
EXCLUSIVE: Jason Clarke has signed with CAA, just as he completes talks to play the male lead role of Abraham Lincoln’s stern father in the Terrence Malick-produced and A.J. Edwards-directed The Green Blade Rises. The fast-rising Australian actor has a slew of big roles coming up. He just appeared in Lawless, and he next stars in the Kathryn Bigelow-directed hunt-for-bin Laden film Zero Dark Thirty, which Sony releases in December. He also completed production of the Baz Luhrmann-directed The Great Gatsby (in the role of gas station owner George Wilson, originated by The Walking Dead‘s Scott Wilson). Clarke is currently in production on White House Down. He had been at UTA.


Another Lincoln film? Do we really need three?
This is exactly what I was thinking. What is going on that they want to keep doing all these Lincoln films.
Do we really need another Australian actor playing an iconic AMERICAN role?
It’s called acting. Chill out.
sorry pal, but there is a dearth of leading, manly American men nowadays. Unless its a stoner, hipster, gay guy; sure, those roles we fill in spades. But Christ, we couldnt even find an actor to play Superman.
Yes…..because aussies do it better!
Jason is an actor on the rise big time. He is about to explode!
Wow another UTA defection to CAA. Never saw that one coming. Not.
He was great on the CHICAGO CODE … with Jen Beals …. terrific show. Thrown under the bus. Excellent actor. He’ll be a star!
Jason is on the rise big time because he had a kick ass agent prior to working with Greg Shapiro! Greg loved helping CAA Woo him. Shame on Jason as well…. Is it any coincidence that Greg also worked with a long list of others who went to CAA, James Badge Dale, Justin Long, Mark Strong, Christina Hendricks, James Caan…..there are probably more, just ask Greg. REPS beware – Greg’s old roommates all work at the death star.
Bring back “Brotherhood” (from Showtime) but this time put it on FX or HBO!
Jason and the whole show was very good! Like an indy drama every week. Guy’s got unique chops…