Astrid Rotenberry
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Astrid Rotenberry has had roles on “Law & Order SVU,” “The Four Seasons,” and “American Sports Story.” Now she plays Catherine Kelly in the Netflix limited series “His and Hers,” and her performance is so authentic and affecting it runs the risk of being taken for granted. On this episode, she details what excited her about the role, and why trust is so important to her. She takes us back to her childhood and how parental encouragement impacted her, talks about some of the valuable nuggets she learned as an intern in a casting office, expounds on ways she combats self...
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Jordan Lage
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Jordan Lage is an award-winning actor, writer, director and founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company, which celebrates its 41st anniversary this year. He studied acting at New York University under the tutelage of playwright David Mamet and actor William H. Macy and then taught acting and playwriting at the Atlantic Theater Acting School for nearly 30 years. Best known for his work performing the plays of David Mamet’s, he has acted in multiple productions of the author’s works on Broadway, off-Broadway & regionally, including “American Buffalo,” “Glengarry Glen...
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Carolyn Michelle
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Carolyn Michelle is an actress, producer, educator, and entrepreneur. Her credits include: “Brilliant Minds”, “And Just Like That”, “The Chi”, “Russian Doll”, “House of Cards”, and the role of Vanessa, opposite Kathleen Chalfant’s Ruth, in Sarah Friedland’s celebrated indie film “Familiar Touch.” On this episode she talks about her deeps roots with that project, and what she told Friendland she needed to bring that character to life. She takes us back to her earliest days as an actor, and the mentor whose influence is still felt today. Carolyn has served as...
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Kimball Farley
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Kimball Farley is the future. His breakthrough role in “Hippo,” the critically acclaimed dark comedy that RogerEbert.com called “an unholy fusion of A Clockwork Orange and Napoleon Dynamite” established him as a talented, chameleon-like actor to watch, then his performance in “The Righteous Gemstones,” opposite Bradley Cooper, displayed his range. And now 2026 is shaping up to be a big year for him, with upcoming releases from filmmakers like Tim Sutton, Mark H. Rapaport, and Henry Chaisson showcasing more of what he can do. On this episode, he details his “outside-in” approach...
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Michael Imperioli
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Michael Imperioli is best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of Christopher Moltisanti on “The Sopranos,” a role that made him one of the most recognizable faces of prestige television. Some of his other credits include “Goodfellas,” “Jungle Fever,” “Summer of Sam” (which he also co-wrote), “The White Lotus,” and his latest, “Song Sung Blue,” the real-life story behind Neil Diamond tribute performers, where he plays Mark Shrilla, opposite Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. On this episode he talks about the technical mountain he had to climb before he allowed himself to...
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The 8th Annual Kevin Corrigan Episode
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Kevin Corrigan, the consummate actor, true student of the craft, friend of all actors, the best friend of Back To One, the very first guest of this podcast, returns for the 8th time in what might be his most vulnerable and relatable episode yet. He generously details a crisis he had acting on a series this past year, ponders what he would do with power, asks the question he thinks every actor should ask themselves, reads a moving instagram tribute to Diane Keaton by Jarrod Allan, shares his own wonderful memories of working with Keaton, delivers a couple wonderful impersonations, and much,...
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Diane Kruger
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Diane Kruger is a German actress known for her verticality in roles and languages, from Hollywood blockbusters like “Troy” and “National Treasure,” to Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” and international gems like “In the Fade,” for which she won Best Actress at Cannes. Currently she stars in two television series, “The Seduction,” a French-language period drama for HBO MAX, in which she plays Madame de Rosemonde, and “Little Disasters,” a psychological thriller for Paramount+ where she plays a complex, fiercely devoted new mother whose world collapses around her. On...
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Cassandra Freeman
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Cassandra Freeman has made her mark in everything from drama to laugh out loud comedy across film, television, and the stage. She is best known for her feature roles in Spike Lee's “Inside Man” and Chris Rock's “I Think I Love My Wife.” She has also starred in “The Last O.G.,” NBC’s “The Enemy Within,” and Marvel's “Luke Cage.” And now she just finished her 4-season run as Vivian Banks (Aunt Viv) on the hit Peacock show “Bel Air.” On this episode, she explains how she came to trust her intuition, how research into African...
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Feodor Chin
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Few actors have been able to consistently make a living dipping their toes in as many different mediums and genres as Feodor Chin has—film, television, theater, gaming, animation, audio books—he’s done it all. He just ended his run as “China” in the remarkable and timely play “Kyoto” at the Lincoln Center Theater in New York City. We use that experience as a jumping off point to explore his approach to this crazy endeavor called acting. He talks about the importance of knowing exactly how your character serves the story, explains how he got into voiceover work, details the...
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Michael Chernus
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From “Orange Is The New Black” and “Severance” to “Spider-Man:Homecoming” and “Inez & Doug & Kira,” Michael Chernus has been consistently delivering performances that place him as one of the most cherished character actors working today. His latest happens to be the first time he’s staring in a television series—“Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy”—and it’s bringing him some of the best reviews of his career. On this epic episode, he talks about the freedom he felt in knowing he would never truly know that character, and why it took every tool in his...
info_outlineCarrie Preston is back in her Emmy-winning role as 'Elsbeth Tascioni' in the second season of the CBS series "Elsbeth," from "The Good Fight" and "The Good Wife," creators Michelle and Robert King. On this episode she gives us a deep dive into her work on that hit show, taking us way back to the “queen of quirk” as just a recurring role on the “Goods”, trying to figure out how to dip her toes into this new character, taking clues from the word “pause,” all the way till the second season of her own show, taking the job of number one on the call sheet seriously, learning what it means to give “more Tascioni,” working with her acting heroes when they come on as guest stars, and much more!
Back To One is the in-depth, no-nonsense, actors-on-acting podcast from Filmmaker Magazine. In each episode, host Peter Rinaldi invites one working actor to do a deep dive into their unique process, psychology, and approach to the craft.
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