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I was always a real athletic kid. Then when I got older, I just figured it was part of life to keep training.

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I don't get recognised that much yet in London, but when I do I get a real sense of achievement.

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If you go to Africa and you're white, you're probably not going to get that much work either. But the fact is that there is a longer history of black integration in the U.S. I don't have any resentment about this: I did the maths, calculated it against my ambition and decided to leave England.

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I was on a well-beaten path of actors - what we all call 'the Law and Order route'. I spent two years of auditioning for everything... and then 'The Wire' came up.

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White actors still get way more money in Hollywood. It's been that way for a very long time. I hope it'll change, but it's a matter of forcing that change.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Actor

Born: September 6th, 1972

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