India, Oct. 5 -- Actor Nick Mohammed is once again wearing a suit on screen. But this time, instead of the fictional coach of West Ham United, he is playing a sharp lawyer in London. The actor stars in the legal drama, War, set around the divorce of a high-profile couple, played by Sienna Miller and Dominic West. Talking to Hindustan Times about the role and his journey, Nick opens up on the West being more open to diversity and the continuing reactions to his famous character from Ted Lasso.

In War, Nick plays Michael Stefano, a lawyer in the firm representing Sienna Miller's character. Notably, the Asian background of his character is never discussed in the show as a plot point. Nick agrees with this treatment. He explains, "If the sto...