Four of the actors of “Hightown” — Monica Raymund, James Badge Dale, Dohn Norwood and Atkins Estimond — talk to Darren about their hit Starz series.
Video Content: Monica Raymund, James Badge Dale, Atkins Estimond and Dohn Norwood (2021)
Darren Paltrowitz, SIDEWALKS east coast correspondent and host of “Paltrocast,” interviews Monica Raymund, James Badge Dale, Atkins Estimond and Dohn Norwood, the cast members of Starz’s “Hightown.”
Mini-Biographies:
Actor Dohn Norwood played Psalms Jackson in “Hell on Wheels” and Dan Leroy in “The Sinner.” Along with recurring roles on “Hap and Leonard,” “Deadwax” and “Mindhunter,” he has guest starred in many popular TV series, including “ER,” “The Practice,” “Bones,” “Castle,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Station 19,” “Magnum P.I.,” and “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.” In films, Norwood was seen in “Bruce Almighty,” “Mini’s First Time On,” “What Still Remains,” “Adopt a Highway,” and “John Henry.” On Hightown,” Norwood plays Alan Saintille, a Massachusetts State Police trooper, who assigned to the Cape Cod Interagency Narcotics Unit (CCINU).
Born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and raised in Atlanta, Atkins Estimond has been seen as Edson Fuller on “Powers,” Dr. Casey Mitchell on The Resident, Earl on StartUp, and Gerson on Lodge 49. In films, he was in “Dumb and Dumber To,” “Trial by Fire,” “Lila & Eve,” “Folk Hero & Funny Guy,” “An Actor Prepares,” “SuperFly,”‘ and “Get On Up.” On Hightown, Estimond plays Osito, Frankie Cuevas Sr.’s (Amaury Nolasco) lieutenant.
Born in St. Petersburg, Florida, Monica Raymund is a popular TV actress, who found major fame playing Gabriela Dawson on NBC’s “Chicago Fire” for six seasons. She also played Maria “Ria” Torres in Fox’s “Lie to Me” and a recurring role as Dana Lodge in CBS’ “The Good Wife.” She was in films “Arbitrage,” “Brahmin Bulls,” and “Happy Baby.” Recently, Raymund has started a career in TV directing, which started on NBC’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” followed by two episodes of CBS’ “FBI.”
Born in Manhattan, New York City, James Badge Dale has been acting since the 90s. He started his career playing Simon in “Lord of the Flies.” In films, Dale was seen in such projects as “The Departed,” “Flight,” “Iron Man 3,” “World War Z,” “The Lone Ranger,” “Miss Meadows,” ” Stretch,” “Parkland,” “Echoes of War, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,” “Spectral,” “Hold the Dark,” and “Mickey and the Bear.” His notable TV credits include playing Chase Edmunds on the third season of Fox’s “24,” Robert Leckie in HBO’s miniseries “The Pacific,” Samson Dawlish on NBC’s “The Black Donnellys,” and Will Travers on AMC’s “Rubicon,” as well as guest roles on” Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Rescue Me,” and the crossover episodes of “CSI: Miami” and “CSI: NY.”
Interview Credits:
Recorded: October 6, 2021
Correspondent / Segment Producer: Darren Paltrowitz
Editor: Richard R. Lee
Special Thanks To: Starz, Jerry Bruckheimer Television