Actor and producer Billy Magnussen most recently starred in the remake ‘Road House’ and action comedy ‘Lift’. Currently, we’re able to watch him in the lead role in the indie feature film ‘Coup!’ opposite Peter Sarsgaard, which was theatrically released on 2nd August. Later this year, Billy will be seen in the highly acclaimed HBO series ‘The Franchise’.

Billy, 2024 started out very strong for you, with starring in three feature films. One of them was the remake of ‘Road House’, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. What excited you the most about this film any your role as one of the main villains in the film?

First off, to work in this industry is a blessing because it is so challenging to "break-in", and to just get opportunities to work on such films as ‘Road House’ is exciting in itself.  The most exciting part?  Working with Doug. He is one of the most prolific directors of our time. I also loved rubbing oil all over Jake and Connor. Slippery SOBs. 

Another project this year has been the Netlix action comedy ‘Lift’ alongside Kevin Hart. What did you enjoy the most about this amazing comedy?

Working with such an awesomely outstanding, international cast. Kevin is the man, Vincent is a legend, Ursula is loco is the best way, Gugu is a queen, Yun Jee is an angel,  Viveik is a pro, and our director rocked us all the way home.  

Currently, we can watch you in indie feature ‘Coup!’, which you also executive produced.  Tell us more about the film, your character, and what inspired it.

Austin Stark and Joey Schuman are the true kings of this film. They wrote an awesome script, which inspired a bunch of artists to show up and give it their all. I play a character named JC Horton, who is a journalist that writes a lot of bullshit just to sound interesting. The film really centers around the idea of hypocrisy and the dangers it may cause.