Fargo (season 3)
The third season of '' Fargo'', an American anthology dark comedy–crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley, premiered on April 19, 2017, on the basic cable network FX. The season had ten episodes, and its initial airing concluded on June 21, 2017. As an anthology, each ''Fargo'' season possesses its own self-contained narrative, following a set of characters in various settings in a connected shared universe. The third season is set primarily between 2010 and 2011, in three Minnesota towns: St. Cloud, Eden Valley, and Eden Prairie, and is the first season not to feature the titular Fargo, North Dakota. It follows the lives of a couple, Ray Stussy (Ewan McGregor) and Nikki Swango (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), who, after unsuccessfully trying to rob Ray's wealthy older brother Emmit (also played by McGregor), become involved in a double murder case. One of the victims is an old man with a mysterious past whose stepdaughter, Gloria Burgle ( Carrie Coon), is a policewom ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ewan McGregor
Ewan Gordon McGregor ( ; born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award. In 2013, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama and charity. His first professional role was in 1993, as a leading role in the British Channel 4 series '' Lipstick on Your Collar''. He then achieved international fame with his portrayals of heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama films '' Trainspotting'' (1996) and '' T2 Trainspotting'' (2017), Obi-Wan Kenobi in the ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy (1999–2005), poet Christian in the musical film ''Moulin Rouge!'' (2001), SPC John Grimes in '' Black Hawk Down'' (2001), young Edward Bloom in '' Big Fish'' (2003), Rodney Copperbottom in ''Robots'' (2005), Camerlengo Father Patrick McKenna in '' Angels and Demons'' (2009), "the ghost" in Roman Polanski's political thriller ''The Ghost Writer'' (2010) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gloria Burgle
Gloria Burgle is a fictional character in the FX television series '' Fargo''. She is the female protagonist of the third season and is portrayed by actress Carrie Coon. Character overview At the beginning of the third season, Gloria is the chief of the Eden Valley Police, and a newly divorced mother, who is struggling to understand this new world where people connect more intimately with their phones than the people right in front of them. Her husband left her for another man. Gloria has a distant relationship with current technology. Her police department's computers are still in their boxes. She is invisible to automatic sensors and causes strange responses from electronic devices. This trait is revealed in various (and otherwise mundane) scenes throughout the initial episodes of Season 3. Nathan is her teenage son. Production Hawley cast Coon after seeing her in the HBO series '' The Leftovers'' and the film '' Gone Girl''. In an interview, he stated: "I feel like she’s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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DJ Qualls
Donald Joseph Qualls (born June 10, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his work in films including ''Road Trip'' (2000), ''The New Guy'' (2002) and '' The Core'' (2003), and for several appearances on television series such as ''Breaking Bad'', ''Supernatural'', '' Scrubs'', ''Lost'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. He co-starred in the FX comedy series ''Legit'', the Syfy horror series ''Z Nation'' and the Amazon Studios show ''The Man in the High Castle''. Early life Qualls was born in Nashville, Tennessee, one of five children of Donnie and Janice Qualls. He was raised in Manchester, Tennessee, and attended school in nearby Tullahoma. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at age fourteen. After two years of treatment, his cancer was said to be in remission. According to Qualls, the chemotherapy at an early age sped up his metabolism and impacted his growth, "It stopped my development," which explains his slender frame. After graduating from Coffee Coun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frances Fisher
Frances Louise Fisher (born May 11, 1952) is a British-born American actress. She began her career in theatre and later starred as record executive Suzette 'Red' Saxon in the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Guiding Light'' (1985). In film, she is known for her roles in '' Unforgiven'' (1992), ''Titanic'' (1997), ''True Crime'' (1999), '' House of Sand and Fog'' (2003), '' Laws of Attraction'' (2004), '' The Kingdom'' (2007), '' In the Valley of Elah'' (2007), '' Jolene'' (2008), ''The Lincoln Lawyer'' (2011) and '' The Host'' (2013). From 2014 to 2015, Fisher starred in the ABC drama series ''Resurrection''. In 2019, she starred in the HBO television series ''Watchmen'', an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name. Early life and education Fisher was born on May 11, 1952, in Milford on Sea, the daughter of American parents Olga Rosine (née Moen), a housewife, and William Irving "Bill" Fisher, Sr, an oil refinery construction superintendent. Her father was of Russian ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Francesca Eastwood
Francesca Ruth Fisher-Eastwood (born August 7, 1993) is an American television personality, socialite and actress. She starred with her family in '' Mrs. Eastwood & Company'', a reality series broadcast on E!. She is also known for her appearances in TV series like '' Heroes Reborn'', '' Fargo'', and '' Twin Peaks: The Return'', and films like '' Jersey Boys'' and ''Old''. Early life Eastwood was born in Redding, California, to actress Frances Fisher and actor and director Clint Eastwood. Through her father, she has seven half-siblings: sisters Kimber Tunis, Alison Eastwood, Kathryn Reeves, Laurie Murray, and Morgan; and brothers Kyle Eastwood and Scott Eastwood. Her mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish and Norwegian descent. She attended Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California. Career Eastwood first appeared on the reality television series '' Mrs. Eastwood & Company'' when it premiered on May 20, 2012. It focused on her life, and those of her stepmother Dina Eastwood ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fred Melamed
Fred Melamed (born May 13, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for portraying Sy Ableman in the Coen Brothers' ''A Serious Man'' (2009). He is also known for his collaborations with Woody Allen appearing in seven of his films including '' Hannah and Her Sisters'' (1986), ''Radio Days'' (1987), and ''Crimes and Misdemeanors'' (1989). His other film roles include '' In a World...'' (2012), '' Hail, Caesar!'' (2016), and '' Shiva Baby'' (2020). His notable television roles include Bruce Ben-Bacharach in '' Lady Dynamite'' (2016–2017), Gumbald in '' Adventure Time'' (2017–2018), Arthur Hart in ''WandaVision'' (2022) and Tom Posorro in '' Barry'' (2022–2023). ''Vulture'' named him one of the greatest character actors working today. Early life Melamed was born to a secular Jewish family in New York City, New York. His biological mother is actress/director Nancy Zala and his biological father, British psychoanalyst Stan Silverstone, was a relative o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ray Wise
Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Leland Palmer in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), Vice President Hal Gardner in '' 24'' (2006), The Devil in '' Reaper'' (2007–2009), and Marvin in '' Fresh Off the Boat'' (2015–2020), as well as his film roles in '' Swamp Thing'' (1982), ''RoboCop'' (1987), and ''Jeepers Creepers 2'' (2003). Early life Wise was born in Akron, Ohio, graduated from Garfield High School in 1965 and attended Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. He is of Romanian descent on his maternal side. He grew up in a religious family; in the past he went to a Romanian Baptist church in Akron and later moved to a Methodist church. Career Television In the late 1960s and 70s, Wise played attorney Jamie Rollins in the soap opera '' Love of Life'' for seven years and nearly 950 episodes. In 1987, Wise played Tom Gunther, Catherine Chandler' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sylvester Groth
Sylvester Groth (born 31 March 1958) is a German theater, television, and film actor. He is best known to international audiences from his appearances in Hollywood movies including ''Inglourious Basterds'' and '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E''. Furthermore, he has appeared in the Netflix series ''Sense8'', '' Fargo'', and ''Dark''. Biography Groth is the youngest of five siblings from Jerichow ( Bezirk Magdeburg) in the former German Democratic Republic, where he also spent his childhood. His family is from Upper Silesia. Groth's father died while he was still young, and his mother married a second time. When he was 14 years old, the family moved to Leipzig. In 1986, he escaped from East Germany to West Germany. He studied acting and singing at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. This was followed by engagements in Schwerin, Dresden, and Berlin, where he worked as a guest actor at the Deutsches Theater and from 1986 to 1989 at the Schaubühne. He also worked at the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scoot McNairy
John Marcus "Scoot" McNairy (born November 11, 1977) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his roles in '' Monsters'', '' Argo'', ''Killing Them Softly'', ''12 Years a Slave'', '' Gone Girl'', and '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice''. In television, he starred in the AMC period drama '' Halt and Catch Fire'', '' True Detective'', '' Narcos: Mexico'', and the Netflix western miniseries '' Godless''. Early life McNairy was born on November 11, 1977, in Dallas, Texas, to Alicia Ann McNairy (née Merchant) and Stewart Hall McNairy. In addition to a house in Dallas, the family had a ranch in rural Paris, Texas, where they spent time on weekends and holidays. Growing up, he did theater in after-school programs. His father began calling him Scooter when he was about two years old. "A lot of people are like, oh, it must be some amazing story. But it's because I used to scoot around on my butt," says McNairy. McNairy has stated that he is "highly dyslexic" and tha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mary McDonnell
Mary Eileen McDonnell (born April 28, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She received Academy Award nominations for her roles as Stands With A Fist in '' Dances with Wolves'' and May-Alice Culhane in ''Passion Fish''. McDonnell is well known for her performances as President Laura Roslin in ''Battlestar Galactica'', First Lady Marilyn Whitmore in ''Independence Day'', and Rose in '' Donnie Darko''. She was featured as Captain Sharon Raydor during seasons 5–7 of the TNT series ''The Closer'' and starred as Commander Sharon Raydor in the spin-off series '' Major Crimes'' on the same network. Early life Mary Eileen McDonnell was born April 28, 1952, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, one of six children born to Eileen (née Mundy) and John "Jack" McDonnell, a computer consultant. She is of Irish descent and was raised Roman Catholic. As a child, McDonnell relocated with her family to Ithaca, New York, where she spent the remainder of her upbringing. Afte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mark Forward
Mark Forward (born June 17, 1974) is a Canadian comedian and actor from Oakville, Ontario. He is the winner of the 2005 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Stand-up Newcomer. He also won the Homegrown Competition at the 2006 Just for Laughs festival. He has performed at the Halifax Comedy Festival, Hub Cap Comedy Festival and Just for Laughs, opening for Craig Ferguson during his Hobo Fabulous tour. He has appeared in ''Letterkenny'', '' Fargo'', ''Mr. D'', '' The Rocker'', ''Breakfast with Scot'', ''The Sean Cullen Show'', '' The Newsroom'' and ''Degrassi''. Forward is also a writer and performer on ''The Jon Dore Television Show ''The Jon Dore Television Show'' is a Canadian mockumentary-style comedy television series, created by Jon Dore and John Brunton. The show stars Canadian actor and comedian Jon Dore, of recent ''Canadian Idol'' co-host fame. The Comedy Netwo ...''. Filmography Film Television Personal life Forward lives in Toronto. He is married and ha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shea Whigham
Franklin Shea Whigham Jr. (born January 5, 1969) is an American actor best known for portraying Elias "Eli" Thompson in the drama series ''Boardwalk Empire''. He also appeared in the first season of ''True Detective'' and the third season of '' Fargo'' and in numerous films, including '' Take Shelter'', ''Silver Linings Playbook'', ''American Hustle'', '' The Wolf of Wall Street'', '' Kong: Skull Island'', '' First Man'', ''Vice'', and '' Joker''. He has appeared as Agent Michael Stasiak in ''Fast & Furious'', ''Fast & Furious 6'', and '' F9''. Early life Whigham was born in Tallahassee, Florida, the son of attorney Frank and school librarian Beth. The family moved to Lake Mary, Florida, when Whigham was five years old. He attended Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, and then transferred to the State University of New York at Purchase, New York, where he was part of a small acting program with only 31 students and a graduating class of eight seniors. After graduating, he co- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |