New HBO / A24 Television Series:
“The Sympathizer”
(based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen)
CASTING MALE ROLEHALF VIETNAMESE / HALF CAUCASIANFOR LEAD ROLE IN THE SYMPATHIZER
Seeking the lead role of “The Captain”
A refugee from conflict in the North, he works in counterintelligence for the South Vietnamese army but at the same time is a double agent for the Viet Cong. Educated in America. Slender. Charismatic, witty and intelligent. Sensitive with an edge / darkness to him. Believable he could carry a secret and also have a violent side to him.
Directed by Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, The Handmaiden, The Little Drummer Girl), and will be shot in Los Angeles and Vietnam.
Specs:
- Male
- Age range: late 20s-early 30s
- Half vietnamese/half caucasian
- MUST speak fluent Vietnamese and English
Union Production
Shooting: September 2022 – June 2023
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