Back to Black cast: meet the stars of the Amy Winehouse biopic
Alongside Abela, the biopic stars Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan, Lesley Manville and more, so who else is in the picture. Read on for everything you need to know about the actors and who they play. Return to black casting The full cast list is as follows: More like this Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse Jack […]
Alongside Abela, the biopic stars Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan, Lesley Manville and more, so who else is in the picture.
Read on for everything you need to know about the actors and who they play.
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The full cast list is as follows:
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- Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse
- Jack O’Connell as Blake Fielder-Civil
- Eddie Marsan as Mitch Winehouse
- Jeff Tunke as Mark Ronson
- Ryan O’Doherty as Chris Taylor
- Lesley Manville as Cynthia
- Juliet Cowan plays Janis
Read on for everything you need to know about the actors and who they play.
Marisa Abela plays Amy Winehouse
Who is Amy Winehouse? The iconic songwriter and singer. Her blues-inspired songs made her mark on the music industry before her career was cut short when she tragically died at the age of 27 from alcohol poisoning.
What else has Marisa Abela been involved in? Abela appeared in the 2020 thriller series Cobra and the interactive feature film Five Dates before landing her big break in the BBC drama industry, in which she played investment banker Yasmin.
Jack O’Connell as Blake Fielder-Civil
Who is Blake Fielder-Civil? Amy’s ex-husband.
What else has Jack O’Connell been involved in? O’Connell rose to fame in the E4 teen drama Skins. He went on to star in This Is England, The Runaway, Weekender, The Somnambulists, Tower Block, The Liability, Private Peaceful and 300: Rise of an Empire.
In recent years he has appeared in Starred U, ’71, Money Monster, Unbroken and Lady Chatterley’s Lover.
Eddie Marsan plays Mitch Winehouse
Who is Mitch Winehouse? Amy’s father.
What else has Eddie Marsan been involved in? Marsan is known for a wide range of films, including Mission: Impossible III, Happy-Go-Lucky, Gangster No. 1, V for Vendetta, Sherlock Holmes, War Horse, The World’s End, Still Life and The Exception.
Hr has also appeared in television shows including Ray Donovan, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Ridley Road, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe and The Power.
Mitch was film“>publicly unhappy with how he was portrayed in Asif Kapadia’s 2015 documentary Amy, and was later involved in a 2021 documentary called Reclaiming Amy.
But speaking exclusively with RadioTimes.com, Marsan explained that these documentaries were not considered in the new film.
“It’s not a riposte to the documentary at all – the documentary is its own thing, and that’s [Kapadia’s] own story,” he said.
“But one thing I realized in making this film is that when someone like Amy dies, someone who touched our lives in such a profound way, and it’s kind of like a limb of our family – because we hear his voice every day, when we drive the kids to school or when we prepare Sunday dinner or whatever…
“When someone dies so young and so tragically[ally], there is a collective trauma. And the way we deal with trauma is to make sense of it and create a comfortable narrative that we can cling to. »
Lesley Manville plays Cynthia Winehouse
Who is Cynthia Winehouse? Amy’s grandmother.
What else has Lesley Manville been involved in? Manville rose to fame with Emmerdale.
She is now a five-time BAFTA nominee and has appeared in films and TV shows including Maleficent, Mr Turner, Phantom Thread, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, Mum, Harlots, Save Me Too, Magpie Murders, Sherwood, Citadel and The Crown. .
Juliet Cowan plays Janis Winehouse
Who is Janis Winehouse? Amy’s grandmother.
What else has Juliet Cowan been involved in? The actress is best known for her appearances in comedies such as Back to Life, Stuck, Fresh Meat and Cuckoo.
Other credits include The Sarah Jane Adventures, Silent Witness and Everything I Know About Love.
Ryan O’Doherty plays Chris Taylor
Who is Chris Taylor? Amy’s ex-boyfriend. She reportedly wrote her song Stronger Than Me about her ex-partner.
What else has Ryan O’Doherty been involved in? Viewers might recognize the actor from his brief appearance in the television series Loki as well as the short film Little Fantasies.
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Back to Back will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Friday 12 April 2024.
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