I had a comfort blanket, I wouldn't have been as passionate and driven.
play interesting actors
Most actors will tell you that villains are the most interesting to play.
mind television wave
There's definitely a wave of Brits doing great work on American television, and I wouldn't mind being one of them!
gay being-gay hard
It's hard being gay in Edwardian times.
dog nice america
America does not like people being not nice to dogs.
drama proud facts
I'm proud of the fact that Downton Abbey was born in a recession, at a time when ITV had dropped a lot of drama programmes. And I know that because I was out of work at the time!
people sometimes guilty
Sometimes people can be guilty of not working at relationships and if it's not working, oof, that's it.
thinking games careers
I think because of my background - I went through university and did an academic career and fell into acting - I've never had a game plan for my career because I got into it quite ad hoc.
modern modern-day
It's not just modern-day society that is liberal.
determination jobs giving
Because youve done the horrible jobs, it gives you an even grittier determination to succeed.
beautiful kissing men
If youre going to kiss a man, let it be a beautiful man like Ed Speleers.
mom brother dad
My mom and dad put my brother and sister through university and they were very keen for us to have an academic background just to give us a chance.
Being in 'Coronation Street' is only going to make me a better actor.