Prince William

He arrives at St Andrews still raw from a public childhood, wary of scrutiny and reluctant to be defined by it. Quiet, guarded, more comfortable blending in than standing out, William wants something ordinary — friends, privacy, a life not scripted by the press — inside an existence that makes ordinary very hard to get.

The Crown has spent seasons building the machinery around this family; Ed McVey's William is what it feels like to be young inside that machine, watching it from the ground rather than the throne. His performance is deliberately unshowy — watchful, a little stiff, allergic to attention — which makes the moments he lets his guard down land properly.