What attracted you to the film?

IE: It was just that I hadn’t done a thriller like this, and I like to play different parts, and I hadn’t played too many cops, and the script was decent.

From ‘The Reaping’ to ‘28 Weeks Later’, this film falls within the same genre like the others. Do you have a liking to this genre?

IE: Each are different for me. They are weird subjects, and you get to play different parts.

In playing a cop, did you want to add something to the character that we hadn’t seen in these types of films before?

IE: I guess that each character in a film and each cop in a film is different. I don’t think that I can bring anything different from what was in the script. It’s just my take on this guy and this cop.

How was it working with such a young cast?

IE: It was a good energy. I’m not too familiar with the prom world. Coming from England, we don’t have prom.

Including yourself, what can you say about the growing invasion of Black British actors in American Hollywood films?

IE: I ‘ve actually been here in the states for 10 years, but I would say that you are definitely seeing a lot more UK actors; and I think that now people are noticing that they are from the UK.

UK and America have been in collaboration for years and years.

For me personally, I was in the trenches of American actors when I was in New York in the early 90s. I never liked to say that I’m part of this invasion of UK actors. It makes it appear as if I came in from nowhere, but I think it’s healthy for America and England to have a good mix of talent.

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