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In his first major TV series role, Peter Sarsgaard has joined the third season of the AMC’s drama The Killing, from Fox TV Studios. Season 3 follows Detective Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos) as she investigates the disappearance of another teen girl. Sarsgaard will play Tom Seward, a death row inmate for whom the clock is ticking down. A lifelong convict born into poverty and crime, Seward’s been in and out of the system for violent crimes since he was 10. Also cast in Season 3 is Amy Seimetz as the missing girl’s mother. The two join returning stars Enos and Joel Kinnaman and fellow new cast additions Elias Koteas, Max Fowler and Bex Taylor-Klaus.
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Assuming Sarsgaard is only doing the one season, I guess this lets him try out the TV world without committing to a leading role in a whole new series. I don’t recall him being mentioned in the recent Deadline post about film actors looking at opportunities in the current crop of pilots. You’d think he’d do something a little bigger in terms of buzz and/or ratings. Beyond the artistic rewards, how does the money for a season of THE KILLING compare to the pay for playing the bad guy in THE GREEN HORNET?
Being that he didn’t make any money for being in GREEN HORNET, he’s definitely making more money here. Not sure how much he made for the villain in GREEN LANTERN though…
“Beyond the artistic rewards, how does the money for a season of THE KILLING compare to the pay for playing the bad guy in THE GREEN HORNET?”
I would rather see him in a potentially Emmy winning role in THE KILLING, than in a potentially Razzie winning tentpole wannabe like GREEN LANTERN. I’m glad he opted for a great role on the small screen instead of a questionable one on the big screen.
As the indie feature world continues to dim…everyone is running to the telly.
Totally agree. Also, as the caliber of tv shows improves, film actors are ‘running to the telly’, as you accurately point out.
I love this actor so much… One of the best around. I thought he was great in Green Lantern, which, by the way, I enjoyed, even though I know it is fashionable to dislike it.
Indies did not pay the bills and he tried to standout but he is not a leading man he is a short character guy who is losing his hair.
Funny you should say that, Dj. As far as I can see, Wahlberg, Cruise, and a lot of other leading men are short (very, very short), don’t have any hair at all (Willis, Statham, etc.) and some others are balding fast (Hardy, Fassbender, to give an example). I thought that good-looking, tall actors are generally detested as not relatable enough. I must have been wrong, then.