He previously confessed he was out of work for 15 months after Downton Abbey ended.
And Rob James-Collier believes that playing villainous gay butler Thomas Barrow in the ITV period drama has stunted a chance of a Hollywood career because he was typecast.
The 41-year-old actor has admitted he aspired to have the same Stateside success as his Downton peers Lily James and Dan Stevens, but his character held him back.
