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Wolk wears a vintage t-shirt; Tommy Hilfiger’s sweatpants; Lady Grey and All Saints necklaces.
James Wolk: Hollywood's New Dude
October 2010
“Nice” grew to be an increasingly dirty word as James Wolk pursued his
acting dreams. “I had to con people into thinking I’m not so likable,”
explains the 25-year-old, grinning regardless. Wolk has reason to be
happy: Despite being a relative unknown, he has landed the lead role in
one of fall’s most anticipated TV shows, Fox’s Lone Star. Premiering on
September 20, the series carries a classy pedigree—the pilot episode was
directed by Marc Webb, whose credits include (500) Days of Summer and
the upcoming Spider-Man. But it’s Wolk’s career- making performance that
is garnering the biggest buzz: “Reminds me of a young George Clooney”
has been the typical blog refrain. It’s an astonishing reversal of
fortune for a young talent with just a TV movie, a soap opera walk-on,
and a commercial on his résumé. “It’s easy to think you can get
discovered on the street, but I developed my chops on the stage—four
years of theater in high school, and then another four in college,” he
says. “By the time I got someone to take my head shot, I’d been acting
for nine years!”
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