The Actor
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.
| MPAA Rating: | NR |
| Genre: | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country: | United States |
| Directed By: | Duke Johnson |
| Written By: | Stephen Cooney, Donald E. Westlake, Duke Johnson |
| Cast: | Cassie Lauren Lewis, Gemma Chan, Asim Chaudhry, Scott Alexander Young, May Calamawy, Fabien Frankel, Toby Jones, Tracey Ullman, Tanya Reynolds, Youssef Kerkour, André Holland, Joe Cole, Simon McBurney, Olwen Fouere, Edward Hogg |
| In Theaters: | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Runtime: | 1 hour 38 minutes |
| Production: | Esme Grace Media/COIL, Innerlight Films, MAKE GOOD Content, Proton Cinema, Three Point Capital (TPC) |
| Box Office: | $42,753 |
| Available On: | Vudu |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |
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