Dylan Llewellyn

“Everyone was so far ahead of me with their homework so I just felt really dumb all the time.”

“To be part of something that shows up toxic masculinity and shows guys it's OK to talk about things and not be ashamed is really special.”

“Laughter can be medicine.”

“I tend to play geeky types but I'd like to be a bad boy. I'd also love a period drama.”

“I think it's great to have those ally characters. I think it's important to show that acceptance of each other through those kinds of characters, and I just really hope it continues.”

“Some of the scenes for 'Hollyoaks Later' were great to film - it was brilliant to go to Amsterdam too.”

“I think the LGBTQ+ community need their time in the light, they need their time to shine.”

“Grief and loss - that is worldwide. Everyone has dealt with it or will deal with it.”

“I don't want 'Big Boys' to end - I want it to be like an American show where we go to series 12. But we've got to face reality.”

“I was struggling a bit and I was almost like going to give up on acting, you know? And I just wasn't getting any auditions, and yeah, it was just a really quiet period and I was working in a coffee shop and just grafting because that's like the realities of acting. You've got to graft, you know, it's a really tough industry.”

“Derry and Belfast slang has crept into my vocabulary.”

“Derry Girls' was such a launchpad and we're all so appreciative.”

“Being severely dyslexic meant I was always behind with schoolwork. I struggled at mainstream school but as soon as I went to a specialist school - with kids like me, smaller classes, more attention - it helped loads.”

“It's quite common for actors to have that, to play younger than themselves.”

“I want to go to the dark side. Go completely different to my casting. I really would. I've got it in me to do it.”

“I'd love to play a superhero... Or maybe a psychopath.”

“Well, I sadly didn't go to uni but I went to drama school. I didn't get to live in halls because I commuted from home but I do remember the whole thing about meeting your fellow students and becoming great friends with them.”

“Belfast is where they shoot 'Game of Thrones,' so they have the massive studios and infrastructure there.”

“I always felt lonely growing up at school.”

“On stage I did things I never imagined possible.”