Great Performances: Friday Night Lights' Taylor Kitsch

Written by Kelly

From Shrink Blog...   Yes, it's no coincidence that I heap on mucho praise for FNL on Fridays with the hope that it will encourage more people to tune in that evening (9pm on NBC).  This has been a solid A season and I would love for more people to get the chance to enjoy it.  Last week, I sang the praises of Adrianne Palicki, one of the younger cast members, who plays Tyra Collette. This week, it's time to give long overdue props to Taylor Kitsch, the guy who plays Tim Riggins. Riggins is such a lived in, realistic character that you forget the guy is acting.  Kitsch gives the character such nuance and texture that you believe this is a real person, not a television character.  Tim Riggins is smarter than he seems, sadder than he lets on, and a better man than he acts like.  To pull all this off takes tremendous acting ability.  Kitsch does it in a way that looks absolutely effortless.  He has created one of the best characters on network television. Everyone around him says that Taylor Kitsch is going to be a big star.  With his role as Gambit in the upcoming X-Men Origins movie, he just moved onto the launch pad.  This guy can play drama, comedy, action. There's a good chance he will be kind of a big deal soon (Anchorman reference), but you can catch him every week on TV's most under-watched great show, Friday Night Lights.   Link

 

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