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‘One Day’ Star Ambika Mod On Her Crazy Year, How Comedy Has Helped Her Career & Details Of Her Upcoming ‘Playdate’


'One Day' star Ambika Mod talks about working with Leo Woodall, her crazy year, how comedy has helped her career and her upcoming 'Playdate.'

After hustling through improv and a breakout turn in BBC miniseries This Is Going to Hurt, this year saw her biggest hit yet — the lead role of Emma Morley in Netflix’s adaptation of David Nicholls’ novel One Day. Paired with Leo Woodall ’s Dexter Mayhew, Mod sensitively plays Emma’s loves, wins and failures over 20 years. I feel very privileged and passionate about talking about representation, but on the other end of the spectrum, I’m here to do a job just like my white counterparts, and I want my work to be appreciated and reviewed in the exact same way.

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