The Actor is a 2025 American crime mystery film directed by Duke Johnson from a screenplay he co-wrote with Stephen Cooney, based on the 2010 novel Memory by Donald E. Westlake. The film marks Johnson's solo directorial debut and his first live-action film. The film follows a New York actor with amnesia in 1950s Ohio, who becomes stranded in a mysterious small town and struggles to get back home and reclaim his life and identity. It stars André Holland and Gemma Chan in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes May Calamawy, Asim Chaudhry, Joe Cole, Fabien Frankel, Olwen Fouéré, Edward Hogg, Toby Jones, Youssef Kerkour, Simon McBurney, Tanya Reynolds, Tracey Ullman, and Scott Alexander Young.
The Actor (2025)
Directed by Duke Johnson
Genres - Crime, Drama, Mystery-Suspense, Thriller |
Release Date - Mar 14, 2025 |
Run Time - 98 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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1950s Ohio, Amnesia, Costume Designer, Crime Mystery Film, Directorial Debut, Identity, Live-action Film, Memory Novel, Mysterious Small Town, Slippery Time, Struggling To Return Home, Untrusted Appearances
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Based On: based on works by Donald E. Westlake, Memory
Subject: about actors, about amnesia
Subject: about actors, about amnesia
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Memory
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The Actor
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