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Ah, his portrayal of Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley has....


ruined me for him. He has done such a fantastic acting job that I simply can't stand him in roles. He is like that boy king actor in Game of Thrones - King Jeoffrey(sp).

Norton has embodied such a despicable character that I need to find him in some role where he plays a comedic one.

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I don't have enough words to describe how amazing he was playing Tommy Lee Royce. James Norton has an impressively wide range to alternate playing the good vicar Sidney Chambers in Grantchester to evil Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley in the same time period. I'm now a major fan of his. I've seen his face for years on various promotions for his shows and never gave him a second thought. Not now.

The only other time I've seen an actor pull off such depravity in a role is Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men.

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