The Actor (2025)
March 14, 2025Release Date
Plot.
Paul Cole finds himself stranded in a mysterious small town with no memory of who he is or how he got here. As bits and pieces of his past slowly emerge, he attempts to find his way home, but time is slippery, appearances can't be trusted, and it's unclear which of his identities is real.
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Cast & Crew.
André Holland
Paul Cole / Executive Producer
Gemma Chan
Edna
May Calamawy
May / Benny's Girl / Mattie / Rita / Karen / Lady
Tracey Ullman
Mrs. Malloy / Helen / Deerville Woman
Toby Jones
Lieutenant Murray / Artie Bellman / Cabbie / Arnold
Simon McBurney
Doctor Croft / Doctor Edgarton
Joe Cole
Nick / Director
Fabien Frankel
Actor
Tanya Reynolds
Judy / Set Dresser / Hailey / Clerk / Frances
Olwen Fouéré
Judge / Old Lady / Neighbor / Wardrobe Woman / Old Man
Edward Hogg
Hotel Clerk / Bartender / Makeup Artist
Youssef Kerkour
Black Jack / Ed / Defense Attorney / Dock Worker
Asim Chaudhry
Little Jack / Fred / Herbie / Dock Worker
Charlie Kaufman
Executive Producer
Donald E. Westlake
Novel
Ryan Gosling
Executive Producer
Paulina Rzeszowska
Production Design
Janka Erdely
Art Direction
Laura Rister
Executive Producer
Garret Elkins
Editor
Aaron Mitchell
Executive Producer
Josh Rosenbaum
Executive Producer
Joe Passarelli
Director of Photography
Suzie Harman
Costume Design
Sascha El Gendi
Steadicam Operator
Ali Jazayeri
Executive Producer
Kristina Erdely
Casting
David Gendron
Executive Producer
Bálint Zándoki
Sound Mixer
Ken Kao
Producer
Duke Johnson
Producer / Director / Screenplay
Abigail Spencer
Producer
Paul Young
Producer
Mercédesz Nagyváradi
Set Decoration
Tom Quinn
Executive Producer
Jeff Deutchman
Executive Producer
Ryan Friscia
Executive Producer
Stephen Cooney
Screenplay
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
based on novel or book
ohio
1950s
Wiki.
The Actor is an upcoming American crime mystery film directed by Duke Johnson from a screenplay he co-wrote with Stephen Cooney, based on the 2010 novel Memory by Donald E. Westlake. The film marks Johnson's solo directorial debut and his first live-action film. The film follows a New York actor with amnesia in 1950s Ohio, who becomes stranded in a mysterious small town and struggles to get back home and reclaim his life and identity. It stars André Holland and Gemma Chan in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes May Calamawy, Asim Chaudhry, Joe Cole, Fabien Frankel, Olwen Fouéré, Edward Hogg, Toby Jones, Youssef Kerkour, Simon McBurney, Tanya Reynolds, Tracey Ullman, and Scott Alexander Young.