Thomas Cocquerel has revealed what it was like moving to Hollywood to pursue his acting career at a young age.
The Aussie actor, 34, said he was ‘commodified’ and criticised for his looks and it was ‘very confronting’.
‘As a young guy, when I first moved to Hollywood, I was commodified, I was pushed into a box,’ he told The Daily Telegraph, .
‘I was told to work out, that I was too skinny, that I didn’t look good enough and it is very confronting.’
He said it’s difficult for an actor as ‘you don’t want to stand out and you don’t want to be too different’.
Aussie actor Thomas Cocquerel has revealed what it was like moving to Hollywood to pursue his acting career
Thomas said he is hoping this will change for new young actors pursuing a career in Hollywood.
The actor made his TV debut on Aussie series Love Child in 2014 before appearing on drama series Anzac Girls.
He has also appeared in several films including Red Dog: True Blue, Table 19, 1 Mile to You and The Tribes of Palos Verdes.
In 2018, Thomas portrayed actor Errol Flynn in the biographical film In Like Flynn.
The Aussie actor, 34, told The Daily Telegraph, he was ‘commodified’ and criticised for his looks and it was ‘very confronting’
He has also starred in drama Celeste, true crime film Billionaire Boys Club and was cast in CW series The 100 for its sixth season.
Thomas led the 2019 romantic comedy film The Divorce Party before being cast in Escape Room: Tournament of Champions.
He also appeared as lawyer Tom Raikes in the first season of The Gilded Age on HBO Max.
He is now set to star in his new project, Paramount+ television drama, Paper Dolls.
‘I was told to work out, that I was too skinny, that I didn’t look good enough and it is very confronting,’ he said
