With such complexity,we had to ask him during an exclusive interviewhow he feels about Seymour today.

Tom Cullen’s Thomas Seymour is one such tortured soul who is striving to make the right call.

“It’s nuanced, and it’s complex.

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[Seymour and Elizabeth’s] dynamic is that.

I was very surprised and blown away by that part of the story,” Cullen told us.

That was the only way I could play him without any kind of judgment."

Tom Cullen posing

“I didn’t want him to be a bad guy.

I wanted him to be a human being.

“Let’s not beat around the bush I’m not defending him.

Tom Cullen posing

He is a powerful man who is using Elizabeth, arguably,” Cullen admitted.

“Becoming Elizabeth” will debut on Sunday, June 12 at 9:00 pm ET/PT on STARZ.