While Taylor Kitsch portrays dark characters in his latest work, fans can't stop thinking of Tim Riggins' character he played on Friday Night Lights. The 39-year-old actor played the lover boy and man-child character for over six years, and it eventually won Emmy for best drama on NBC.
However, after winning hearts in light-hearted roles, Kitsch has been portraying darker television series roles such as The Normal Heart, True Detective, and Waco. Recently, the actor was witnessed portraying Max McLaughlin in Shadowplay that was a dark and deep character.
Kitsch played a Brooklyn police officer who has been assigned to collect a bunch of cops together and form a police force amid the chaos after World War II Berlin. Moreover, the character wants to save Logan Marshall-Green, who played Kitsch's brother in the series.
Both the brothers have common trauma from their childhood, but they both have chosen a different way of living. While Max turned out to be a cop, Moritz, on the other hand, returns to Germany post World War II and start hunting down the Nazis and brutally kill them all.
The series also include Mala Emde, Tuppence Middleton, Nina Hoss, and Michael C. Hall. The series is set to premiere on CanneSeries, a television festival from Canada’s Bron Studios and Studiocanal’s Tandem Productions.
In an interview with Hollywood Reporter, the actor opened up about the series and the reason behind choosing darker roles. When the actor was asked if he was deliberately choosing such roles, he replied: "absolutely" and explained that it is more of his "wheelhouse" compared to earlier roles.
In fact, Kitsch felt that working on such intense roles is the reason why he went to an acting school in the first place. The actor admitted that he never thought of landing into big series or film roles as he just wanted to do indies because he is in love with it. He explained that before choosing such roles, he asks himself if the role scares him enough and if he can do it.
"But I think it's the fear that drives me most of the time. I say to other actors. I admire all the time: there are going to be things where you swing and miss," he continued. The actor concluded and said jokingly that failure is alright to deal with as long as it doesn't end an actor's career.