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“You can make an interesting character in a small portion of a movie, for a character that doesn't have that much on the page, if you just find the contradictions. That's something that I try to bring to my performances.”

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Joel Kinnaman

Joel Kinnaman is a Swedish-American actor, born on November 25, 1979. He gained widespread acclaim for his performances in the television series 'Justified' and 'Black Mirror', and has also shone in films such as 'The Mechanic' and 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch'. more

“You have a lot more leeway to be contradictory playing a character than most of the scripts have in them. That's how all actors are. We have so many different sides of ourselves and we're so different, in meeting with different people. The audiences relate more to that and find that more believable.”

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Author:Joel Kinnaman

“I love when a director shows up with a lot of energy, and different ideas about how to change things and do it a different way. Once you get into series, sometimes you don't have that, so I certainly don't take that for granted when I get it.”

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Author:Bailey Chase

“I definitely have an eye on doing more work in features and playing different characters, but I am also a big fan of going on vacation and playing golf and going to the beach. With anything, it's about finding the balance.”

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Author:Bailey Chase

“Where I grew up, acting wasn't really accessible. I was just playing sports. But, I did watch a lot of TV. I watched a lot of Clint Eastwood movies on TV and had this fantasy of being like him when I grew up.”

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Author:Bailey Chase