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Guest on The Rich Roll Podcast · 3 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Joel Kinnaman appeared on The Rich Roll Podcast to discuss his career as an actor, authenticity, and his personal approaches to facing fear and honoring creative work. During the conversation, he discussed several notable plays and books that shaped his artistic journey. Kinnaman brought up Eugene O'Neill's play Long Day's Journey into Night, explaining how he worked on a specific monologue where the character Edmund confronts his father, material that resonated deeply with his own personal issues regarding his father. He also described discovering the play Howie the Rookie by Mark O'Rowe, a two-person production from Northern Ireland where the first storyteller's experience flows into the second, which he chose for a school project to actively confront his stage fright by performing both roles. Furthermore, Kinnaman mentioned Fyodor Dostoevsky's classic novel Crime and Punishment, recalling how playing the protagonist Raskolnikov in a stage adaptation marked his very first professional acting job after graduating from acting school and served as the opening production for a new national theater.

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  1. Crime and Punishment

    Fyodor Dostoevsky · Discussed · 1 episode

    Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a profound psychological novel that explores guilt, morality, and the severe consequences of moral relativism and nihilism.

    Discussed
    “And then the first job that I got after I finished acting school was was to play Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment. And uh it it was also the the opening play of a new National Theater”
    The Rich Roll Podcast Leading Man Joel Kinnaman On Authenticity, Facing Fear & Honoring Your… 2023-12-18 Listen at 1:18:48
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Howie the Rookie

    Mark O'Rowe · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “And I found this play uh called Howie the Rookie. It was like this uh play from Northern Ireland. And it's it's written for two people where the first person is is then featured in the second storyteller's.”
    The Rich Roll Podcast Leading Man Joel Kinnaman On Authenticity, Facing Fear & Honoring Your… 2023-12-18 Listen at 1:16:29
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  3. Long Day's Journey into Night

    Eugene O'Neill · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “And I was working on this uh monologue from Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill. And it was this text where like Edmund just finally like goes against his dad”
    The Rich Roll Podcast Leading Man Joel Kinnaman On Authenticity, Facing Fear & Honoring Your… 2023-12-18 Listen at 56:32
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Leading Man Joel Kinnaman On Authenticity, Facing Fear & Honoring Your Creative CallingThe Rich Roll Podcast2023-12-183