High-quality films and series that tell about the heroes of the Prohibition period will never go out of fashion and will always find their audience. But in order to create such a story, you need to make a lot of effort. Success consists of a good script, attention to detail, excellent music. And of course, the actors have their own meaning. The Underground Empire boasts all of these components.
Plot
The American city of Atlantic City is preparing to enter a new era of Prohibition for the whole country. Everyone faces change in their own way. And the enterprising American Naki Thompson decides that he will be able to cash in on these changes. He begins to lead a double life. During the day, he works as a city treasurer, but in the dark he becomes a gangster, to whom almost the entire city is subordinate.
However, Nucky will not only find a way to resolve problems with the law, but also deal with competitors. Not only he wants in this way to get money and fame. And in the personal life of the gangster there are many problems. That is how the plot of the series Underground Empire unfolds, season 1.
Nucky thompson
The greatest responsibility was assigned to the lead actor. This mission was entrusted to Steve Buscemi. Actors often talked about working with him with a smile. The Underground Empire can no longer do without it.
Buscemi was born and raised in New York. Back in school years, he became interested in theater and began performing at amateur venues. Therefore, no one was surprised when, after studying at school, he decided to enter the college of art. But the training was not given to Buscemi, because he was expelled after the first year.
To earn a living, the future actor had to try on different professions. Including some time he worked as a firefighter. However, dreams of the theater did not leave him. And once they began to be realized when Buscemi met Vincent Golo. This acquaintance completely changed the life of Steve. He left his job, which he did only for the money, and returned to his vocation.
Many actors took pride in working with Steve Buscemi. The Underground Empire became one of his most successful projects, after which the already large army of his fans replenished.
Jimmy darmody
When choosing actors for the main roles, it was important to consider that they should not only play well, but also fit into the historical scenery. One of the best acquisitions of the series was Michael Pitt.
The young actor was born in the USA. He decided in his school years that he wanted to become an actor. But the path to fame was long and thorny. At sixteen, Pitt left his native home and went on an independent life. In those same years, he learned to play the guitar and began to compose the first texts. All this came in handy when Michael Pitt founded his own grunge band, and then played a musician who looked a lot like cult Kurt Cobain.
The first notable roles came to Pitt in 2000. Then he played in the film "Find Forrester." Then in the career of a young man there were many more paintings that went beyond the scope of mass culture. It became most noticeable after the film "Dreamers", replete with frank scenes.
Michael Pitt is one of the brightest representatives of the "festival" movie. It can rarely be seen in paintings that are noisily rolled in movie theaters. As Pitt himself says, he only acts in films that he would go to.
Margaret Thompson
From different sides the actors presented their heroes. The Underground Empire is not only a series about gangsters who are gaining more and more power, but also about people who are trying to survive in this turbulent time. And sometimes while some ascend to the top, the lives of others collapse. One of the most interesting characters that aroused the sympathy of the audience was Margaret Thompson, played by Kelly MacDonald.
Kelly was born in Glasgow. But some time after the birth of her daughter, the family moved to the suburbs. There, the future actress grew up. However, then she returned to the big city and got a job as a waitress. In 1996, she decided to try her hand and got to the casting of the film "On the Needle". This picture became fateful. She turned an unknown girl into one of the most popular actresses in the UK. And even outside this state they learned about Kelly.
MacDonald has played with many famous actors, including Colin Firth. Kelly met with him on the set of the film "My Terrible Nanny", where they played people in love with each other. And in 2010, the actress received one of the central female roles in the series Underground Empire. For the role of Margaret Thompson, Kelly was repeatedly nominated for various awards.
Nelson van Alden
The series “Underground Empire” attracts not only with an interesting story, but also with its bright characters. One of them, Nelson van Alden, was played by Michael Shannon.
The actor was born in the USA. When he was a child, his parents divorced. Because Michael had to live in the house of his father, then in the house of his mother. After graduating from school, the actor began an independent life and got a job in a theater. And a few years after that, he already appeared on television.
Soon came the first roles. The most notable was in the comedy Groundhog Day. After that, Michael for a long time became a supporting actor, in the lead roles he appeared very rarely. But in 2010, Shannon got a role in the series Underground Empire. Season 1 brought the actor success and offers to star in other films.
Eli Thompson
The central characters, around which most of the story unfolds, are members of the Thompson family. One of them, Eli, was played by Shi Wigham.
The actor for a long time went to his first big role. He showed himself as a talented child in his childhood. However, he did not enter the theater institute after school. Wigham for some time wanted to get another profession. Acting was something like a hobby for him. During the years of his student years, he assembled a theater troupe, with which he began to give first performances. This experience completely changed Shi's plans for the future.
Like many other actors in the series, Wigham for a long time appeared only in the background. In the series Underground Empire, he also does not play the central character. However, his Eli was remembered by many viewers.
The actors coped with the difficult task on the set. The Underground Empire is a story rich in events and participants, in which the fate of people unfolds against the backdrop of fateful changes in US history.