Actor Nhut Le chatted about starring in “Peacemaker” Season 2 on Max.
How was your experience in “Peacemaker”?
I had the best time filming “Peacemaker“! Season one was a bit rough because we filmed during the pandemic, but I loved spending time in Vancouver!
The food is great and I love how it feels like such an outdoorsy city. Then second season was a blast because the cast and crew actually got to hang out with each other and enjoy Atlanta.
What did you like most about your character Judomaster?
I love how different Judomaster is from me. In real life I observe social etiquette, friendly, courteous.
Judomaster doesn’t care about any of those things. He doesn’t follow societal norms but also doesn’t go out of his way to do so. There’s a sense of freedom in the way he views the world that I really love.
What did this show teach you about yourself?
The show’s writing is so good in that the characters feel so three dimensional. Their emotions, wants, and needs can change within seconds, just as normal people do.
Do to the fact that the characters are so intricately crafted, it made me feel normal. Sometimes in media, characters are the pillar of joy or unrelenting despair.
The characters in Peacemaker gives me a sense of imperfection, allowing me to have the freedom to change my mind, or make mistakes.
The world’s not perfect, I’m not either. That makes for great storytelling.
What do your plans for the future include?
I love living other lives, as an actor, I can live in another person’s shoes for a little bit. Understand how they think, how the view the world, and how their actions alter their reality.
For a little while, I get to be a superhero, or a detective, or even a formless talking blob. I would like to try out all different types of roles in the future.
What is your advice for young and emerging actors?
The best advice I can give is to be so authentically you. Sure, you have to act and embody the character, but don’t forget to infuse you into the role.
I remember going to auditions standing on the tippy toes, trying to be taller. The whole time I was focused on not falling that my audition was horrendous.
Especially for “Peacemaker,” Judomaster juxtaposes him physically so well, that I knew I could use my short stature to my advantage.
After I booked the role, while on set, Judomaster didn’t have a lot of lines in season one so I knew I had to make every moment count.
In certain scenes, I got creative and acted in between the lines; all while serving the story of course.
How does it feel to be an actor in the digital age?
It feels like you have to have a degree in business, tech, marketing, public relations, speech writing, video editing, lighting and sound technician to name just a few.
In the way that audiences consume media, the voracious appetite wants to be appeased.
Social media is a great way to interact with audiences and is a great tool to get yourself out there. It’s also important to keep in mind, why you’re spending time and energy on the digital platform. Is it in service of your craft?
Often times is a distraction and leads your focus away from you it is to truly want to do.
What does the word success mean to you?
Success for me is measured in self-contentment. I naturally have ambitious goals for myself that I’d like to achieve, but I also know what is enough. I’m never really wanting material validation, so for me it’s more a sense of satisfied achievements.
Knowing I did the best I can, hopefully that means being able to do more of the things I love like acting, or reading by the lake, or spending time with my mom in the garden.
What would you like to tell our readers about “Peacemaker”? (What’s the one thing you want them to get out of it)
“Peacemaker” is like a spiky chestnut. The outside shell is a bulky giant meathead of man, embossed with a shiny superhero helmet.
Right after you open the case, inside is a beautifully well balanced, tender story of redemption and loss that sadly everyone can relate to.
Especially in Season 2, “Peacemaker” finds a perfect universe where his actions that ruined his life in his universe are nullified. Who wouldn’t want to have a hand at trying to make their life better?
All that you say, in another universe maybe you’ve watched Peacemaker and you hate it, but in this universe maybe you’ll really like it.
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