The Actor (2025) on Netflix
R20251h 38mDramaMysteryThriller
Paul Cole, a New York actor, is stranded in a small town in 1950s Ohio with no memory of his name or how he arrived. He wants to get home.
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- Netflix3.3/5
- IMDb5.4/101,146 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes78%
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Plot summary
In 1950s Ohio, Paul Cole is an actor from New York who cannot remember his own name or say how he came to a small town where he is stuck. He wants to return home and reclaim the life and identity he has lost, and as he tries, fragments of his past come back to him. Appearances in the town cannot be trusted, and time does not behave as it should. Which of the identities he carries is the real one stays unclear to him.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Actor (2025)
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- Ryan Gosling was originally attached to star as Paul Cole in The Actor, but dropped out because of scheduling conflicts and was replaced by André Holland. Gosling remained part of the film as an executive producer.
- Before Ryan Gosling signed on to star in The Actor, Aaron Taylor-Johnson had been circling the project, according to Collider.
- The Actor was director Johnson's solo directorial debut and his first live-action film, following the 2015 stop-motion Anomalisa.
