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Podcast: In the Envelope: The Actor’s Podcast
Episode: Daniel Kaluuya
Description: Daniel Kaluuya is now a two-time Academy Award–nominated actor, in 2018 for his breakout in “Get Out” and this year for playing the assassinated Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton in “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which has also earned him SAG Award, BAFTA film, and Golden Globe recognition. The electrifying stage and screen star takes us into the depths of his subconsciousness, describing the process that goes into building such characters: “I’m using who I am to show you who I’m not.”
Born in London and trained in theater improvisation since childhood, Daniel starred on, and wrote two episodes of, the U...