Oscar nominee Troy Kotsur on why it took two years to land Coda role

Emilia Jones and Troy Kotsur in Coda (Apple TV+)

Oscar and Bafta nominee Troy Kotsur has said he was almost not cast in award-winning film Coda because of pressure to feature a bigger star.

The actor, who has made history as the first deaf male performer to be nominated for an Academy Award, and the second deaf performer ever, won a Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG) award on Sunday night for his turn as the father of a hearing teenage daughter in the heartwarming film.