The American drama "American Gods," based on the original novel of the same name, caused a sensation before it was performed, and after two episodes, it exceeded 5 million viewers and was subsequently renewed for a second season. Having introduced the characters before, I would like to introduce the origins of these actors who play gods and mortals one by one.
Ricky Whittle
Played by Shadow Moon
Ricky Waito was born in England and is 35 years old. His father worked in the Royal Air Force and grew up traveling the world. When he was young, he was originally recruited by scouts to join the professional football team, but a serious injury caused him to quit the team and go to the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom to study law. While in school, he worked part-time as a model, and in 2000 became a spokesperson for Reebok and moved toward acting. In 2002, he began to perform the sports-themed film "Dream Team" and the BBC film series "Holby City", until 2006, when he performed the popular soap opera "Hollyoaks".
Since 2010, he has developed in the US television industry, starring in the American dramas "Naval Criminal Investigation Service " ( NCIS ) , "Mistresses " , and "The 100 Sons of the Earth" (The 100). In addition to his small screen work, he has also starred in the film "Austin Paradise" and the romantic comedy "Succulent & Savory".
Emily Browning
Played by: Laura Moon
Born in 1988, the Australian actress was excavated by her father who worked in the show business circle as a student, and made her debut in the TV movie "The Echo of Thunder" at the age of ten, and accumulated seniority in several TV series in the Australian TV circle.
Since 2002, his focus has shifted to film, acting in several horror films such as Ghost Ship, Darkness Descending, and Uninvited, sharing the stage with Hollywood superstars, including Kim Carey's fantasy film The Unfortunate Adventures of Raymond Snitch and Heath Ledger starring in the crime costume film Kelly Party. In 2011, she performed the fantasy action film "Beautiful Girl Strike Team" and attracted much attention, becoming one of the most optimistic hollywood actresses of the new generation.
Over the years, film works include "Sleeping Beauty", "Host", "Summer of February", "Assassination of Elvis Presley", "Legend of the Underworld", "The End of Pompeii", "God Helps Girls", etc. "American Gods" is her American drama debut, and it is also a work that has returned to the small screen for more than ten years.
Ian McShane
Played by Mr. Wednesday Wednesday）
Veteran British actor Ian McChollshaw, now seventy-four, won his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series in 2005 for his HBO series Deadwood. In recent years, he has performed in american dramas such as "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones", "Scavenger", "The Pillars of the Earth" and "American Horror Story", and the films have included "Pirates of the Caribbean: Strange Waves", "Snow White and the Huntsman", "Rush Attack" and "Rush Attack 2".
Pablo Schreiber
Played by Mad Sweeney
Canadian actor Pablo Schreiber, 39 years old, the first work of his acting career was the 2001 movie "Love Bubble Bumper", in the early days of his debut, except for the American drama "The Wire", he played a small role in the TV circle. It wasn't until 2011 that Lights Out and A Gifted Man began playing regular roles. He has also participated in many well-known film works: "Spy Network Ecstasy", "Midnight Barcelona", "Crisis 13 Hours".
In 2015, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for acting with a cameo role in "Women's Prison", and since then the star has opened up, followed by the crime action film "The Thief's Nest" fantasy adventure theme "The King's Daughter" and many other film films.
Orlando Jones
Played by: Mr. Nancy Nancy）
American actor Orlando Jones, 49, debuted in the early days of his debut from 1995 to 1997 on the stuffy American late-night show "Mad Tv", and performed in popular movies such as "Evolution Crisis" and "God Wish".
Recently, in addition to "American Gods", there is also the Canadian television station Mandela biography mini-album "Madiba".
Yetide Badaki
Played by: Bilquis
Born in Nigeria, 35-year-old Yethidei Badak moved to the UK at the age of 3 and moved to the United States when she grew up. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from McGill University and a Master of Arts in Drama from Illinois State University.
In 2014, he came to prominence with the American drama "Sequestered", and in 2016, he contributed the popular video game "Call of Duty 13 Infinite War", in addition to this drama, the recent works include Asian female director Angie Wang adapting the film "Angie X" based on her own experience.
Bruce Langley
Played by: Technical Boy
British actor Bruce Langley was very shallow in show business, developing in British theaters in the early days, and "American Gods" was his first American drama. In 2014, he debuted as a science fiction short film "Lie", and his first feature film was the British horror film Deadly Waters.
Gillian Anderson
Played by: Media
American actress Gillian Anderson is 48 years old and has British, German and Irish ancestry. The acting career is represented by the science fiction American drama "The X-Files", in which the interpretation of Agent Scully has become her most classic screen image, and won the Emmy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for this role.
Gillian Anderson had a keen interest in acting since high school and was a member of the Amateur Actors Club. At the age of 19, he took a performance course at Cornell University in New York, taking a performance course at the National Theatre, before returning to Diepper University Chicago to complete his studies. Before taking over the role of "X-Files" at the age of 25, he played a lot of roles in running dragon sets.
American Gods is Gillian Anderson's second performance of Bryan Fuller after Hannibal.
Film and television amphibious, in addition to shining in the film and television industry, the stage play "Desire Street Car" showed a good reputation for her skilled acting skills. Starring films "Governor's House", "Crooked House" and "Andorra" will be released this year.