He stars as bassist nikki sixx in the motley crue biopic, which will premiere on netflix march 22. Douglas booth talks channeling nikki sixx for netflix's mötley crüe biopic the dirt. Douglas booth (nikki sixx) is from england, iwan rheon (mick mars) is from wales, and daniel webber (vince neil) is from australia It should also be worth noting that tommy lee is the only band member to be born outside the united states. Douglas booth as nikki sixx douglas booth leads the cast of the dirt as nikki sixx, mötley crüe's bassist While he's undeniably creative as a musician, sixx's drug abuse has extreme consequences in his personal and professional life
He also has abandonment issues stemming from his father leaving his family. Douglas booth spoke with the hollywood reporter about his portrayal of the complicated rock legend nikki sixx in 'the dirt.' by brian porreca for an unbelievable tale like that of mötley crüe. But douglas booth, who played sixx in the dirt, says he was explicitly told not to emulate the man he knows Booth recalled visiting sixx at home prior to shooting in a recent interview with ign. Talking to ign about the mötley crüe biopic the dirt, actor douglas booth talked about preparing for the role of nikki sixx I remember when i went to [nikki's] house before we started shooting, booth told ign over the phone in a recent interview
