Dennis Des Nilsen Is Far From David Tennant S First Psychopath Role
As Nilsen, Tennant pulled off what every actor hopes to in a real-life role – a disappearing trick. He slid clean inside the role, leaving no trace of The Doctor, or Simon from There She Goes, or the demon Crowley, or Alec Hardy, or his funny, self-deprecating public persona. For those three hours on screen, he was nothing but Nilsen. The role is one in a long line of on-screen psychopaths for Tennant....