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I Know That Face

HeadStuff Podcasts

The only movie podcast devoted to character actors, each episode delves into the career of one of those people where you know the face but not the name. From Bob Hoskins to Mia Goth to Viola Davis, hosts Andrew Carroll and Stephen Porzio shine a spotlight on supporting players unsung by the masses but loved by cinephiles, while also recommending some great films along the way. For any sponsorship inquiries contact advertising@headstuff.org

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63:53

Christopher Walken - Part 2

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2023/12/14

Journey with us, if you will, into the 1990s and beyond to the 21st century as we continue our exploration of Christopher Walken's career. In Part 2, Andrew and Stephen discuss Walken's iconic cameos in True Romance and Pulp Fiction as well as his lead role in Abel Ferrara's The Funeral and his henchman turn in Nick of Time. Then in the 21st century they look at Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can, Tony Scott's Man On Fire and Martin McDonagh's Seven Psychopaths. Sign up to HeadStuff+ at

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65:56

Christopher Walken - Part 1

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2023/11/23

This week we begin our two part coverage on the King of the Character Actors: Christopher Walken. Known for his eccentric characters, out there line deliveries and the ease with which he switches from calm to chilling, Walken is one of the greatest living actors right now. Beginning with his Oscar-win for Best Supporting actor in the Vietnam war epic The Deer Hunter, we track his career through the ‘80s and into the early ‘90s. We look at the Stephen King adaptation The Dead Zone, the musical

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93:11

Folk Horror (with Katie McGrath)

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2023/10/31

This Halloween, Andrew and Stephen walk into the woods to meet five-time returning guest Katie McGrath. Together they’re talking folk horror. From The Wicker Man to The Witch, the sub-genre has a long history and a high batting average. From its foundation to its future, this is a must listen for horror fans. Sign up to HeadStuff+ at headstuffpodcasts.com for the small price of €5 a month to unlock exclusive bonus episodes of I Know That Face. Andrew Twitter: @Andrew_Carroll0 Stephen Twitter:

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64:57

Vincent Price

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2023/10/12

The midnight hour is close at hand this week on I Know That Face as we take a deep dive into horror films starring Vincent Price. The Merchant of Menace is best known for a string of Edgar Allen Poe adaptations produced and directed by Roger Corman in the early ‘60s but his output extends from Universal Horror in the 1940s all the way to the early work of Tim Burton. Price starred in horror hits such as House of Wax, Witchfinder General and Theatre of Blood. Non-horror fans may know him best from

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61:30

Djimon Hounsou

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2023/09/21

I Know That Face returns! We're champions of the underappreciated here and few other actors feel as underappreciated as Djimon Hounsou. A commanding and authoritative presence, Hounsou has appeared in movies such as The Island, Never Back Down, The Legend of Tarzan, Guardians of the Galaxy and Shazam! However, his most soulful work is in films such as Blood Diamond, Gladiator and In America. If you're as excited for Gladiator 2 as we are, this episode is worth your time. Andrew Twitter:

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67:18

Ernest Borgnine

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2023/05/18

On our last episode before our annual summer break, we talk about the career of the legendary Ernest Borgnine. A naval officer through the war years, he turned to acting after his discharge and within a decade had won the 1956 Best Actor Oscar for Marty. The actor was relied on as an unconventional lead and a supporting player for many in such films as Bad Day at Black Rock, The Dirty Dozen, The Wild Bunch, The Poseidon Adventure and Hustle. Some listeners may note a decline in audio quality in this

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74:47

Mia Goth - Part 2 (with Katie McGrath)

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2023/04/27

Two iconic women return to I Know That Face this week. Fourth-time guest Katie McGrath comes back to talk about Mia Goth's stratospheric rise in the indie sphere. With Ti West's X last year and Pearl this year Goth established herself as a true Scream Queen. She doubled down on horror in 2023 with Brandon Cronenberg's Infinity Pool and in the last three years has also appeared in Emma and Mayday. Sign up to HeadStuff+ at headstuffpodcasts.com for the small price of €5 a month to unlock exclusive

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68:30

Keith David

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2023/04/11

Do you like deep baritones and commanding screen presences? Then you'll love this week's episode of I Know That Face. Keith David's first role was in John Carpenter's The Thing which just means he was destined for greatness. From there, he never stopped working, appearing in or voicing as many as 17 roles in 2022 alone. From They Live to Dead Presidents to The Quick and the Dead and right up to Community we're talking about one of the most consistent careers we've ever covered. Sign up to

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59:24

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

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2023/03/16

It's springtime at last and with spring comes flowers. Ramona Flowers that is. We're covering Mary Elizabeth Winstead's eclectic career this week - from her blue-pink-green-haired heroine in Scott Pilgrim vs The World to her horror roles in the much-maligned 2011 The Thing remake and the much better 10 Cloverfield Lane. Winstead has switched easily from blockbusters in the likes of Birds Of Prey to much smaller indie fare like Faults to her action hero potential in the likes of Kate. Sign up to

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60:34

Glen Powell

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2023/02/16

And we're back! I Know That Face is coming in hot in 2023 with the most classically handsome man we've covered: Glen Powell. A long time actor, Powell has risen from one line roles in The Dark Knight Rises to bulking up large ensembles in The Expendables 3 and from meatier supporting roles in Everybody Wants Some!! and Top Gun: Maverick to co-leading the rom-com Set It Up and the true war story Devotion. Powell is one of western cinema's brightest talents whose star is rapidly on the rise but still

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72:48

TOP 5 MOVIES OF 2022

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2023/01/05

Another year over, a new one just begun. But the movies don't stop and neither do we. We've debated, argued and fought and the I Know That Face crew have picked their personal top five of the year. From African-centred action to Korean mysteries and horrifying Hollywood blockbusters with a stop off in some of the best indie cinema had to offer, Andrew and Stephen break down 2022 and the films that made them laugh, made them cry and made them fall in love with movies all over again. See you in

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78:08

Tilda Swinton - Part 2

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2022/12/15

It's time for Tilda Swinton 2: Electric Boogaloo. On this episode, we explore the last 15 years of her career following on from her Oscar win. We look at her willingness to take smaller but no less impactful roles in movies by directors like the Coen Brothers, Wes Anderson, Joanna Hogg, Bong Joon-ho and Luca Guadagnino. We also look at some of her notable leading roles like A Bigger Splash, Memoria, Julia and Three Thousand Years of Longing. Sign up to HeadStuff+ at headstuffpodcasts.com for the

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60:26

Tilda Swinton - Part 1

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2022/11/24

It's the third anniversary of I Know That Face and Andrew and Stephen are celebrating by recording a two-part episode on the eclectic, enthralling career of Tilda Swinton. Discovered by filmmaker and activist Derek Jarman in the 80s, Swinton went on to star in Sally Potter's Orlando before breaking America with her lead role in The Deep End. She appeared in both mainstream and indie fare like Vanilla Sky, Constantine and The Chronicles of Narnia before winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar and BAFTA

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67:43

Jun Kunimura + Sebastián Lelio, director of The Wonder

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2022/11/03

This week's I Know That Face episode is a packed one, beginning with Andrew and Stephen looking at the career of a workhorse of an actor. Jun Kunimura hasn't taken a year off since 1991 and the effort shows in his work with Ridley Scott, Quentin Tarantino, John Woo, Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano and Na Hong-jin. Best known in the west as the beheaded Boss Tanaka in Kill Bill Vol. 1, the Japanese actor made his bones in lean and mean horrors and crime thrillers like Audition, Ichi the Killer, Outrage

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60:41

Found Footage Horror

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2022/10/13

Halloween is in full swing here on I Know That Face and this week, we are doing something a little different. Instead of talking about the career of a character actor, we're talking about an entire genre, well sub-genre, of horror movies. Beginning with The Blair Witch Project, Stephen and Andrew dive into found footage. Listen in for debates about more popular fare like Cloverfield and Paranormal Activity to unanimous agreement on Asian horrors like Noroi: The Curse, The Medium and Incantation

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57:42

Tom Atkins

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2022/09/22

The spooky season starts early on I Know That Face. This Thursday, we’re talking about the horror films that '80s icon Tom Atkins appeared in, including John Carpenter’s spooky tale The Fog, the incredible spoof Night of the Creeps and the bizarro franchise oddity Halloween III: Season of the Witch. Along with also bookending the anthology Creepshow, Atkins has enjoyed a late-career boost with roles in horror films like My Bloody Valentine 3D and Trick. Sign up to HeadStuff+ at

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63:16

Michael Wincott

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2022/09/01

I Know That Face returns! This week Andrew and Stephen discuss the King of weirdo character actors: Michael Wincott. Canadian by birth and an off-the-wall actor by choice, Wincott broke through in the likes of Oliver Stone's Talk Radio and 1991's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. His raspy, sensuous voice and dark, devilish smile made him an easy pick for villains like Top Dollar in The Crow, Philo Gant in Strange Days and Gary Soneji in Along Came A Spider. Always selective in his roles, Wincott

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53:36

Juno Temple

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2022/06/30

In I Know That Face's last episode before taking a summer break, we cover the career of Juno Temple. Temple first broke through in Joe Wright's Atonement opposite Saoirse Ronan and Keira Knightley. As her career gained steam, she chose to either support or star in mostly indie films like Gregg Araki's Kaboom or William Friedkin's final fiction film Killer Joe. She has worked with Robert Rodriguez in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Sebastian Silva in Magic Magic and Steven Soderbergh in Unsane. Some of

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65:12

Liam Cunningham (with Aoife Bagnall)

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2022/06/08

This week on I Know That Face, Andrew and Stephen are joined by HeadStuff contributor Aoife Bagnall to talk about the career of Irish character actor Liam Cunningham. A consistent presence since his 1995 breakthrough in Alfonso Cuaron's A Little Princess, Cunningham is known best in Ireland for his role as IRA volunteer Dan in Ken Loach's Palme d'Or winner The Wind That Shakes The Barley and opposite Michael Fassbender in Hunger. Other roles include Dog Soldiers, Dario Argento's The Card Player, Let

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52:33

Jon Bernthal

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2022/05/19

This week, Andrew and Stephen cover the career of supporting heavyweight and icon of American masculinity Jon Bernthal. Starting out as Shane in The Walking Dead, Bernthal moved quickly into supporting roles in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street and quickly became a favorite of Taylor Sheridan appearing in Sicario, Wind River and Those Who Wish Me Dead. His best-known lead performance is as The Punisher on the eponymous Netflix show. Bernthal’s latest projects include The Sopranos prequel

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