Make the art you want to see, says Bafta Breakthrough actor
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BBC/Hera/Enda Bowe The Liverpudlian actor says the course of his career changed when he got noticed online
"Don't wait for permission." That's rising star Ellis Howard's advice to young artists who are hoping to cut through. The 28-year-old actor, from Liverpool, says the course of his career changed when a handful of Instagram videos helped him to secure a writing agent and a mentor. His posts, discussing issues such as inequality, were what got him noticed. "Do things on your own terms, for yourself and don't seek permission," he tells BBC Newsbeat. "Just make the kind of art that you wanted to see growing up." Ellis followed this path when he took on the lead role of 15-year-old Byron in the BBC Three teen drama, What It Feels Like For A
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