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It’s hard to imagine an actor better suited to their name than Elizabeth Marvel. She’s been astonishing audiences…
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The actor: You should see Gugu Mbatha-Raw in a crown. A classically trained actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic…
Sep 16
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The actor: Former Mindy Project paramour-turned-Birds Of Prey baddie Chris Messina has seen his fair share of…
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The actor: A fixture in animation since the late ’80s, Rob Paulsen has over 500 credits to his name on IMDb. Though…
Sep 10
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The actor: It may surprise fans who got to know his work during the 21st century, but longtime actor (and more…
Sep 4
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Rachael Leigh Cook has been starring in films since she was 15 years old. From her days as a teen star to her…
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A Hollywood mainstay for almost all of his adult life, Josh Charles has brought an earnest wittiness with him to…
Sep 1
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“Talking to you, I just realized that I’ve been a part of a lot of firsts,” John Leguizamo tells The A.V. Club…
Aug 21
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The actor: Pat Healy isn’t just a longtime actor whose career has spanned the breadth of film and television from…
Aug 18
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The actor: At 73, Jacki Weaver remains one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood, Australia, or any part of the…
Aug 11
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The actor: Random Roles’ bread and butter may be the character actor, but there’s also much to love and admire about…
Jul 15
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The actor: Timothy Omundson was still in single digits when he decided on the career path he wanted to follow, and…
Jul 9
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The actor: Though he’s been (playfully) dogged for years about having a name a little too similar to another…
Jun 2
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The actor: Bob Balaban was born into the movie business: His uncles owned the Balaban And Katz Theater group in…
May 20
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The actor: When we last sat down with the New Zealand-born actor Melanie Lynskey in 2010 for Random Roles, we…
May 19
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The actor: Luke Wilson has starred in multiple decade-defining comedies, whether or not he (and movie audiences)…
May 16
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Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They…
May 15
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The actor: Though he’s best known for playing a character beloved by millions of people around the world, Bill Farmer…
May 13
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The actor: Much has changed for character actress Margo Martindale since we last sat down with her for a Random…
May 12
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The actor: With an eclectic career that dates back to 1977, Sheryl Lee Ralph has already accumulated enough stories…