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Caitríona Balfe
Once Caitríona Balfe made the leap from modeling back to her original dream of acting, she began studying the craft and working her way toward leadin…
4 years, 11 months ago
Mike Mills
Mike Mills is a screenwriter and director, but could be considered first and foremost an actor’s collaborator. Not only have his films produced some …
4 years, 11 months ago
Jessica Chastain & Oscar Isaac
Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac go way back. They’ve reunited several times onscreen since meeting in the halls of the Juilliard School of Drama. Je…
4 years, 11 months ago
Corey Hawkins
Corey Hawkins’ training at the Juilliard School of Drama, and background in singing in church, set him on the path toward becoming what he calls “a w…
5 years ago
Rebecca Ferguson
Rebecca Ferguson has combined backgrounds in music, dance, short films, and soap operas in her native Sweden to become one of today’s most versatile …
5 years ago
Alessandro Nivola
Alessandro Nivola’s career trajectory is proof that artists, especially actors, must continue to adjust ambitions and dream big. On first the stage a…
5 years ago
The State of Theater Today
In an extra-special (and long-overdue) discussion episode, Backstage’s senior staff writer Casey Mink and industry news writer Diep Tran join Jack to…
5 years ago
Ken Jeong
Actors and comedians at any level can study Ken Jeong’s trajectory through the entertainment industry—particularly those breaking into it later in li…
5 years, 1 month ago
Richard E. Grant
How many actors can claim they launched a thriving screen career by playing a washed-up, unemployed actor? That distinction belongs to Richard E. Gra…
5 years, 1 month ago
Michael Shannon
Michael Shannon can give a quietly nuanced supporting turn—or flat-out steal the show—all in service of whatever story he’s helping tell. What are th…
5 years, 1 month ago