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'Plainclothes'

In Carmen Emmi's first feature, "Plainclothes," closeted undercover cop Lucas (Tom Blyth) is, ironically, tasked with luring and arresting gay men. He becomes increasingly disturbed by his assignment and paranoid about being exposed when he falls for Andrew (Russell Tovey), one of his targets.

Tom Blyth

Brit thesp Tom Blyth got his first lead film role in 2018 in the indie "Scott and Sid." He appeared in the supporting cast of Terrence Davies' queer-themed gem, "Benediction," in 2021 and in "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes," in 2023. On TV, he plays the titular character in "Billy the Kid," which has been renewed for a third and final season and boasts Blyth's first nude scene. The actor has remained mum about his sexual orientation.

Russell Tovey

Openly gay English actor Russell Tovey first came to prominence on the West End and then Broadway in Alan Bennett's "The History Boys" in the early 2000s. He has since appeared on stage, screen and TV in numerous roles both gay and otherwise. His LGBTQ-themed films include Matthew Warchus's "Pride" and Ben A. Williams' "The Pass." His notable gay or closeted-gay roles on TV include Kevin in Andrew Haigh's "Looking," Daniel in "Years and Years, " Patrick in "American Horror Story: NYC" and John O'Shea in "Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans."

On stage he was most recently seen in the revival of "Angels in America," opposite Andrew Garfield. which can be streamed via National Theatre Live.

Tovey has never shied away from sex scenes and nudity in his work in all mediums, including many of the credits mentioned above.

"Plainclothes" World Premiere's at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2025.