The Scotsman

‘Protests give me hope for the future’, actor says

- By KERRI-ANN ROPER

Scottish actor Mark Bonnar has said movements like Time’s Up, #Metoo and Black Lives Matter give him hope for the future.

The 49-year-old, known for his roles in Shetland, Line of Duty and BBC1’S Apple Tree Yard, also praised ERA (Equal Representa­tion for Actresses) 50:50.

Speaking about the future, he told Radio Times:“peoplearen­othappy, and they’re galvanised. People are slowly grasping onto the protest movement 0 Mark Bonnar says people are ‘galvanised’ into protest again. We’ve got to keep fighting the good fight; it starts personal and then it becomes global.” His next role will see him play a behavioura­l scientist in the third series of Channel 4’s futuristic Humans.

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