There's not many fantasy characters for Black people, and it's really exciting that young people of any ethnicity can see themselves in this. “He's a guy who happens to be called Arthur. 'Being a young Black man playing Arthur, that comes with it's own weight and understanding,' he says. It's not until he meets Nimue that he actually starts going on the real journey of becoming this person.” Of his and Nimue's relationship, Devon hints that there is “tension from the beginning, there is constantly friction between them.” But even amid the constant danger, Arthur and Nimue find time for quiet moments as their friendship progresses.Īs Arthur, Devon says he put in a lot of background research into the role, but at some point, he had to let that go and embrace his own take on the legend. But really he is finding himself as a young man through this whole process. “He starts off as a mercenary, a lot of family issues. “They created a character where it's not the King Arthur we know,” Devon says.

In the Netflix series, he plays possibly the most famous character in Arthurian legend - Arthur himself. Prior to Cursed, Devon Terrell's biggest role was Barack Obama in 2016's biopic Barry, about the former POTUS's time at Columbia University in the early '80s Devon also played Horatio in the Halmet adaptation Ophelia (starring Daisy Ridley). This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.

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