A Hull actor has become the star of one of TV’s hottest shows.
While we are are still in lockdown and binge watching TV series from one day to another, Netflix’s psychological thriller ‘Behind Her Eyes’ is the show everyone is talking about with a double twist ending that is causing mass debate.
Events build through twists and alarming turns towards an utterly outlandish conclusion.
Robert Aramayo, 28 plays one of the lead characters – a drug addict whose story is inescapably entwined with lead character Adele.
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He stars in the Netflix show alongside his sister Laura, who has previous acting experience in the likes of Coronation Street.
Former Wyke Sixth Form student Robert, who grew up on Pickering Road, west Hull, went into acting after playing the lead role of Bugsy Malone in school, and joined Hull Truck Theatre.
He later won a place at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York.
During his time at the performing arts school, Rob performed in A Clockwork Orange and earned his first film role in the Italian-American production ‘Lost in Florence’.
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From there, his career sky rocketed as he landed a role on hit show Game of Thrones, and he is now at the top of one of the most streamed shows of the month.
In the past, Aramayo also starred in the Discovery Channel’s 2016 series ‘Harley and the Davidsons’ before making his movie debut in ‘Nocturnal Animals’, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams.
He also had a role in the Fox’s supernatural thriller movie ‘The Empty Man’, and in the HBO mini-series ‘Lewis and Clark’.
Meanwhile, the star has been cast as a lead in another upcoming fantasy series, the Lord of the Rings on Amazon.
Behind Her Eyes: Who is Rob?
*Spoilers below
Rob is Adele’s best friend from her past, who is seen in flashbacks from their time spent together in a psychiatric hospital.
The drug addict is drawn to Adele’s kindness as she helps him work through his demons.
In Behind Her Eyes, the end of series reveals the true villain is unexpectedly Rob.
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Rob, Adele’s former friend from rehab, actually projected his spirit into the body of Adele and killed her, meaning he lived on in her body. In present day, we see Rob in Adele’s body pull the same stunt on Louise – all to get closer to David.
In an interview with Access Hollywood the actor opened up about his time on set.
He said: “I don’t think I can comprehend how lucky I am to be able to play such a character.
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“It was an honour and a gift to be able to be a part of it.”
Behind Her Eyes is available to watch on Netflix now.
