Josh O’Connor says he has ‘mixed feelings’ about playing gay roles

Josh O’Connor and Alec Secăreanu in God’s Own Country (Image: Picturehouse Entertainment)

Actor Josh O’Connor has said he has “mixed feelings” about playing gay roles.

The 34-year-old played a gay man in 2017’s God’s Own Country to great acclaim and will do so once again in next year’s hotly-anticipated The History of Sound, opposite Paul Mescal.

Elsewhere, in Luca Guadagnino’s Zendeya-starring Challengers, released last year, Josh’s “fluid” character is depicted as having sexual chemistry with his best friend, played by Mike Faist.

“I’m not 100% sure how I do feel about it” – Josh O’Connor

Speaking about the matter in a new interview with Vanity Fair, Josh explained: “It’s a really difficult subject. The truth is that ultimately I will read a script and what affects me, affects me.

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