Fionn Whitehead Talks About His ‘Dunkirk’ Audition Process

Fun Fact: This is Whitehead’s first film role!

BackstageOL’s Dave Morales sat down with Fionn Whitehead to talk about war-film Dunkirk, set during World War II.

In the interview, Whitehead shared his audition process for the role of Tommy, what it was like to work with director Christopher Nolan, and more!

Film synopsis:

In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops were slowly and methodically evacuated from the beach using every serviceable naval and civilian vessel that could be found. At the end of this heroic mission, 330,000 French, British, Belgian and Dutch soldiers were safely evacuated.

Dunkirk hits theaters July 20th. For more from Whitehead, check out the full interview below!