Jesse Plemons is ready for the ride
Jesse Plemons is less a chameleon than a singular presence that can be dialed to disturbing or sweet
CANNES, France (AP) — Jesse Plemons was flattered to be approached by Yorgos Lanthimos about starring in “Kinds of Kindness,” but he wasn’t sure which version of himself the director wanted.
Plemons, the protean 36-year-old character actor, has sometimes put on weight for roles. “Those first weeks are glorious,” he says. “And then it gets depressing very quickly.”
Over the years, Plemons has lost weight for some parts and gained it back for others. It became easy to lose track, and directors kept preferring him on the larger side.
“I kind of kept getting parts for that size,” Plemons said in an interview last month at the Cannes Film Festival. “Eventually it was: I gotta get a handle on this. I’ve got two young kids and I want to be able to run around with them.”
