Liev Schreiber is earning rave reviews for his portrayal of the title character in Showtime’s new drama, Ray Donovan. But the character’s darkness could start to wear on the actor if he doesn’t separate fact from fiction.
Kerry Washington had some pretty important roles in her career, including starring as Olivia Pope in ABC’s runaway hit, Scandal. “I have to learn things to be her all the time,” the actress admitted in an interview with Vanity Fair. She’s done preparation for the role by reading Jeffrey Toobin’s
Elisabeth Moss is constantly getting confused for her alter ego, Peggy on AMC’s Mad Men.
The hardest working man in show business, Neil Patrick Harris, talked recently about his newest gig, hosting the Emmy Awards. They talk about what he plans to do on the show and how he views his hosting duties differently than he does for the Tony Awards.
Corey Stoll looks quite different than he did as a teenager. Calling himself ‘morbidly obese,’ Stoll admitted he decided to lose the weight after trying to select roles for an acting showcase in high school.
Aaron Paul talks about Breaking Bad and the upcoming season. He also talks about what it’s like to star on the show and how much he’ll miss it when everything is finally over.
Bill Hader, who starred in and co-wrote the sketch, describes the sketch as a “trainwreck.”
I can’t imagine many people ever wanted to hear someone say that to them, but if you just happen to look like one of history’s most hated men The History Channel might have a job for you.
After leaving Rescue Me, Daniel Sunjata wasn’t looking for another television role. But he changed his mind once he read the part of FBI agent Paul Briggs on USA’s new drama, Graceland.
Brett Tucker wasn’t always going to play his character on ABC’s Mistresses as an Australian. The character was initially written as an American, but was later changed to use the actor’s own accent.
Chris Noth hasn’t appeared as Mr. Big in the Sex and the City movies for over three years, and the HBO series ended in 2004. Despite the passage of time, the actor is still most recognized for that role.
Kiernan Shipka, who plays Sally Draper on AMC’s Mad Men, wants you to know she’s nothing like her character. For instance, she doesn’t roll her eyes nearly as much.
Vincent Kartheiser’s character, Pete Campbell, had been put through the ringer this season of AMC’s Mad Men. The actor maintains he doesn’t do anything special to get riled up.
Kevin Rahm, who plays Ted Chaough on AMC’s Mad Men, knows how to make good decisions—whether it was deciding to become an actor or marrying his wife.
Five years ago Jane Lynch was best known for her hilarious appearances in Christopher Guest’s ensemble mockumentaries and doing abbreviated runs on soon-to-be-canceled television series. Though she was a familiar face, she never seemed to reach her potential. Then came Glee and her career-changing starring role as Sue Sylvester… and Lynch’s world has never been the same since
It’s incredibly hard for actors on a long-running television series to find success in other roles — mainly because audiences want to keep seeing them as the character that the actor became famous for in the first place. As a result, it’s likely John Krasinski will have a difficult time being seen as anyone else as the affable Jim from The Office for the next few years… at least
Linda Cardellini wasn’t expecting to get the role of Sylvia Rosen on AMC’s Mad Men.
It’s hard to believe that the man we’ve come to love as Jon Snow on HBO’s Game of Thrones had never acted onscreen before landing the role. But it’s true that Kit Harington had only appeared onstage before he joined the hugely successful series.
Darryl on The Office is a perfect example of a character whose role on a show expanded as the actor portraying him, Craig Robinson, got increasingly famous. Thankfully there wasn’t anything wrong with that — Robinson’s Darryl was one of the best characters on the show because Robinson himself is a very funny guy.
Peter Sarsgaard was initially reluctant to sign onto the third season of AMC’s The Killing…mostly because he thought the series had already been cancelled.
