Interview: Spirit Award nominee Brian d’Arcy James on the unique perspective of ‘The Cathedral’ and acting for theater and film [VIDEO]

Brian d’Arcy James is a three-time Tony Award-nominated actor who has been regularly celebrated and rewarded for his theater work. His film and television appearances aren’t quite as frequent, but his quality of work is just as good. Now he’s up for his first solo film award, nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award for his supporting performance in The Cathedral, which was also up for the Best Feature prize at the Gotham Awards.

We spoke with James about what intrigued him about director Ricky D’Ambrose’s work and getting to be part of a small but very creative film. He also reflected on getting to play Officer Crupke in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story and how it is to work in film and television as compared with his regular home of Broadway.

The Cathedral is currently streaming on MUBI and available to rent or buy on VOD.

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Abe Friedtanzer is a film and TV enthusiast who spent most of the past fifteen years in New York City. He has been the editor of MoviesWithAbe.com and TVwithAbe.com since 2007, and has been predicting the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, and SAG Awards since he was allowed to stay up late enough to watch them. He has attended numerous film festivals including Sundance and SXSW, and was on a series of road trips across the United States with his wife, Arielle, which he hopes to resume when travel is safe again. You can also find him at YouTube at @movieswithabe and Instagram at @movieswithabe.

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