Laurence Fox says Benedict Cumberbatch won’t look at him. Then he tells me what happened with his own brother…The Lewis actor joins Andrew Gold on Heretics to discuss the political expectations inside the acting industry—and why he believes actors have “two scripts”: the one they perform on screen and the one they must repeat to keep working.Laurence describes his encounters with Benedict Cumberbatch, the pressure on his cousin Emilia Fox to answer questions about him, and the divisions within his famous acting family. He also opens up about missing acting and the moment he decided he could no longer keep being fake.We revisit his BBC Question Time appearance, the Meghan Markle controversy and the backlash that followed. We discuss Robert De Niro, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Hollywood politics and the double standards Laurence sees in celebrity activism.Plus, Laurence explains how he devised his Oxford Union envelope stunt—and reveals why the battered acting award he brought into the studio carries a story about an old friendship.What does refusing to follow the script cost an actor: work, friendships, family—or all three?Should an actor’s political opinions affect whether they get hired? Let us know in the comments.Subscribe to Heretics for more interviews exploring free speech, cancel culture and what happens behind the public image.#LaurenceFox #AndrewGold #Heretics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices