Izzard considering political career

Comedian Eddie Izzard, whose acting career is taking off, is eyeing yet another possible career - this time in politics.

Izzard, 46, who plays Wayne Malloy in FX’s 'The Riches' and who just finished shooting 'Valkyrie', starring Tom Cruise, told Newsweek he saw himself getting into European politics.

“We’ve got to make it work in Europe,” the cross-dresser told the magazine.

“People are very worried about sovereignty and the loss of sovereignty. I think the stakes are if we don’t make the European Union work, then the world is screwed. End of story.”

Izzard, who’s lending his voice to the upcoming film 'Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian', said he enjoyed working on 'Valkyrie'.

The film stars Cruise as Col Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg, the aristocratic army officer executed after a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944.