World News – CA – A Cast Guide for ‘The Comey Rule’

Sept February 27, 2020, marks the release of Showtime’s political drama miniseries « The Comey Rule », which chronicles the relationship between Donald Trump and James Comey in the early months of Trump’s presidency Wonderwallcom takes a look at the actors and actresses who bring politics to life in The Project We Begin with Jeff Daniels, who plays former FBI Director James Comey, who headed the nation’s leading law enforcement agency from September 4, 2013, to May 9, 2017 Read on to learn more about who plays who

Jeff Daniels is a famous actor whose list of achievements includes two Primetime Emmy Awards and numerous Golden Globe Awards, SAG Awards and Tony Awards nominations His most notable projects include « Terms of Endearment » from 1983, « Speed » from 1994, « The Hours » from 2002, « The Squid and the Whale » from 2005, « Looper » from 2012, « Steve Jobs » from 2015 and « The Martian » from 2015He was also widely recognized for his portrayal of Emmy-winning Will McAvoy in HBO’s political and media drama ‘The Newsroom’, which ran from 2012 to 2014. He also appeared in Netflix’s « Godless » miniseries in 2017 and Hulu’s « The Looming Tower » miniseries in 2018, earning him Emmy nods. Jeff is also a famous Broadway actor who earned names from Tony for his work in “God of Carnage,” “Blackbird” and “To Kill a Mockingbird” “In 1979 he married Kathleen Rosemary Treado, with whom he shares three children

Irish actor and director Brendan Gleeson is a Primetime Emmy Award winner His most notable films include the « Harry Potter » franchise – he was the Hogwarts Mad-Eye Moody professor – « Braveheart », « Gangs of New York, ”“ Troy, ”“ Suffragette ”and“ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs ”This isn’t the first time he’s played a real character: in 2009, he delivered an Emmy-winning performance as Winston Churchill in the TV movie, « Into the Storm » The famous actor also starred in several films from 2002 « 28 Days Later » and « In Bruges » from 2008 to « The Grand Seduction » from 2013 and « Calvary » from 2014 « Then , he will appear in the film « The Tragedy of Macbeth » and will lend his voice to a character from the film « Riverdance: The Animated Adventure » Brendan is not the only actor in his family – two of his four children with his wife Mary Weldon , Domhnall Gleeson and Brian Gleeson, are also notable actors

Michael Kelly plays former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who had been in office from February 1, 2016 to January 29, 2018

Michael Kelly is best known for his role as Doug Stamper in Netflix’s “House of Cards”, for which he won several Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He has also appeared in films like “Changeling”, “Dawn of the Dead « , » The Adjustment Bureau « and » Now You See Me « and on TV shows like » Taboo « , » The Long Road Home « and » Jack Ryan « He married Karyn Kelly in 2005; they have two children

Jennifer Ehle is a famous actress both on the small screen and on the Broadway stage For her performance as Elizabeth Bennet in the 1995 BBC miniseries « Pride and Prejudice », she won a BAFTA TV Award for the best actress 2000 marked the year she won her first Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her work in “The Real Thing.” She then won the Tony for Best Actress in a Play in 2007 for « The Coast of Utopia » She has also appeared in TV shows like « The Camomile Lawn » and « The Looming Tower » as well as in films like « Sunshine », « The King’s Speech », « Contagion », « A Quiet Passion « and » Little Men « Jennifer – who is the daughter of actors John Ehle and Rosemary Harris – married Michael Ryan in 2001 They share two children

Holly Hunter plays former US Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, who was in office from January 10, 2015 to January 30, 2017

Holly Hunter is no stranger to accolades! In 1993, she won an Oscar, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress for her performance as Ada McGrath in « The Piano » She also won Oscars for her work in « Broadcast News » 1987, « The Firm » in 1993 and « Thirteen » She was in the drama « Saving Grace » and starred in films such as « Raising Arizona », « Home for the Holidays », « Crash », « Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ”and“ The Big Sick, ”for which she earned a SAG Award nomination. The seven-time Emmy nominee will next appear on the NBC sitcom“ Mr. Mayor ”Holly, who was married to cinematographer Janusz Kamiński from 1995 to 2001, shares his children Press and Claude with actor Gordon MacDonald

Peter Coyote plays former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who had been in office since September 4, 2001, through September 4, 2013

Multi-hyphenated Peter Coyote has appeared in several notable films, including “ET the Extra-Terrestrial, 1985“ Jagged Edge ”, 1998“ Patch Adams ”, 2000“ Erin Brokovich ”,“ A Walk to Remember « from 2002 and » Good Kill « from 2014 » Also an accomplished voice actor, Peter recounted the 1992 PBS series « The Pacific Century », for which he won an Emmy, as well as several Ken Burns documentaries such as  » The West « from 1996, » Prohibition « from » 2011 « , » The Roosevelts « from 2014 : An Intimate Story « and » Country Music « Peter, who has two children, was previously married to Marilyn McCann and Stefanie Pleet

Steven Pasquale, who is best known for his work on FX’s “Rescue Me”, made his acting debut in the 2001 HBO series “Six Feet Under” and had a memorable role in “The Good Wife «  » He also starred in films like « Aurora Borealis », « Alien vs Predator: Requiem » and « American Son » A famous stage actor, Steven – who is married to the star of « Hamilton » and the actress nominated for Tony Phillipa Soo and was previously married to Broadway star Laura Benanti – appeared in several off-Broadway and Broadway productions, including « A Man of No Matter », « The Robber Bridegroom » and « Junk: The Golden Age of Debt «  »

Oona Chaplin plays Lisa Page, a former FBI lawyer who had an affair with former FBI agent Peter Strzok

Oona Chaplin is best known for her role as Talisa Maegyr in HBO’s « Game of Thrones » She has also appeared on TV shows like « The Hour », « Dates », « The Crimson Field » and « Taboo Next, she will play Verang in ‘Avatar 2’ and ‘Avatar 3’, which are slated to debut in 2022 and 2024, respectively

Scoot McNairy plays former US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who was in office from April 26, 2017 to May 11, 2019

Scoot McNairy has appeared in films like « Monsters », « Killing Them Softly », « 12 Years a Slave », « Gone Girl », « Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice » and « Once Upon a Time in Hollywood “As for his notable TV work, Scott has starred in AMC’s ‘Halt and Catch Fire’, HBO’s ‘True Detective’ and Netflix’s ‘Narcos: Mexico’ and ‘Godless’. » Then he is expected to appear in « I Care a Lot » and « Blonde » films Scoot was married to actress Whitney Able, with whom he shares two children, from 2010 to 2019

William Sadler plays former US National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, who had been in office since January 22, 2017, to February 13, 2017

William Sadler has amassed an impressive list of credits during his career He has appeared in projects like « The Pacific », « Star Trek: Deep Space Nine », « Roswell », « The Shawshank Redemption », « Hard to Kill « and » Die Hard 2 « He also played US President Matthew Ellis in » Iron Man 3 « , » Marvel’s Agents of SHjeELré « and » WHIH Newsfront « , all of which are part of the Marvel William Cinematic Universe, which is married to Marni Joan Bakst since 1977 – they share a child – will then appear in the horror film « Shrine »

TR Knight (pictured alongside William Sadler) plays Reince Priebus, former chief of staff to President Trump in the White House from Jan 20 to July 31, 2017

TR Knight played Dr. George O’Malley on Shonda Rhimes’ « Grey’s Anatomy » from 2005 to 2009 and won an Emmy nomination for his efforts on the hit ABC show Since then he has appeared in films as « Last Request » of 2006, « 42 » of 2013, « A Year and Change » of 2015 and « Hello Again » of 2017 « TR marries Patrick Leahy in 2013

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