‘Rooster’ Star Danielle Deadwyler Has Always Been the Goofball
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The dramatic powerhouse has shown a new side of herself onscreen in the HBO Steve Carell comedy — and she’s feeling the shift as much as audiences: “I'm not losing my mind, I got a good night’s sleep. Is that normal? Do actors get that?”
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‘Rooster’ Star Danielle Deadwyler Has Always Been the Goofball The dramatic powerhouse has shown a new side of herself onscreen in the HBO Steve Carell comedy — and she’s feeling the shift as much as audiences: “I'm not losing my mind, I got a good night’s sleep. Is that normal? Do actors get that?” By David Canfield Plus Icon David Canfield Senior Entertainment Writer View All April 13, 2026 Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text [This story contains spoilers from Rooster ’s sixth episode, “Cop Hawk.”] Years ago, well before Danielle Deadwyler emerged as a dramatic powerhouse on the big screen with lauded roles in Till and The Piano Lesson , she described herself to me as a “goofball.” The descriptor should track for anyone who’s spent time with the Atlanta native personally, and — at least until recently — may seem hard to believe to outside observers. That’s because Deadwyler has proven her knack for summoning visceral, harrowingly realistic emotion in stories of painful resonance, work which has led to a bevy of critics’ awards, Indie Spirit and BAFTA nominations — and a good deal of outcry over Oscar snubs. And the way this industry works, when you get good at one thing, it can be hard to even get the chance to use the rest of your tools. Related Stories TV How Sam Levinson Brought Back 'Euphoria' With Season 3: "Evolve or Die" TV Ralph Fiennes Reveals Who Should Play Voldemort in HBO 'Harry Potter' Series Deadwyler is at last seeing that change for herself with Rooster , HBO ’s amiable new half-hour toplined by Steve Carell . Deadwyler gives a wonderfully grounded comic performance as Dylan Shepard, a poet and professor at the New England liberal arts college where popular novelist Greg Russo has landed an adjunct gig. The pair’s initially flirty, then sweetly pl...
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