Episode 141: John Emmet Tracy
Why is Vancouver actor John Emmet Tracy regularly called upon to portray duplicitous, sinister, and evil characters? His lengthy filmography includes poisonous characters like August Cartwright on Batwoman and Enzo Lambert on iZombie, and cunning characters like lawyer Ellis Steele on Yellowstone and Pallas on Olympus. Perhaps he’s so often cast as the villain because he inevitably infuses these despicable characters with some measure of humanity, so that you as a viewer feel even more scared and more betrayed when he inevitably leans into his dark side.
In this thoughtful and fascinating conversation, John and Sabrina discuss the mechanics of evil, and the joys and challenges of portraying duplicitous and sinister characters. John – who was recently nominated for a UBCP/ACTRA Best Actor Award for his work in the critically acclaimed feature film, Open For Submissions – discusses his journey from kid magician in Chicago to Shakespeare stages around the world to the Vancouver screen scene, why his mother isn’t a big fan of his filmography, and what he’s learned observing Kevin Costner on the set of Yellowstone.
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RELATED LINKS
Trailer for Yellowstone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opYyuupyWmA
Official Yellowstone website: https://www.paramountnetwork.com/shows/yellowstone
Trailer for Open For Submissions: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/openforsubmissions/281539521
UBCP/ACTRA Awards Virtual Red Carpet on CBC Gem: https://gem.cbc.ca/series/ubcp-actra-awards/all/e20780d4-7596-4ca9-b306-4d60d2a7e6f1
UBCP/ACTRA Awards Virtual Red Carpet on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIL2fEf8ZcE
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1356757/
SOCIAL MEDIA
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http://www.twitter.com/sabrinarmf
CREDITS
Host and executive producer: Sabrina Furminger
Editor: Simon Furminger
Producer: Paul Furminger
Patreon ad reader: Mariana Furminger
Original music: Dane Deviller
