Happy Anderson is an actor with an extensive body of work in television and film. On the feature film side, Happy co-starred opposite Will Smith and Edgar Ramirez in David Ayer's Bright (Netflix), opposite Robert DeNiro in Taylor Hackford's The Comedian (Sony Pictures), opposite Sandra Bullock in Suzanne Bier's Birdbox (Netflix), opposite Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in Tony Gilroy's Duplicity (Universal) and again opposite Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys For Life (Sony Pictures). Happy will next be seen opposite Jon Hamm and Tina Fey in the film Maggie Moore(s) directed by John Slattery. His television work includes recurring roles on David Fincher's Mindhunter (Netflix), Steven Soderbergh's The Knick (Cinemax), Gotham (Fox), Snowpiercer (TNT), and The Blacklist (NBC). Most recently, Happy appeared in The Bikeriders (Peacock) opposite Tom Hardy as ‘Big Jack’, where they engaged in an epic dirty and gritty fight scene – the starting point of our interview!

Happy’s website: http://www.happyandersonacting.com/

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The Bikeriders Fists or Knives Fight Scene: https://youtu.be/YAPJexKgHPE?si=Ly2HnB1oTYKLvWtu

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Script Apart Podcast: https://www.scriptapart.com/episodes/the-bikeriders-jeff-nichols-interview

Smithsonian Article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/real-story-behind-bikeriders-danny-lyon-photography-book-inspired-it-180984579/

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