: ‘The Twilight Zone’ actor Jimmi Simpson: ‘Art can distract as well as inspire’ #IndiaNEWS In the latest season of The Twilight Zone reboot, Jimmi Simpson (Westworld, House of Cards) plays

‘The Twilight Zone’ actor Jimmi Simpson: ‘Art can distract as well as inspire’ #IndiaNEWS
In the latest season of The Twilight Zone reboot, Jimmi Simpson (Westworld, House of Cards) plays a man who eerily captures the isolating nature of the ongoing global lockdown.The opening episode of the CBS All Access series, titled Meet in the Middle, follows Phil (Simpson), a loner who falls in love with the woman whose voice he hears in his head. The courtship, which appears to the rest of the world as a man talking to himself, culminates in a gory climax. The first and second seasons of The Twilight Zone are streaming on Voot Select in India.This isn’t the first time Simpson is playing an off-kilter character. The 44-year-old American actor appeared in a range of unconventional but minor roles in film and television for the most part of the last two decades. He gathered notice as hacktivist Gavin Orsay in House of Cards, followed by the major role of William/The Man in Black in Westworld.After 20 years in showbiz, Simpson finally headlined a series in 2019: the screwball noir Perpetual Grace, LTD. In The Twilight Zone, the episode featuring Simpson is entirely focused on his character, Phil. Among the traits that lead Phil to his devastating end is his sense of entitlement with romantic relationships, which is what Simpson tapped into, he told Scroll.in.“I’ve met a lot...Read more

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