AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Rufus Sewell lands first lead Emmy nomination for 'The Diplomat' — and says the role finally broke his fear of long-running TV
After decades of avoiding the commitment of a recurring television role, British actor Rufus Sewell earned his first Emmy nomination for best actor in Netflix's political thriller The Diplomat, and says he'd gladly keep going. Sewell, a London native who spent most of his career gravitating toward film and limited engagements, told The Hollywood Reporter […] The post Rufus Sewell lands first lead Emmy nomination for 'The Diplomat' — and says the role finally broke his fear of long-running TV appeared first on American Almanac .
After decades of avoiding the commitment of a recurring television role, British actor Rufus Sewell earned his first Emmy nomination for best actor in Netflix's political thriller The Diplomat, and says he'd gladly keep going. Sewell, a London native who spent most of his career gravitating toward film and limited engagements, told The Hollywood Reporter that his long-standing resistance to series television dissolved once he found a show that refused to repeat itself. The nomination, for his work in season three as the ambitious and morally complicated diplomat Hal Wyler, marks the first time the show broke into the best actor category, and the first time it earned recognition in writing and several other Emmy fields. That breakthrough…Open