The Irish actor portrays Ian Charleson in ‘Elsinore’, a biopic about the actor’s final ‘Hamlet’ performance while living with AIDS.
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Andrew Scott plays Ian Charleson, a gay actor who performed Hamlet while living with AIDS in the 1980s
The film explores Charleson’s courage, career challenges and the stigma surrounding sexuality in the theater industry
Scott said the role resonates deeply with his own experiences as a gay actor and his love for theater
Andrew Scott knows what it means to be consumed by Hamlet .
In 2017, the Irish actor, 49, played the Prince of Denmark 150 times in London’s West End, with each production running three…
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