He’s most recognized for his menacing role as Ethan Rom on Lost, most respected for playing the cheated-on, threatening husband in In the Bedroom, and most pitied as an innocent victim in The Grudge.
Casting
What an Actor Looks for in a Filmmaker
William Mapother of "Lost" and "In the Bedroom" talks about what compels him to work with independent filmmakers
December 19th, 2007 | Erin TrahanPosted in
AIVF: And What it Meant to Me
July 1st, 2006Posted in
I first became aware of AIVF when Martha Gever was editor of The Independent. I marveled at this national organization that put out each month a magazine chock full of weighty, intellectual and critical articles on film and video.
Recasting the Casting Director
As name talent becomes a key to film financing, more casting directors are asking for producer credits.
April 1st, 1999 | Amy GoodmanPosted in
Producer Sandra Katz has tried for three years to raise money for Nothing Men, a film by first-time director John Serpe. “It’s a vicious cycle,” she says. “You can’t get all your financing until you get a name actor, and you can’t get a name actor until you get your financing.”
