“Bullies on the left, they want to call you names and categorize you and make you respond.”
Actor Nick Searcy, who plays Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Art Mullen on FX’s hit TV show “Justified,” is an outspoken conservative in Hollywood — and he really doesn’t care how anyone feels about it.
In his eyes, his personal views have nothing to do with the work he does onscreen. And though he admits Hollywood isn’t exactly chock-full of conservatives, Searcy told TheBlaze in an exclusive interview that he doesn’t know — or care — if he’s ever been denied a part because of political bias.
“I’m just a dumb actor,” he joked, letting out a light chuckle. “There are a million reasons why you might not get a part. You may look like someone’s brother-in-law that they don’t like. There may have been times I have lost a role because someone doesn’t want a ‘right-wing maniac’ on set. I’m not going to worry about it.”
That’s not to say Searcy’s politics haven’t come up in conversation among his colleagues — even if inadvertently.
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