Robert Emms discusses moving from comedy to disaster drama and gives us the lowdown on upcoming series, 'Cleaning Up' and 'Chernobyl'

In an exclusive interview with MEAWW, Robert Emms speaks about the roles he plays in both his upcoming series, 'Cleaning Up' and 'Chernobyl'

Robert Emms is an English television actor who is known for portraying Pythagoras in the BBC One fantasy-adventure series 'Atlantis'. He also appeared on 'War Horse' and 'Kick Ass 2'. Recently Emms also starred in Daniel Kokotajlo’s debut indie feature 'Apostasy'. He also played roles in 'Mirror Mirror' opposite Julia Roberts. In the forthcoming year, Emms will be seen in ITV's new series, 'Cleaning Up'. He will also be seen playing a pivotal role in HBO's 'Chernobyl' that is set to release in 2019.

In an exclusive interview with MEAWW, Emms spoke about the role he plays in both his upcoming series. Starting off, he talks about 'Chernobyl' that is about the 1986 disaster and how the world’s worst man-made catastrophe translates to the screen.

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