Sebastian de Souza appears in Sebastian de Souza’s role in The Life List, which departs from the character of Normal People.
Official Life List trailer
Netflix’s most recent romantic drama has a few familiar faces in the cast.
Sofia Carson (Purple Hearts) portrays Alex Rose, a young woman who requests her late mother’s death and creates a life-changing bucket list. Sebastian de Souza, a British actor, joins Carson as one of Alex’s friends Garrett.
But who is the Englishman, who was he before, and where? The bottom line is this:
father of music
Born in April 1993, De Souza is the second son of opera producer, composer and broadcaster Chris de Souza. His father has presented for the BBC on Radio 3, Radio 4 and the World Service.
De Souza chose to pursue an acting career, but the film star’s father’s musical prowess are largely influenced by him.
De Souza has previously discussed how his creativity has been impacted by his parents’ involvement in music.
He stated in a 2020 interview with the entertainment magazine Brief Take that his father is a composer and that my family is much more accomplished musicians than I am.
It’s always been around me, and I’ve always loved doing it, but it’s never been my job.
Unknown talent
The actor has still got his “day job” writing and producing music, though.
At the height of the COVID-19 lockdown, De Souza routinely shared clips of his songs with fans on Instagram, often with explanations of what inspired him to write them.
He continued to explain his songwriting process in the same conversation with Brief Take.
I believe they are a result of my frequent experiences with anxiety and, in some cases, heartache.
Do you understand what I mean when I say that what I try to do with the songs is to find a way out of the negative place? instead of just languishing there.
The 31-year-old actor continued to make his absurd theory about musicians and actors. I believe that all actors want to be rock stars, which is also true. He said, “I really want to be Elton John.”
Where have you previously seen him?
In 2011, De Souza kicked off his career in Channel 4’s cult classic drama Skins, playing the role of Matty Levan.
He later gained mainstream recognition for playing Rafa in the crime caper film, Plastic, starring alongside Will Poulter and Ed Speleers.
More recently, the Oxford-born performer featured in BBC’s hit drama Normal People, where he portrayed Marianne’s (Daisy Edgar Jones) pretentious love interest Gareth.
The Netflix star is also known for playing the role of Leo in historical drama The Great, alongside Elle Fanning and Nichols Hoult.
De Souza’s second Netflix production will be The Life List, having previously appeared in the romantic drama Fair Play in 2023.
