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Ruaridh Mollica is one of the most exciting young actors today, with his work spanning several mediums. In 2024, he starred in the queer drama Sebastian , about a writer who starts doing sex work to research his novel. He received wide acclaim for his performance, including a British Independent Film Award nomination. Last year, he made his West End debut alongside Joe Locke and Sophie Melville in Clarkston and was nominated for Best Professional Debut at the What'sOnStage Awards. His television credits include A Thousand Blows , Witness Number 3 , and Red Rose .
Mollica’s latest TV role, however, is undoubtedly his biggest, as he takes on the role of Thomas Shepherd/Tommy Maximoff in the MCU’s latest series, VisionQuest — the final installment in the critically acclaimed WandaVision trilogy. With flashes of memories of his old life and a set of powers he can’t yet control, Tommy struggles to parse out who he is and why these mysterious things keep happening to him. It doesn’t help that his father, Vision ( Paul Bettany ), is dealing with an identity crisis of his own, and his relationship with Lisa ( Lauren Morais ) continues to get more complex and confusing.
Collider got the chance to speak to Mollica about his work in the series. During the conversation, he addresses those comparisons to Elizabeth Olsen ’s performance as Wanda, speculates on what Tommy and Agatha’s ( Kathryn Hahn ) dynamic would look like, breaks down all of the major moments in Episodes 3 and 4, shares his favorite VisionQuest memes, and more.
Wanda Maximoff in her classic Scarlet Witch costume during WandaVision Halloween episode. Image via Marvel Studios COLLIDER: First of all, happy belated birthday! What a way to celebrate with the release of this.
RUARIDH MOLLICA: I know, what the hell! Crazy. Absolutely crazy.
I’m loving all of the parallels this show is introducing, especially between Tommy and Wanda. Did you try to study or take from Elizabeth's performance to show that unspoken connection? I've seen people put their nose scrunches side-by-side.
MOLLICA: I have seen that. I've been keeping up with everything. Some people are like, “You shouldn't. You shouldn't read it all. You shouldn't look at it all.” And I'm like, “We've made this show because the fandom around the show is amazing. I want to see what people think about it.” The nose scrunch was totally just a coincidence , but it was amazing. I think, in terms of Elizabeth Olsen's performances, I don’t know, maybe it was something subconscious. I've watched her in the Aveng…