Actor Ellis Howard says 'don't wait for permission' to make art The What it Feels Like For a Girl star says his career changed when he posted Instagram videos.

#EllisHoward named one of 20 creatives on this year's #Bafta Breakthrough list. The initiative is supported by #Netflix, Ellis says being included in the line-up "means everything" as it feels like "a stamp of approval" on his work!

Played #ParisLee beautifully 🙏💖

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'Humanising trans people is so important right now – our BBC series does that' 'Trans people will exist beyond this political moment that we’re in right now.'

#humanising & #normalising #TransLives is essential right now: VITAL.
#WhatItFeelsLikeForAGirl #BBCThree #ParisLees #autobiography #biopic #SerialisedDrama #TransRights #EqualRights #HumanRights #EllisHoward
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What It Feels Like for a Girl: Ellis Howard on humanising the trans experience with working-class grit Ellis Howard on bringing mythic queer resilience, trans visibility and working-class grit to What It Feels Like for a Girl.

reliving 2000 / 2001 through Paris' eyes & experience is just... astonishing: & her brutal bluntness about sex-work, gay sex-work, UNDERAGE sex-work, & trans sex-work is... horrifyingly honest & revealing & heartbreaking 💔 #GayTimes #EllisHoward #interview
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#WhatItFeelsLikeForAGirl

A "must see" series, definitely!

Great cast, & a coruscating script delivered with warmth, grit & empathy throughout.

Thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Astonishing #EllisHoward is so accomplished in his central role. I hope the team share awards!

I'll be voting. 🥰💐🙏