Oscar-nominated star reveals he is returning to his day job as he makes coffee at Starbucks
AN Oscar-nominated star has revealed that he’s returning to his day job.
James Martin starred in An Irish Goodbye, but in a bid to not let the fame go to his head, he’s returning to his position at Starbucks.
The 30-year-old, who has Down’s syndrome, is returning to his position and says he “helps out all the customers.”
He continued: “I’ve been doing that a long time. It’s nice.”
In the comedy An Irish Goodbye the actor was praised heavily for his role as one of the brothers who were brought together by their mother’s death.
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As well as Starbucks, he also worked at an Italian restaurant in Belfast named Scalini’s.
Talking about the skills he’d picked up James said: “I can make garlic bread, meatballs, salads and mussels, chips and stuff like that.”
He also discussed acting with Down’s syndrome, saying: “Anybody can act, it doesn’t matter if you have Down’s syndrome.
“Take Stephen Hawking [who had motor neurone disease] in the Simpsons. He was a fantastic actor, he knew what he was doing but you just have to treat him like an adult. I always say to people never judge a book by its cover.”
The film star’s first acting gig was in BBC show Ups And Downs.
He has a long-term girlfriend named Louise Davies, who he plans to take along as his date to the Oscars in March.
He starred alongside Oscar nominee Colin Farrell in the film, and hopes to meet Robert De Niro at the famous ceremony.
James also spoke about his friendship with Line of Duty star Tommy Jessop, and says they often get confused.
He said: “For some reason I get stopped a lot and people say, ‘Are you Tommy from Line of Duty?”
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“And I’m like, no I’m not Tommy, wrong show. A lot of people think that I’m him and he’s me. It’s really weird how that comes about.
“I would love to meet Tommy again, it would be nice to work with him and get to know him.
“If he needs any help, I’m always here.
“It would be really nice if he could present an Oscar to me, it would be really nice for that to happen.”
