Recreation of Thrones actor Marcos James, finest identified for his portrayal of White Rat in HBO’s Emmy Award-winning collection, has secured main roles in two main upcoming tv productions directed by outstanding trade figures.
The Jamaican-born James is about to star because the fictional non secular minister and e book creator ‘Pastor Mac’ Smith-Cage within the extremely anticipated docuseries The Faith Enterprise, directed by two-time Emmy winner Nathan Apffel (Fins). The seven-part collection premieres July 10 on Amazon and Apple TV.
James has additionally accomplished filming Cabin Stress, an motion thriller made-for-TV movie directed by Peter Sullivan (The Sandman, Netflix’s The Merry Gents). The mission reunites James with Hybrid Productions, the corporate behind Lifetime Film Community’s Maintaining Up With The Joneses, wherein he appeared for 2 seasons alongside Vivica A. Fox and Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts.
Cabin Stress is anticipated to premiere later in 2025, with the community or platform to be introduced.
For James, who additionally appeared in My Mate Is A Vampire, UK indie options Reunion and Quantity 203, and the acclaimed British stage manufacturing The Mahabharata, these two new initiatives symbolize a pivotal second in his profession.
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“After I acquired signed to play Pastor Mac in The Faith Enterprise I used to be conscious it was a number one function,” he says. “However arriving on set on day one, I quickly realized that the whole day’s capturing was going to be utterly dedicated to Pastor Mac’s scenes. No different principal actors have been current, and due to this fact all the pieces would relaxation on my efficiency. The sensation was intense. I did take a second to steal away from set to be on my own, to simply get targeted and take in the stress— after which I mainly dived in and owned the expertise after that. I’m very happy with the work that I did.”
Spanning seven episodes, The Faith Enterprise takes a hybrid dramatized-documentary strategy to exploring world non secular actions—particularly the commercialization of Christianity. It options each real-life footage and scripted segments based mostly on factual occasions. James’ character, Pastor Mac, options within the dramatized sections.
“A colourful, extraordinarily charismatic showman of many phrases, who’s persuasive and charming, but intense,” James says of the character. “Based mostly on real-life preachers of at present who’re as a lot entertainers as they’re ministers, his scenes convey into sharp focus the evolution of latest age males within the ministry and their affect on at present’s church.”
In Cabin Stress, James takes on a really completely different form of function—taking part in the movie’s lead motion antagonist, Kody, a combative determine who leads with fists quite than phrases.
“On a performer’s journey, you possibly can usually mark your progress by quite a few milestones— which often must do with who hires you — or higher but, who rehires you— and the folks they encompass you with,” he says. “And in that respect, Cabin Stress ticks these bins in actually superb methods for me. Firstly, as a result of I used to be rehired by Hybrid Productions, who have been very impressed with my work with them on Maintaining Up With The Joneses. And secondly, now taking part in a job that demanded a few of the most tough and exhausting combat choreography I’ve ever accomplished, I used to be paired with the unbelievable combat director Cole McKay, whose credit as a stuntman embrace Transformers: Darkish of The Moon, Cloverfield, and Far and Away, wherein he labored extensively with Tom Cruise.”
Whereas plot particulars of Cabin Stress stay underneath wraps as post-production continues, James is captivated with what’s to return.
“I’ve all the time needed to dive headfirst into the motion thriller style, so right here’s my huge likelihood.”
James is represented by Greg Bekkers of Apollo Administration.
