Cilla (miniseries) nerves singing for Brian Epstein. A drama this good, with Smith in sparkling form, knows it can take its time to flourish." The Guardian wrote: "The third, and best, reason why Cilla is so watchable is Sheridan Smith. It's one of those extraordinary performances, like Julie Walters as Mo Mowlam, when an actress does more than play a real character; she becomes her, to the extent that it's hard for the viewer not to forget they're not actually watching a young Cilla Black. She sounds like her, too. I'd be interested to know what someone more qualified to judge (an
Paul Giamatti Giamatti played the role of New Yorker Harold Levinson, the brother of Cora, the Countess of Grantham (Elizabeth McGovern), in the 2013 Christmas special of the period drama, ITV Studios/Carnival Films television series, "Downton Abbey". In 2014, Giamatti played villain The Rhino in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2". Also in 2014, Giamatti portrayed psychologist Eugene Landy in the Brian Wilson biopic "Love & Mercy". In 2015, he played a scientist in the disaster film "San Andreas". He portrayed manager Jerry Heller in the biographical drama "Straight Outta Compton", released in August 2015. In 2016, Giamatti began appearing in commercials for Prism