Stephen McKinley Henderson To Topline Crime Drama ‘Anglers’ From Debut Filmmaker Zoe Simone

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen McKinley Henderson, the veteran character actor seen in such recent films as Civil War and Beau Is Afraid, has signed on to lead Anglers, an indie crime drama marking the feature debut of writer-director Zoe Simone In the film, shooting in Simone’s hometown of Houston, TX in December, Henderson plays a larger-than-life man in the twilight of his career seeking justice against three internet crusaders after an online sting operation goes too far. Joining Henderson in the ensemble are Ra’Mya Latiah Aikens (Netflix’s Myron Bolitar), Bella Samman (Walker), Raffi Manjikian, Beau Karnsrithong, Justin Lee Dudo and Gregg Kearns. Jamund Washington and Kelley Robins Hicks, collaborators on the Peabody Award-winning HBO series Random Acts of Flyness and Nana Mensah’s Tribeca prize winner Queen of Glory, are producing alongside Jake Weiner of Harvest Hill Entertainment, whose recent credits include Neon’s upcoming They Follow and Warner Bros.’ The End of Oak Street, both from filmmaker David Robert Mitchell. Watch on Deadline A multiple Tony Award nominee — for the shows Fences and Between Riverside and Crazy — Henderson’s other screen credits include Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird, Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea, Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, Apple TV’s Devs and Netflix’s A Man on the Inside opposite Ted Danson, to name just a few. He is repped by Stewart Talent and EKG Talent Group. A graduate of the Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Simone is managed by Weiner at Harvest Hill. Aikens is repped by Innovative Artists and Brillstein Entertainment Partners; Samman by Pastorini Bosby Talent, Paradigm and Schuller Talent; Manjikian by VGP Artist Management; and Dudo by Brilliant Talent Management.