Johnny Ray Gill | From SundanceTV's "Rectify" to Prime Video's "Cross" | Tale of a Prospective Gent

Podcast: Story and Craft with Marc Preston · Marc Preston Productions, LLC

Opublikowano: 2026-04-24

Actor Johnny Ray Gill from SundanceTV's “Rectify” and Prime Video's “Cross” joins us on Story & Craft. Johnny talks about growing up in Portland's Black Northeast community, starting in spoken-word poetry inspired by the film “Slam,” and his path from USC film school to Temple and UC San Diego's theater program. We talk about booking “Harry's Law,” what artists owe audiences, his climate-focused script “Laying Pipe,” and how he was offered his role in season 2 of “Cross.” SHOW HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 Johnny Ray Gill joins Story & Craft 02:24 From Portland to LA 03:23 Working Class Roots 04:48...