United Kingdom, Oct. 20 -- Jaafar Jackson studied a "library of footage" in preparation for Michael.

The 30-year-old actor played Michael Jackson, his real-life uncle, in the record-breaking biographical film, and Jaafar has shared details of his preparation for the role.

The film star - who had never acted before taking on the role - told Variety: "It started with dissecting and creating a library of footage of Michael. A library of all his songs, demos, writings and journaling, performances and rehearsals. I immersed myself in that every day.

"It became a full-time job, while I also worked on acting with Angela Gibbs, my head coach, who steered me in the right direction, put me in acting classes and brought in other coaches.

"I read...