It’s been a head-spinning couple of years for Ashton Sanders. The 22-year-old actor played the teenage incarnation of the conflicted gay protagonist Chiron in Barry Jenkins’s Moonlight, the tiny-budget art film that became an Oscar-winning emblem of social change in Hollywood. The Los Angeles native has scarcely stopped working since. With some Calvin Klein modelling on the side, he has a host of films lined up, from independent projects to studio blockbusters, beginning with a prominent role opposite Denzel Washington in the shoot-’em-up sequel The Equalizer 2.
Was it daunting to work with Denzel Washington?
I think every African American actor somewhat looks up to Denzel. Even taking race out of it, he’s one of those icons that you just have to respect. The range of work that he’s been able to do, and been able to succeed in: it’s insane, he’s a master.
from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2L5O7Ed
