Francesca Steele

Ferdinand Kingsley interview: ‘Yeah, but mum’s dad was totally bald too!’

The actor on the advantages and drawbacks of a famous father, and on bringing back a Restoration anti-hero

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issue 19 April 2014

The day before I’m due to meet Ferdinand Kingsley, actor son of Sir Ben, he sends me a message to introduce himself via Twitter. ‘I’ll try not to be a complete a***hole!’ he quips merrily, for absolutely no reason at all since I hadn’t actually imagined that he would be.

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