In the Apple TV+ original The Crowded Room, Tom Holland plays a young man named Danny Sullivan who is arrested for a shooting in 1979. While the officer in charge Matty Dunne (Thomas Sadoski) is soon convinced that he has caught a serial killer, his colleague Rya (Amanda Seyfried) digs deeper and has a series of conversations with Danny, who is awaiting trial, in prison. gradually revealing a disturbing truth…
Although Tom Holland’s character is named Danny Sullivan, it is based on the real life Billy Milligan, who was diagnosed with multiple personality disorder after his arrest. Because of his dissociative identity disorder and his schizophrenia, his lawyer pleaded insanity – and Billy Milligan is, in fact, the first person to be acquitted of a crime by a US court based on this defense.
However, it was anything but easy for the star of the series, as he revealed in an interview with Extra: ““
double pressure
Dealing with your character’s mental health issues and realizing that some of the symptoms may apply to you is certainly a terrifying experience, but of course it can also help. Tom Holland recently explained that to the entertainment portal EW that he had not consumed alcohol in 14 months because of “The Crowded Room”. And he goes into it again in the additional interview: “”
In addition to the psychologically challenging role, Tom Holland has also taken on producer duties on The Crowded Room for the first time in his career: ““
Another Avenger made a similar decision
…and the conclusion Tom Holland drew from this experience: The MARVEL star won’t be taking on an acting role for the next year, instead taking a break. This is reminiscent of his “Avengers” colleague Chris Hemsworth: The “Thor” actor had learned during a documentary television show that he had a greatly increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s due to a genetic predisposition. Here too, the actor took a year off to process the shock.