Kate Winslet basically handed actor Fisayo Akinade a role right after meeting him for coffee. He got a call from his agent while riding a London bus, learning Winslet wanted him for her directorial debut, a Netflix film called Goodbye June. Akinade was shocked; she knew who he was, and even more stunned hearing the cast list included legends like Helen Mirren and Toni Collette.
They met at the Soho Hotel, where Winslet immediately came across as warm and genuine. After chatting about the project, where she detailed the story about a dying matriarch at Christmas, she offered him the part of a nurse named Angel on the spot. She told him she was not seeing anyone else for the role.
Winslet then asked him to stick around and help audition child actors for the movie, even reading lines with them. The film features a script by her son, Joe Anders.
They met at the Soho Hotel, where Winslet immediately came across as warm and genuine. After chatting about the project, where she detailed the story about a dying matriarch at Christmas, she offered him the part of a nurse named Angel on the spot. She told him she was not seeing anyone else for the role.
Winslet then asked him to stick around and help audition child actors for the movie, even reading lines with them. The film features a script by her son, Joe Anders.
