Russell Tovey has always possessed a low-key magnetism in his work — one that goes beyond his appearance — whether starring in the queer HBO series “Looking” or the dystopian drama “Years and Years.” But in “Plainclothes,” his performance as Andrew, an out gay man navigating the dangerous terrain of cruising culture in the late ’90s, feels especially lived-in. The film, which premiered at Sundance early this year, is set in 1997 and draws on real accounts of police stings ta...
