About this Book

Andrew Scott: Moriarty on Sherlock and His Journey as an Actor, traces the life of a shy Dublin boy with a slight lisp who grew up to become a spellbindingly charismatic actor, fearless in his performances.As the quirky master criminal, Jim Moriarty, in the BBC's modern-day take on the iconic Sherlock Holmes, Ireland's Andrew Scott transformed a brief scene at the climax of the television show into the star-making role of his career. Fans, critics and colleagues lauded his portrayal, and Scott found himself with what he called, "the career I've always dreamed of."Andrew Scott worked steadily as an actor, but sometimes stubborn choices may have delayed and even derailed his momentum as he stayed true to his own feelings, even refusing the conventional wisdom that an actor shouldn't be openly gay if he wanted to get roles, by coming out publicly after Sherlock.The innovative, Andrew Scott: Moriarty on Sherlock and His Journey as an Actor, features never-before-seen information on Scott's pre- and post-Sherlock career, numerous photos, interviews with early co-stars, directors and playwrights and a timeline of original articles tracing Scott from the beginning of Sherlock and on, observing the actor of infinite versatility as he is coming to grips with fame, fandom, and international recognition.