Lennie James, a bestselling author and actor, is best known for his roles as Morgan Jones and Fear the Walking Dead in the television series.
Lennie James, the star of The Walking Dead, claims that he “stopped talking” when his mother passed away when he was just 11 years old. The Bafta-winning actor rose to fame while portraying Morgan Jones in the iconic television series.
The 60-year-old has now opened up about his childhood and how, at the age of 11, he lost his mother, Phyllis. Due to not having a father around in his life, he was then moved to a children’s home in south London with his brother Kester. Lennie has now spoken about the situation on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs and how he and his brother dealt with it.
The actress remarked, “I stopped talking, and as a result, I had the back of my brother’s head again because he kind of stepped in front of me and kind of looked out for me.” Because it was now just me and him, social services may have been involved.
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Lennie explained that he visited a number of child psychiatrists and child psychologists to find out why he wasn’t speaking.
He continued, “I remember speaking with a social worker because I would make myself known to my brother and speak through him, and she said that they are very concerned about me because they need to know what I’m feeling, and why won’t I talk.
What do you want your brother to say, I recall my brother saying? He says, “He’ll talk when he’s ready, and then you’ll ask him to shut up,” and he was probably correct.
Lennie claimed that he and his brother “made a mistake” in the home where the kids resided. Because the two kept their friendships, they were able to maintain both of their relationships and attend the same university.
Lennie entered foster care at the age of 15, which served as inspiration for his Bafta-nominated drama Storm Damage, which was sold years later and led to the sale of the children’s home.
For his portrayal of Barrington Jedidiah Walker in Bernardine Evaristo’s novel Mr. Loverman, the actor won the leading actor award earlier this year, Bafta.
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Lennie stated that he wants to “challenge himself and work on a comedy next” in terms of his upcoming work. He stated that he hopes to be able to “snake” himself a “big” part in his upcoming role.
BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds can hear Lennie’s full interview.
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Source: Mirror
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