Guy Pearce: ‘There’s always someone you want to punch’
Neighbours launched him, and since then the star of Memento and Zone 414 has seized his Hollywood roles with a unique intensity. He talks about death, drugs, being a dad and divorce
The Many Saints of Newark review – Sopranos prequel keeps it in the family
Michael Gandolfini is goosebump-inducing as the young Tony Soprano, amid race riots and antagonism towards rival African American gangs
Rose Plays Julie review – identity quest goes to truly dark places
A student’s search for her birth mother has haunting results in this tale from the innovative Irish directing team of Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor
From United 93 to Worth: how Hollywood grappled with 9/11
In the two decades since the terror attack on New York City, films and TV shows have tried to revisit or reflect on a culturally traumatic event
‘I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase’ – how The Wire’s Omar changed TV
He was the terrifying stick-up man who loved his gran, shopped in his pyjamas and tenderly kissed his boyfriend. We remember Omar’s great scenes – and pay tribute to Michael K Williams, the actor who brought him to life
Michael K Williams obituary
American actor best known for playing Omar Little in the TV crime series The Wire
Jack O’Connell: ‘Eventually the wheels come off, everything explodes’
Actor Jack O’Connell is known for going to physical extremes to show the vulnerability of violent men. But what does masculinity really mean to him? Eva Wiseman finds out
‘We’re not robots’: Film-makers buckle under relentless appetite for Danish TV
A victim of its own success, the industry behind cult dramas such as The Killing struggles amid bullying claims
Dan Stevens: ‘The bodice ripper never quite goes away, I don’t think it ever will’
Ever since his days on Downton Abbey, the actor has segued seamlessly between British period drama and high-rolling US sci-fi. He talks about playing a robot – and why he has moved on from romance
Actor Niamh Algar: ‘Broken characters are the more rewarding ones’
As she stars in a new British horror and a TV drama, the Irish actor discusses working with Shane Meadows and boxing her way on to Ridley Scott’s radar
The Equalizer review – farcical fun with Queen Latifah’s avenging angel
The one-man A-Team is back on TV … except this time she’s a woman vigilante, defying a clunky script to tackle shady villains and deliver justice for those in need
Arctic thriller’s film crew struggled to find true frozen waste
Colin Farrell and his co-stars in the BBC’s North Water shocked at the loss of wilderness at the north pole from global heating
Idris Elba: ‘I used work to exorcise my demons’
The actor was working as a bouncer when he got a small part in a new show called The Wire. Two decades on, he’s a blockbuster fixture. The Suicide Squad star talks about fighting for his big break, losing his dad, and why acting helped him out of a ‘dark, weird junction’
Meghan, good luck with your feminist show but can I offer some tips?
The Duchess of Sussex is working on a Netflix series about notable women. Here are some traps to avoid
Nikki Amuka-Bird: ‘I’ve found my voice’
From Jane Austen’s Persuasion to sci-fi comedies and action thrillers, Nikki Amuka-Bird is driven by strong characters. The actor talks about mourning her mum, colour-blind casting and being inspired by Helen McCrory