In this interview, actor Jimmi Simpson joins Tony to discuss one of the most challenging roles of his career: portraying the many different versions of Ryan Holder, the brilliant neuroscientist and founder of a groundbreaking neurotechnology startup in Dark Matter. Simpson pulls back the curtain on how he approached playing multiple iterations of the same character, each shaped by different choices, realities, and emotional journeys.
The conversation explores the series’ central concept of alternate lives and identities, with Simpson detailing the subtle performance choices that helped distinguish each version of Ryan while maintaining the core essence of the character. As Dark Matter examines the roads not taken, Simpson reveals how he navigated the complex psychological terrain required to bring these parallel versions to life.
Tony also asks one of the show’s biggest philosophical questions: Is The Box ultimately a good thing or a bad thing? Speaking as himself rather than as one of his characters, Simpson offers his personal perspective on the mysterious technology at the center of the story and what it says about human nature, ambition, and regret.
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