You know those smaller actors you see in films that immediately make you go into the "Where have I seen this guy before? He's really good!" That happened this morning, (and also spearheading this series into my blog) by watching the so-so "Swimming" (2000), an indie drama starring Lauren Ambrose about a lonely, quiet young girl living in Myrtle Beach, SC, who has a best friend and has some changes in her life when a new girl comes into the restaurant she co-owns. Nothing spectacular, just a small slice-of-life drama that plods along.
Where the film takes of is the introduction of a drifter named Heath, who is played by Jamie Harrold. He's one of those actors who is "just around" in big flicks. If you've seen "The Score", you may remember him as the primary hacker for DeNiro and Norton who lives with his parents; he was also in "Erin Brockovich" as the runner a the public records department that gets wooed by Julia Roberts so she can go expose the evil corporation, P.G.E (hey, Julia can woo me any day!). In "Swimming" he gets his largest role to date; well of course he does, because this is an indie flick and character actors in bigger films get these kinds of parts. He makes a good match against the awesome Lauren Ambrose in the flick (I've adored her since seeing her red-headness in "Can't Harly Wait" in '98).
But hey, Jamie's a good actor. He has a confidence on screen that is well worth watching in all of his work. I would like to see him in more, and I even think he has the capability to play a leading role in the future, if they were smart enough to cast him, or if Jude Law was sick that day.
Jason
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