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impersonated Ben-Adir in a sketch (which has already been viewed one million
times) about the success of British actors playing American parts.

'A couple of people sent me that video. Good times. My thoughts on it were like, "This
is really weird." It's kind of funny,' he laughed.

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Before finding fame, Ben-Adir attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
along with Michaela Coel, Paapa Essiedu and Lily James. He still keeps in touch with
Essiedu and remembers reading an earl script of Chewing Gum for Coel, which
ended up winning her a BAFTA in 2016.

A few days after leaving drama school, he landed the part of 'soldier one' on Brad
Pitt's 2013 blockbuster World War Z, which ended up getting cut as he arrived on
set. However, just as he was about to leave he got given a few lines at the very end.

How far he's come.