![]() ![]() He spent four months learning how to sing and play guitar, dropping roughly 40 pounds in the process to better approximate Koresh’s slight physique. He also listened to hours of Koresh’s sermons, his phone conversations with the FBI, the ATF, child protective services, and even his mom. He read the book by survivor-and Koresh’s friend and confidant-David Thibodeau, A Place Called Waco, and spent a significant amount of time hanging out with him attempting to get to the bottom of the lure that Koresh had on his followers. He met with the nine survivors of the siege. Kitsch spent months burying himself in homework to play Koresh. “I haven’t played someone remotely close to who this guy is before, or someone so unrelatable for me.” It’s the most scared I’ve ever been, I’ll tell you that,” Kitsch tells The Daily Beast, his drawn-out surfer cadence revealing shades of disbelief that he even took the role on, let alone pulled it off. Which is why his latest role is so peculiar, in some ways unsettling and in others fascinating-maybe even a genius casting choice, considering that image we have of him. What I’m saying is that we tend to root for Taylor Kitsch, and may even be conditioned to expect being saved by him-or at least that his brawn and bravery can always be counted on should we need saving. Twice he’s been homeless, first while looking for work as a model in New York, and then again when he moved out to Los Angeles. He was a teenage hockey phenom with a promising career before a devastating knee injury. He and his two brothers were raised by his mother in a mobile home after his father left the family. Does it get any more American than that?Įven his journey to Hollywood is the kind of rags-to-riches story that Americans tend to fetishize, crass and reductive as that may be. Then, of course, there’s the role that made him a star: Tim Riggins on Friday Night Lights. On screen, he’s played an elite firefighter ( Only the Brave), a naval lieutenant ( Battleship), a patrol officer and war veteran ( True Detective), and a navy S.E.A.L. That chiseled jawline is practically patriotic. His classically handsome good looks-rugged, yet suave-are so collegiately perfect that his big break came as a model for Abercrombie & Fitch. On the field, Riggins is all "clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose." But off the field, it’s more "bloodshot eyes, breaking hearts, stealing copper wire with his brother." But it’s those off-the-field woes that give him the chip on his shoulder he needs to play extra hard.Taylor Kitsch is an American hero-at least that’s how we’ve come to think of the 36-year-old actor (who, funnily enough, is Canadian). Tim does not seem to care about anything except football, and his life is a mess. He can’t find any measure of stability and tries to dull the pain with alcohol. As tragedy repeatedly strikes, though, Tim shows courage and compassion – caring for those in need and sacrificing his time and energy for the greater good. His dad was a dead beat alcoholic, his mom has been out of his life for years, and his brother Billy gets him into all kinds of illegal situations. Tim’s entire life seems to be shrouded in tragedy from birth. As Lyla and Tim struggle to adjust to Jason’s predicament, they grow closer to one another.Ĭhallenge… dealing withthe cards he has been dealt. When Tyra tries to help him, Tim abruptly ends the relationship. Rather than talking about his feelings, Tim turns to alcohol. Even though there is nothing that Tim could have done, he still blames himself for letting Jason get hurt. After Jason’s accident, Tim pulls away from those close to him. Tim and Tyra had a very carefree relationship in which they constantly cheated on each other. Coach Taylor, luckily enough, empathizes with Tim and becomes dedicated to pushing him onto a more productive path. ![]() Without a stable force in his life, Tim is on the verge of following in the footsteps of his dead-beat father. After Jason’s accident, Tim cannot bring himself to go visit him. Initially, Tim’s only friend is the former Panthers quarterback, Jason Street. ![]() drinking, casual sex, football, his best friend's girlfriend Lyla Garrity. Several cheerleaders have to do his assignments in order for him to even qualify to play. He actively skips school to drink beer and watch TV all day. Tim is also not invested in any academic pursuits. He is talented and passionate about the sport but does not see a future in it. Profession… fullback/running back for the Dillon panthers. Early on, Tim tells him, “You are a brother. Tim constantly rebels against his brother’s attempts at parenting. Living… in Dillon, Texas, with his older brother, Billy, after both of their parents abandoned them. ![]()
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