He’s got a big year ahead with the release of feature film Twist, marking his first lead role on screen as well as his debut EP with band Outer Stella Overdrive.
And Rafferty Law has insisted in a new interview that he wants to be known for his hard work, and not his famous parents.
The 23-year-old stars in a new shoot for Wonderland Magazine, and while he’s keen to branch out on his own, lockdown meant his talented mother Sadie Frost was the one behind the camera.
Star in the making: Rafferty Law stars in a new shoot for Wonderland Magazine shot by his talented mother Sadie Frost during lockdown
The shoot sees Rafferty pose in and around the family home, looking the spitting image of his actor dad Jude Law as he strikes a series of quirky poses.
Rafferty has been in lockdown with his mum Sadie and his brothers and sisters, admitting in the interview that ‘it’s so funny, the dynamic of all of us being back in the house together… I caught my brother hiding snacks around the house. I’m not even joking.’
During lockdown the rising star has been waiting for the upcoming release of his feature film Twist, a modern-day adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, co-starring Rita Ora.
Worker: Rafferty Law has insisted in a new interview that he wants to be known for his hard work, and not his famous parents
Rafferty admits he was keen to show off his abilities, explaining ‘the script and the cast blew me away. I was like, “The pressure is on. I really need to put in the time.”‘
Reflecting on forging an acting career in the shadow of his famous parents, he adds: ‘I think there have been advantages and disadvantages to it.’
‘I’ve always focused on pursuing the things I love and proving to people that I’m hardworking. I’m just really excited for Twist to come out. I want it to speak for itself. And the same with my music.’
Iconic: Reflecting on forging an acting career in the shadow of his famous parents, he adds: ‘I think there have been advantages and disadvantages to it (Jude and Sadie pictured in 1996)
Model behaviour: The shoot sees Rafferty pose in and around the family home, looking the spitting image of his actor dad Jude Law as he strikes a series of quirky poses
Rafferty is the frontman for ‘modern-day street punk’ band Outer Stella Overdrive, who are releasing their first EP this year.
As well as his hard work and multiple talents Rafferty wants to be known for ‘kindness’ too, a quality he respects in his mother Sadie.
‘She goes out of her way to reach out to people [and] she’s always encouraged me to find my own path. Her kindness to everyone is something that I’ve grown up admiring and wanting to replicate,’ he gushes.
Sadie recently revealed that she will be appearing alongside Rafferty in a new shot film called Contact.
At home: Rafferty has been in lockdown with his mum Sadie and his brothers and sisters, admitting in the interview that ‘it’s so funny, the dynamic of all of us being back in the house’
Movie star: During lockdown the rising star has been waiting for the upcoming release of his feature film Twist
Shot during lockdown, Sadie thanked her son and his friends for the hard work they’d put into it, writing on Instagram: ‘it was so great to shoot in lockdown and do something creative with some of the youngsters @rafflaw @kelvinkinderbueno @rudyalbarn @coracorre @bellabroekmantilbury.. who all did an amazing job- you will be able to see it in a weeks time..[sic].’
Former couple Sadie and Jude also share daughter Iris, 19, and son Rudy, 17. Sadie has son Finlay, 29, with ex husband Gary Kemp.
Sadie and Jude led the Primrose Hill Set, a name given to the all-star group of edgy residents of the leafy neighbourhood, who were known in their heyday for their wild ways with stories of their antics becoming the stuff of legend.
Music man: The multi-talented star will also release his first EP this year with band Outer Stella Overdrive
Career on the rise: ‘I’ve always focused on pursuing the things I love and proving to people that I’m hardworking,’ he says
In the nineties they would spend their nights partying with the likes of Kate Moss, Davinia Taylor and Gavin Rossdale.
Jude and Sadie divorced in 2003, after six years of marriage.
In her autobiography Crazy Days, Sadie blamed depression that ‘weaved a dance of destruction’ through her adult life on the breakdown of their marriage.
Jude is now married to psychologist Phillipa Coan, 32, who he is expecting his sixth child with.
The actor also has an nine-year-old daughter Sophia with model Samantha Burke and Ada, four, with musician Catherine Harding.
Read the full interview with Rafferty in Wonderland Magazine, out now.
Family ties: As well as his hard work and multiple talents Rafferty wants to be known for ‘kindness’ too, a quality he respects in his mother Sadie