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Reminds me of River Phoenix

posted 11 years ago by spunkrob
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I am just discovering Bill in Hemlock Grove and I have to say, the first person I thought of was River Phoenix. He was a quiet, calmly presense on screen BUT YET excudes confidence and sexuality like River in a non-threatening way. If that makes sense? I am VERY excited to see where his career goes. I would like to see his other stuff now! I am up to Episode 5 right now in Hemlock Grove. Talent runs deep in the Skarsgard family.

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[–] brandymebane77 11 years ago

Yes! River was one of my favorite actors growing up and Bill definitely reminded me of him. Like you,I discovered Bill while watching Hemlock Grove and he has a manner about him that is reminiscent of River--it's quite lovely and makes me want to watch him other acting work.

[–] trajeal 11 years ago

Yes! Especially from "A Night in the Life of Jimmie Reardon".
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[–] lilmsjillybean2 11 years ago

It's interesting because I thought the very same thing. It's a shame he died so young. He was talented and had that screen presence that pulls one into the story.

[–] doctorc1970 11 years ago

He reminds me of a young Steve Buscemi.

[–] moviecritic315-1 11 years ago

That's so funny, I'm watching it right now and I literally thought the exact same thing before I came on these boards.

It's his intensity and, as someone mentioned before, calm confidence. His brother, Alex, shares a similar quality.

[–] ondine23 11 years ago

Totally agree. That is exactly what I was thinking the whole time I watched Hemlock Grove.

[–] floriangray 10 years ago

Yep, he does.

He has an odd River Phoenix plus Steve Buscemi look going on, but it works for him!

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[–] mysticnox 10 years ago

Never thought about that before but wow you hit the nail on the head. He just exudes sexy. There are very few people in the world that can do that, and this is one of them.