Oh there is a big difference. FA can't actually act. Her rythms are all wrong. Her line delivery makes me cringe. JB in fact is able to act, properly, and sometimes very well. He does know what he is doing. However he desperately seems to need direction. Some of his performances are lovely. Looking at DW, my God, Utopia he is so good in the lovely exposition scene about his life so far. In fact that episode is very interesting. There are three people acting very well, JB, DT and Derek Jacobi (well he is in fact stunning) then there is God awful Freema.

Also with JB, he can do the most lovely whimsical stuff, it is really quietness that he does well. His line delivery can be very nice, but also his use of non verbal cues in the scenes with GDL is very impressive. I love the way he relaxes his shoulders and his expression changes, his voice also drops. I have a lot of friends in London theatre and the RSC and they do genuinely rate him as an actor. He has a good reputation.

The problem really is direction and some wierd forgetting how to act possession that comes over himself and EM during Jack/Gwen moments. She can also act, but annoys the hell out of me in those moments.