Interview: David Boreanaz & Julian McMahon Share the Spotlight in DIRECTV’s ‘Full Circle’
They talk preparation, chemistry and more!
Q & A: Katey Sagal Talks ‘Sons of Anarchy’: “I’d say it’s the part of a lifetime for me, absolutely”
Katey on Gemma: “I don’t see her as evil at all. I rather like her”
Watch Joe Manganiello Perform a Monologue from ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’
Here’s another video in the great New York Times series, In Performance. This time, we get Joe Manganiello as Stanley Kowalski. He’s currently starring as Kowalski in the Yale Repertory Theater’s revival of Tennessee Williams’s 1947 drama, A Streetcar Named Desire. In the scene below, Stanley talks to his wife
‘Masters of Sex’ Star Lizzy Caplan Talks About Being Naked On-screen: “It felt very empowering”
With the long-running series Dexter coming to a close, Showtime was looking for a new series to capture TV audiences on Sunday nights. The network’s freshman drama Masters of Sex is looking to fill that void. The show stars Lizzy Caplan as Virginia Johnson, the sex researcher who worked with Williams
Moving From A Small Town To A Major Market
Before moving from a small town to a major market, you must make a business plan
Parks and Recreation’s Nick Offerman Releases His First Book: “Writing a book felt much more like my thesis”
One of the funniest character actors working today is Parks and Recreation star Nick Offerman. Fans of his work will be able to enjoy more of his comedy beginning Oct. 1 when his hilarious memoir Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man’s Fundamentals for Delicious Living is released. The 43-year-old comedian
Cristin Milioti on Working with Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
Cristin Milioti has a major role as Leonardo DiCaprio‘s wife in Martin Scorsese‘s upcoming film The Wolf of Wall Street, but if you’re a fan of her from Broadway’s Once and TV’s How I Met Your Mother, don’t expect to recognize her. Milioti reveals to The Wall Street Journal that
Taylor Schilling: “Up until Orange I was only doing girlfriend-y parts”
Taylor Schilling has had one of those years where her life changes with just one job. Booking the role of Piper Chapman in Netflix‘s critically acclaimed series Orange Is The New Black has propelled the actress into new territory. Schilling talked with HuffPost TV about her new life with a
Interview: Tom Felton Takes Risks in ‘Full Circle’: “If it’s too safe then there’s definitely no satisfaction”
Tom talks about American television and the challenges for an actor who spent years working with a green screen
Hugh Jackman on a Possible Return to Broadway with ‘Houdini’: “This is very exciting to me, because I’ve never done a new musical before”
Hugh Jackman might be a blockbuster movie star, but he’s also one of the major Broadway stars of the last decade. His past two returns to Broadway — first in the play A Steady Rain and second in a solo musical revue Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway — sold out
The Character Project: Interviews with Some of the Best Character Actors in Film
Our friend and occasional writer here at Daily Actor, Christian Meoli, is behind a new project called, The Character Project. Originally a documentary, which was a work in progress for years, the producers set out to interview some of the best character actors working today. The DVD featured Dabney Coleman,
And Now…. The Worst Acting Demo Reel Ever
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, Neil Johnson and his acting demo reel. At over 7 minutes long, the demo features sex acts, various cowboy hats, the murder and dismemberment of a homeless person and sex toys. And it’s hilarious. But, that’s the thing, I don’t think it’s meant
Interview: Riley Voelkel on ‘The Secret Lives of Dorks’, ‘The Newsroom’ and Nightmare Auditions
Riley: “Nerves that come on the first day of set are usually good nerves”
Joe Manganiello Addresses Rude Audience Member Taking Photos During Performance of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’
Every few months we run a story here at Daily Actor which I think sets a new low in lack of theater etiquette. There was that time someone in the balcony threw up onto the audience below. There was that time that an audience member refused to stop using her
Tom Hiddleston reads Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 (video)
Listen to that voice and that command he has while reading. Recorded at Air Studios in London, Tom Hiddleston reads Shakespeare‘s Sonnet 18, ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day’ from The Love Book app. The Love Book interactive app has a selection of poems, quotes, short stories and
Zachary Quinto on Making His Broadway Debut: “I really am humbled by it often. I feel really grateful”
Though Zachary Quinto has been acting in theater for his entire career, it wasn’t until his current starring role in The Glass Menagerie that Quinto made his Broadway debut. Though he’s appeared on stage in New York before — he starred in an off-Broadway production of Angels In America shortly
Q & A: ‘The Blacklist’ Star Megan Boone on Auditioning for Her Role, Working with James Spader and Why She Almost Quit Acting
Megan: “I probably gave one of the better auditions of my career [for the show]”
Taylor Schilling Talks ‘Orange is the New Black’, How She Got the Part, Her Career and More (video)
The SAG Foundation talked with Taylor Schilling, star of the fantastic (and addictive) Netflix series, Orange is the New Black. Interviewed by Variety‘s Jenelle Riley, Schilling talks about how she got the part of Piper, working on the show, her career, being directed by Jodie Foster and tons more. It’s
Merritt Weaver on Her Famously Short Emmys Speech: “I was just really surprised, so I hadn’t prepared anything”
Though I am obviously very interested in the entertainment industry, I really have no interest in watching award shows. They’re simply too long and drawn out, and too focused on sappy speeches and often badly-written jokes for my taste. I’m not into fashion either, so the whole pageantry parade is