In the Envelope: The Actor’s Podcast

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  • 38 minutes 21 seconds
    Teyana Taylor
    Teyana Taylor joins Backstage's In the Envelope: The Actor's Podcast to discuss her electric performance as Perfidia Beverly Hills in Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another." Taylor dives deep into crafting the character with Anderson, her reaction to audience's seeing Perfidia as a villain, filming the movie's most intense scenes, recording that climactic letter, and much more. ... Backstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage’s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today’s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs bi-weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made and personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Vinnie Mancuso, senior editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day: https://bit.ly/2OMryWQ ... Follow Backstage and In the Envelope on social media: - https://www.facebook.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/intheenvelope - https://www.instagram.com/backstagecast Looking to get cast? Subscribe here: www.backstage.com/subscribe Browse Backstage casting listings: https://bit.ly/3mth68e Special thanks to... - Host: Vinnie Mancuso - Producer: Jamie Muffett - Social media: Karen Jenkins, Sky Silverman - Design: Andy Turnbull - Additional support: Kasey Howe, Suzy Woltmann, Jenn Zilioli
    18 December 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 39 minutes 41 seconds
    Jesse Plemons
    Jesse Plemons joins Backstage's In the Envelope: The Actor's Podcast to dive deep into his performance in Yorgos Lanthimos' "Bugonia" (including his reaction to his character's explosive ending), his philosophies on acting, the "Hunger Games" prequel "Sunrise on the Reaping," how his “Friday Night Lights” experience still informs his process, and much, much more. ... Backstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage’s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today’s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs bi-weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made and personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Vinnie Mancuso, senior editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day: https://bit.ly/2OMryWQ ... Follow Backstage and In the Envelope on social media: - https://www.facebook.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/intheenvelope - https://www.instagram.com/backstagecast Looking to get cast? Subscribe here: www.backstage.com/subscribe Browse Backstage casting listings: https://bit.ly/3mth68e Special thanks to... - Host: Vinnie Mancuso - Producer: Jamie Muffett - Social media: Karen Jenkins, Sky Silverman - Design: Andy Turnbull - Additional support: Kasey Howe, Suzy Woltmann, Jenn Zilioli This episode is sponsored by MetroPlusHealth
    4 December 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 58 minutes 51 seconds
    Dylan O'Brien
    Dylan O'Brien joins Backstage's In the Envelope: The Actor's Podcast to discuss his remarkable dual performance in James Sweeney's dark comedy, "Twinless." O'Brien also gets candid about the realities of Hollywood, the highs and lows of his career, why he'll never talk bad about "Teen Wolf," why you should be excited about Sam Raimi's new survival horror film, "Send Help," and much more. ... Backstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage’s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today’s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs bi-weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made and personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Vinnie Mancuso, senior editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day: https://bit.ly/2OMryWQ ... Follow Backstage and In the Envelope on social media: - https://www.facebook.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/intheenvelope - https://www.instagram.com/backstagecast Looking to get cast? Subscribe here: www.backstage.com/subscribe Browse Backstage casting listings: https://bit.ly/3mth68e Special thanks to... - Host: Vinnie Mancuso - Producer: Jamie Muffett - Social media: Karen Jenkins, Sky Silverman - Design: Andy Turnbull - Additional support: Kasey Howe, Suzy Woltmann, Jenn Zilioli This episode is sponsored by MetroPlusHealth
    27 November 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 38 minutes 26 seconds
    Elle Fanning
    Elle Fanning joins Backstage's In the Envelope: The Actor's Podcast to discuss the intense experience of juggling two massively different 2025 projects: "Predator: Badlands" and "Sentimental Value." Fanning also gets candid about the entire arc of her career, navigating child stardom, choosing roles, and much, much more. ... Backstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage’s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today’s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs bi-weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made and personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Vinnie Mancuso, senior editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day: https://bit.ly/2OMryWQ ... Follow Backstage and In the Envelope on social media: - https://www.facebook.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/intheenvelope - https://www.instagram.com/backstagecast Looking to get cast? Subscribe here: www.backstage.com/subscribe Browse Backstage casting listings: https://bit.ly/3mth68e Special thanks to... - Host: Vinnie Mancuso - Producer: Jamie Muffett - Social media: Karen Jenkins, Sky Silverman - Design: Andy Turnbull - Additional support: Kasey Howe, Suzy Woltmann, Jenn Zilioli
    20 November 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 49 minutes 1 second
    Zoey Deutch
    Zoey Deutch joins Backstage's In the Envelope: The Actor's Podcast to offer intimate, candid insights into the highs and lows of a working actor's life. She also goes deep on playing French New Wave icon Jean Seberg in Richard Linklater's "Breathless" behind-the-scenes biopic, "Nouvelle Vague," getting cut from "The Amazing Spider-Man," and learning to be kinder to herself on set. ... Backstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage’s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today’s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs bi-weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made and personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Vinnie Mancuso, senior editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day: https://bit.ly/2OMryWQ ... Follow Backstage and In the Envelope on social media: - https://www.facebook.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/intheenvelope - https://www.instagram.com/backstagecast Looking to get cast? Subscribe here: www.backstage.com/subscribe Browse Backstage casting listings: https://bit.ly/3mth68e Special thanks to... - Host: Vinnie Mancuso - Producer: Jamie Muffett - Social media: Karen Jenkins, Sky Silverman - Design: Andy Turnbull - Additional support: Kasey Howe, Suzy Woltmann, Jenn Zilioli
    6 November 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 49 minutes 38 seconds
    Oscar Isaac
    Oscar Isaac joins Backstage's In the Envelope: The Actor's Podcast to go in-depth on Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein," working with Jacob Elordi, and creating a brand new take on Mary Shelley's mad scientist. Isaac also discusses his life as a young artist fresh out of Julliard, how he's evolved since, and the lessons—both personal and professional—that all aspiring performers should take from his career. ... Backstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage’s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today’s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs bi-weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made and personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Vinnie Mancuso, senior editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day: https://bit.ly/2OMryWQ ... Follow Backstage and In the Envelope on social media: - https://www.facebook.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/intheenvelope - https://www.instagram.com/backstagecast Looking to get cast? Subscribe here: www.backstage.com/subscribe Browse Backstage casting listings: https://bit.ly/3mth68e Special thanks to... - Host: Vinnie Mancuso - Producer: Jamie Muffett - Social media: Karen Jenkins, Sky Silverman - Design: Andy Turnbull - Additional support: Kasey Howe, Suzy Woltmann, Jenn Zilioli Sponsored by MetroPlusHealth
    23 October 2025, 3:00 pm
  • 50 minutes 42 seconds
    Ethan Hawke
    Ethan Hawke joins Backstage's In the Envelope: The Actor's Podcast to offer industry insights and performance tips that any aspiring actor will want to hear. Hawke also discusses "Blue Moon," his ninth collaboration with Richard Linklater, and looks back on past projects like "Dead Poets Society," "Training Day," and the "Before" trilogy. ... Backstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage’s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today’s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs bi-weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made and personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Vinnie Mancuso, senior editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day: https://bit.ly/2OMryWQ ... Follow Backstage and In the Envelope on social media: - https://www.facebook.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/intheenvelope - https://www.instagram.com/backstagecast Looking to get cast? Subscribe here: www.backstage.com/subscribe Browse Backstage casting listings: https://bit.ly/3mth68e Special thanks to... - Host: Vinnie Mancuso - Producer: Jamie Muffett - Social media: Karen Jenkins, Sky Silverman - Design: Andy Turnbull - Additional support: Kasey Howe, Suzy Woltmann, Jenn Zilioli
    9 October 2025, 3:00 pm
  • 49 minutes 56 seconds
    A-Listers' Acting Origin Stories
    On this episode of Backstage's In the Envelope: The Actor's Podcast, we look back on a few of the best stories we got from A-list actors about how they first fell in love with the craft. Featuring in-depth anecdotes from: Barry Keoghan Austin Butler Colman Domingo Brendan Fraser Sebastian Stan Stephanie Hsu Robin Thede ... Backstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage’s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today’s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs bi-weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made and personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Vinnie Mancuso, senior editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day: https://bit.ly/2OMryWQ ... Follow Backstage and In the Envelope on social media: - https://www.facebook.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/intheenvelope - https://www.instagram.com/backstagecast Looking to get cast? Subscribe here: www.backstage.com/subscribe Browse Backstage casting listings: https://bit.ly/3mth68e Special thanks to... - Host: Vinnie Mancuso - Producer: Jamie Muffett - Social media: Karen Jenkins, Sky Silverman - Design: Andy Turnbull - Additional support: Kasey Howe, Suzy Woltmann, Jenn Zilioli
    25 September 2025, 3:00 pm
  • 40 minutes 34 seconds
    Paul Mescal
    Paul Mescal joins Backstage's In the Envelope: The Actor's Podcast to offer a rare, candid look inside his acting process. Mescal also discusses his chemistry with Josh O'Connor in "The History of Sound," playing William Shakespeare in Chloé Zhao's "Hamnet," and what it's been like during camera tests and rehearsals for Sam Mendes' four Beatles biopics, in which he'll play Paul McCartney alongside Harris Dickinson's John Lennon, Joseph Quinn's George Harrison, and Barry Keoghan's Ringo Starr. ... Backstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage’s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today’s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs bi-weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made and personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Vinnie Mancuso, senior editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day: https://bit.ly/2OMryWQ ... Follow Backstage and In the Envelope on social media: - https://www.facebook.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/intheenvelope - https://www.instagram.com/backstagecast Looking to get cast? Subscribe here: www.backstage.com/subscribe Browse Backstage casting listings: https://bit.ly/3mth68e Special thanks to... - Host: Vinnie Mancuso - Producer: Jamie Muffett - Social media: Karen Jenkins, Sky Silverman - Design: Andy Turnbull - Additional support: Kasey Howe, Suzy Woltmann, Jenn Zilioli
    11 September 2025, 3:01 pm
  • 44 minutes 1 second
    Madelyn Cline
    Madelyn Cline joins Backstage's In the Envelope: The Actor's Podcast to discuss the experience of filming the fifth and final season of Netflix's "Outer Banks." Cline also gets candid about her road to success and how she plans to navigate this new era of her career. ... Backstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage’s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today’s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs bi-weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made and personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Vinnie Mancuso, senior editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day: https://bit.ly/2OMryWQ ... Follow Backstage and In the Envelope on social media: - https://www.facebook.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/intheenvelope - https://www.instagram.com/backstagecast Looking to get cast? Subscribe here: www.backstage.com/subscribe Browse Backstage casting listings: https://bit.ly/3mth68e Special thanks to... - Host: Vinnie Mancuso - Producer: Jamie Muffett - Social media: Karen Jenkins, Sky Silverman - Design: Andy Turnbull - Additional support: Kasey Howe, Suzy Woltmann, Jenn Zilioli
    28 August 2025, 3:00 pm
  • 56 minutes 5 seconds
    Seth Rogen
    Seth Rogen joins Backstage's In the Envelope: The Actor's Podcast to discuss "The Studio," which just notched 23 Emmy nominations. Rogen also gets candid about writing season 2, booking A-list cameos, how he feels about his public persona, the weirdness of acting as an art form, Vin Diesel, James Cameron, and much, much more. ... Backstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage’s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today’s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs bi-weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made and personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Vinnie Mancuso, senior editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day: https://bit.ly/2OMryWQ ... Follow Backstage and In the Envelope on social media: - https://www.facebook.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/intheenvelope - https://www.instagram.com/backstagecast Looking to get cast? Subscribe here: www.backstage.com/subscribe Browse Backstage casting listings: https://bit.ly/3mth68e Special thanks to... - Host: Vinnie Mancuso - Producer: Jamie Muffett - Social media: Karen Jenkins, Sky Silverman - Design: Mark Stinson, Caitlin Watkins - Additional support: Kasey Howe, Suzy Woltmann, Jenn Zilioli
    14 August 2025, 3:00 pm
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