The great actors of our day are often synonymous with the characters they have played.

“All of us have got wonderful parts, and everyone gets foregrounded.

It’s a true ensemble.

Jack Davenport posing

Everyone gets to shine.”

“In my case, lack of quality in some instances,” Davenport said of his own character.

“Better that he’s flawed.”

Jack Davenport attending event

“I hadn’t anticipated the journey that my character gets to go on.

It’s quite a ride,” Davenport said.

“Consequently, it’s the role of a lifetime.”

Jack Davenport smiling

“I know how destabilizing that is,” Davenport said of Nightingale’s experience on screen.

“Ten Percent” will debut weekly on the BBC starting May 1.