Peaky Blinders star Adrien Brody, who played Luca Changretta in the BBC drama, has opened up about how it was a dream to play the role.
Brody first appeared in Peaky Blinders season four, and told The Hollywood Reporter that playing Luca was "such a fun thing to do," especially as the role was written specifically with him in mind.
He said: "I guess it doesn't get much better than that, especially when it's someone as accomplished and talented as Steve Knight, who wrote a role that rivals most gangster characters that you've seen. I've dreamt of playing that character as well."
"I wouldn't have necessarily dreamt of writing that, so to speak, but I dreamt of finding, tonally, a role that was just like Luca Changretta. And it was such a fun thing to do. I felt welcomed. To jump on a show that you love with great writing and so many prime actors involved is exciting."
Brody added that the role increased his confidence and led to other roles, such as the film Clean, which Brody scored and co-wrote.
Brody's character in Peaky Blinders is the 'Big Bad' throughout seasons four, five and into its final season.
Changretta is a mobster from New York with a vendetta against Tommy Shelby's (Cillian Murphy) gang, proving to be a significant threat to the whole enterprise.
Season six of Peaky Blinders, which will be the show's last, will be airing on BBC later this month but an exact date is not known yet.
Murphy recently teased that the new season's episodes are quite dark, but has said that there is a chance for redemption for his character.
He also added that season six has created a "brilliant tribute" to Helen McCrory, who played gang matriarch Polly Gray but sadly passed away in 2021.
Peaky Blinders season 6 will air in spring 2022 on BBC One.
