Andrew Scott’s journey as an actor and gay role model is an inspiration for the entire community
Andrew Scott is an actor whose star has risen significantly over the last 12 months. Of course, many first became aware of him when he played Moriarty on the BBC’s Sherlock revamp (2010-2017) with Benedict Cumberbatch, or as the “hot priest” on Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s comedy Fleabag (2016-2019).However, it was his starring role in All Of Us Strangers at the end of December, and then more recently in Ripley on Netflix, that has brought him to wider attention.
Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.All Of Us Strangers is by director Andrew Haigh (Weekend, Looking).
It’s based on the 1987 novel Strangers by Taichi Yamada. Scott plays Adam, a screenwriter in London who lives in a new tower block.
He’s one of the first residents to move in. His physical isolation echoes his emotional loneliness. Another neighbor, Harry, drunkenly flirts with him.
