The actor had to work to separate the pop star from the scene partner.
Dawson says that he and Styles came to an understanding and a trust.
“I can’t emphasize the importance of an intimacy coordinator enough.”

David Dawson and Harry Styles play Patrick and Tom, two men who must hide their affair, in ‘My Policeman’.Amazon Prime
Before they got to those moments, though, Dawson also had to wrestle with Styles' enormous fame.
Very quickly you have to get rid of the musician you knew him as before."
Dawson said Styles made it easy, bringing a down-to-earth approach to the work.
“He’s a good Northern lad like myself,” the actor says.
“And we had the luxury of a three-week rehearsal process to build on that friendship and chemistry.”