EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of a breakout performance in ShowtimesDexter: New Blood,Jack Alcottis set to make his feature lead debut inLone Rider, an indie drama also marking the feature debut of writer-directorAdam Jumba.
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The film heading into production this month in Pennsylvania, which Alcott will also exec produce, is billed as a summer-long psychological odyssey in which Tyler (Alcott), a mid-20s millennial, journeys through Pennsylvania, tackling the many unresolved issues of his past.
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Izabela Vidovic (The CWsSupergirl), Steven Maier (NetflixsThe Pale Blue Eye) and Oscar Wahlberg (AmazonsManchester by the Sea) round out the cast of the pic, which Nick Staurulakis and Jumba will produce for Jumba Films, in association with Orama Filmworks and Blazer Road Productions.
Alcott held his own opposite Golden Globe and SAG Award winner Michael C. Hall as Harrison Morgan, the son of Halls serial-killer-in-hiding Dexter, in Showtimes long anticipated continuation of its Emmy-winning drama seriesDexter, which following its November 2021 debut went on to become the most-watched series in the history of the premium cabler.
The up-and-coming actor previously starred alongside Ethan Hawke in Showtimes miniseriesThe Good Lord Birdand most recently guest starred on Rian Johnsons acclaimed mystery-of-the-week seriesPoker Facefor Peacock.
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Previously working with Jumba on his short filmsBlue Glass HeavenandAugustus, Alcott is represented by Gersh, Authentic Talent & Literary Management, and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman.
