Jimoh as Kwabena Bannerman in 'Industry' season four. Courtesy of HBO Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text [This story contains spoilers from Industry season four, episode five.] Toheeb Jimoh confesses he's not so sure we're meant to actually like any of the power-hungry investment bankers on Industry. "I think the point of Industry is to try and understand what's driving these characters to make the decisions that they're making," the Ted Lasso alum tells The Hollywood Reporter. "And if you're smart, learn some of those lessons and avoid it in your life," he laughs. He'd know better than anyone after joining the season four cast as Kwabena Bannerman, a British trader at Mostyn Asset Management, who is later recruited to join Harper (Myha'la) at her new venture Stern Tao, set up with her former Pierpoint mentor Eric (Ken Leung). Related Stories Movies Rotterdam Film Festival: 'Variations on a Theme' and 'Master' Win Top Awards Movies Neon Nabs 'Clarissa,' Starring Sophie Okonedo, David Oyelowo, For U.S. Release The fourth installment of Mickey Down and Konrad Kay's financial thriller, following the ruthless, insidious lives of those working in London's lucrative banking business, is British television at its best. Premiering every week on HBO to rave reviews from fans and critics alike, this season has kicked things into fifth gear and created a formidable villain in newcomer Whitney Halberstram (Max Minghella). After ousting his ex-pal as CEO of Tender, the dodgy payment processing company aiming to become a major U.K. bank, Whitney enlists Henry Muck (Kit Harington), who is yet to make a full recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, as well as severe mental health issues. But at least Henry has the support of wife Yasmin (Marisa Abela), hired in a comms role at Tender, a power she is wielding at every moment possible. In layman's terms, they're doing all they can to lobby the new Labour government to have their backs. Things start to turn sour, however, in episode five, when Kwabena and Sweetpea (Miriam Petche) are sent to Accra, Ghana, on Harper's orders to look for evidence of de facto money laundering by Tender. They find their key man: Tony Day (Stephen Campbell Moore), Tender's CFO in the EMEA region, who is willing to blow the whistle. "Tender is really, really on the ropes," says Jimoh, who caught up with THR for a postmortem on episode five. "Because it does look like Sweetpea and Kwabena, on their trip to Ghana, have found the silver bullet." Sweetpea is also violently assaulted in a bar bathroom and seeks to regain control by sleeping with Kwabena, in what Jimoh describes as a rare, tender (pun intended) moment for the hit show: "In that moment, they just get to put that shame away and enjoy what they enjoy." Below, Jimoh discusses Industry season four and beyond. He talks about what Kwabena Bannerman is actually trying to achieve in a world of tenacious fintech-ers, getting to bond with fellow newbie Kiernan Shipka (playing Hayley Clay, Whitney's assistant), and jumping into sex scenes in his first day on the job: "I felt really safe, even though I know to most people will read that and be like, 'That sounds like the worst first day at work ever.'" *** Were you a fan of Industry before you landed this role? Yeah, I'd watched Industry before I found this role. It was a show that I really enjoyed. And there aren't many shows that showcase U.K. talent the way that Industry does. The characters are really rich and complex and I feel like it's just really great parts for young actors - as evidenced by the fact that it's showcased so many great British actors who are now doing brilliant things with their careers. What attracted you to Kwabena? How would you sum him up as a character? Well, he's a trader, he's a public school boy, and he's one of those people who are instilled with a type of confidence only private school can give you. He feels very much like he's part of the laddy culture of [the] finance bro - [that] feels like it's Kwabena's bag. A lot of those people don't really adjust to real life after [school]. You see him trying to do his private school humor with people who couldn't care less about any of that stuff. He finds himself at odds with the people he's around because he's on a different frequency to them. And in a show where everybody's so obsessed with their work life and trying to define themselves by their work life, Kwabena isn't trying to do that. So it really brings up interesting frictions between him and the other characters in Stern Tao, especially with Harper, and Sweetpea in episode five. Toheeb Jimoh, star of HBO's Industry. Photographer: Pip So true. He is a lot more relaxed than the other characters. This is a show of highly ambitious people - ambitious to a fault. Wh