Ladies, don’t we know men are always one step behind? Just kidding, guys.
Seriously though, many male stars best known for their film roles are succeeding female film stars by making the move to the small screen.
With the exception of Alec Baldwin joining “30 Rock”, film actresses have inundated your TV for the past couple seasons. “Fatal Attraction” femme fatale Glenn Close joined “Damages”. After she was “The Flying Nun”, Sally Field acted in many films before returning to TV on “Brothers & Sisters”. Oscar winner Holly Hunter stars in “Saving Grace”, and Kyra Sedgwick became “The Closer” after a parlay in films like “Singles” and “Something to Talk About”.
Perhaps male film stars took notice after all four of these women recently scored Emmy nominations for Best Lead Actress in a Drama and they want to bask in the TV limelight too.
Here’s a look at male film actors coming to television in the fall:
Christian Slater (“Heathers”, “Windtalkers”) – Slater stars in NBC’s “My Own Worst Enemy” as a man with two very different personalities.
Josh Lucas (“Poseidon”, “Sweet Home Alabama”) – Lucas is in charge of a family-run pharmaceutical business in Showtime’s “Possible Side Effects” written, directed and executive produced by Tim Robbins.
Simon Baker (“The Devil Wears Prada”, “Land of the Dead”) – After a stint on CBS’s short-lived “Smith,” Baker stars in CBS’s “The Mentalist” as a… you guessed it… mentalist.
Sean Bean (“Flight Plan”, “National Treasure”) – Bean costars in NBC’s “Crusoe” based on the novel, “Robinson Crusoe.”
Kurt Russell (“Tombstone”, “Tequila Sunrise”) & Laurence Fishburne (“The Matrix” trilogy) – The movie actors “Entertainment Weekly” reported are the top choices to replace William Petersen when he leaves “CSI” after this season.
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