Getting to Know the Real Taylor Kitsch

The actor is playing against type in Paramount Network's 'Waco.'

Actor Taylor Kitsch attends the "Waco" world premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on January 22, 2018 in New York City.  (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)
Actor Taylor Kitsch attends the "Waco" world premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on January 22, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)
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Taylor Kitsch is not the strong, silent type we know and love from Friday Night Lights. A new GQ profile finds Kitsch as he takes on talkier roles, from David Koresh in Waco to his upcoming debut as a director/star in Pieces. It turns out Kitsch is no Tim Riggins. He’s loud, Canadian, eager, and sincere. Kitsch discusses his roller coaster superstardom, from the massive disappointment of 2012’s John Carter, to the grueling fluctuations in weight he’s taken on for roles, to his tour of Tommy Lee Jones’ polo field. Add a stint as a weed snipper for the Hell’s Angels as a young teenager, and Kitsch becomes something more than the best high school running back in the state of Texas.

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