Preacher star Ruth Negga has suggested that improving diversity in TV and film is "about being inclusive, not colour-blind".

The Ethiopian-Irish actress plays Tulip on Preacher - a character portrayed as white in the original comic books.

"I don't like the term 'colour-blind' - because I don't want people to be blind to my colour," Negga told Digital Spy.

"There's just something about the semantics of that term that suggests there's a problem there... and I don't think there is a problem.

"It makes me feel like... 'Let's not talk about her being brown, because it's a problem' - so it's not about being colour-blind, it's about being colour appreciative, and inclusive.

"It's just about being seen for who you are - noticing my colour but not having that make people nervous about casting me. That's what it is, really."

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Negga added that it's important for comic books - and film and TV adaptations - to reflect the mediums' diverse fanbase.

"I've met loads of black and brown and various people who are well into comics," she said.

"We've got to move forward. I know it feels of late that we might have been de-accelerating in terms of things like this, but there's good things happening too. I think it's a good thing for everybody that we see the entire world reflected back at us on our screens."

Negga submitted that Tulip on Preacher also defies traditional gender roles - calling the character "an interesting departure" from the type of female characters we often see on-screen.

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"She's an angry young woman. The angry young male experience has been explored quite elaborately, and often, but not necessarily the female equivalent - which is not actually too different.

"It's sort of refreshing to see that point of view. I think that everyone involved really wanted to break the rules in terms of how a female comic book character could be portrayed.

"Tulip has the opportunity to be many things - and unfortunately a lot of female protagonists don't get that opportunity - so I feel very lucky to be a part of it, to be honest."

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Negga was also attracted to Preacher by Tulip's relationship with Jesse (Dominic Cooper) - which she says "wasn't the norm of a girl trying to save a boy".

"It's not that he's taken a wild ride on the wrong side of the tracks, and she's trying to reform him. I think it's a long-awaited departure from the sort of storytelling that you usually see."

Preacher is available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, with new episodes released every Monday.

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