India, Oct. 6 -- At 18, Archie Renaux was training as an air-conditioning engineer when a routine 9-to-5 job made him question whether he had found the right career. The actor now says that experience helped push him towards modelling and eventually acting, a path that has led him to his latest role in HBO's legal drama War.
From AC engineering to acting
Renaux recalled that he was working as an apprentice and spending his days learning from experienced engineers. Their descriptions of the profession made him realise that he could not see himself doing the same work for the rest of his life.
The lack of excitement he felt about the job prompted him to reconsider his plans. Around the same period, he began modelling, which eventually open...