I hope Marvel fans accept my Scottish accent, says new star Ruaridh Mollica
BBC • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Scottish actor Ruaridh Mollica stars as Tommy Maximoff, a speedster character with a Scottish accent, in the new Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ miniseries VisionQuest, which concludes a trilogy including WandaVision and Agatha All Along.
- Mollica, 27, emphasized that using his own Scottish accent helped him develop a fuller personality for Tommy and hopes fans will accept this unique interpretation of the character.
- The actor's casting followed a five-month audition process, culminating in a screen test with Marvel veteran Paul Bettany, who later mentored Mollica through the role to overcome imposter syndrome.
- Born in Italy and raised in Edinburgh, Mollica has a background in acting from a young age and holds a computer science degree from Heriot-Watt University, but ultimately chose to pursue acting full-time.
- Mollica expressed pride in representing Scottish talent on a global stage and hopes to demonstrate that Scotland is a nation of creative and accomplished actors through his role in the MCU.
