Following the demanding production of his new Apple TV+ crime thriller “The Crowded Room”, Tom Holland declared in a recent video interview with Extra that he will take the following year off from acting.
Holland plays Danny Sullivan in the show, who is detained in the summer of 1979 after being involved in a shooting at Rockefeller Centre. The television series is based on the actual crimes committed by Billy Milligan, who had dissociative identity disorder. Regarding the show’s production, Holland admitted to Extra that it “was a tough time, for sure.” “We were discussing certain emotions that I had never before experienced. And then on top of that, being a producer, dealing with the day-to-day problems that come with any film set, just added that extra level of pressure.” Holland said he “loved the learning curve of becoming a producer,” but juggling two roles on one production while playing a character in a severe mental health state pushed him past his breaking point. “I’m no stranger to hard work,” Holland said. “I’ve lived by the idea that hard work is good work. Then again, the show did break me. There came a time when I needed a break and disappeared and went to Mexico for a week and had time on a beach and laid low. I’m now taking a year off, and that is a result of how difficult this show was. I am excited to see how it turns out. I feel like our hard work wasn’t in vain.”
“I was seeing myself in [the character], but in my personal life,” Holland said. “I remember having a bit of a meltdown at home and thinking, like, ‘I’m going to shave my head. I need to shave my head because I need to get rid of this character.’ And, obviously, we were mid-shooting, so I decided not to… It was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before.”
Holland confirmed to EW that he has since been sober for one year and four months. He credited the Apple TV+ series with shifting his views on his own mental health.
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