If you have ever seen an actress light up the screen since the early 2010s – both in a classical and contemporary sense – you may have stumbled across the talented Carrie Coon. She has been dazzling on the big and small screen since her career began. Since then, she has managed to gain some of the most coveted roles in entertainment of the era.

But how did it all begin for Carrie Coon? And what led to her becoming a recognizable face with longevity? Stay here on ThePornDude, and I’ll fucking explain it all to you!

Carrie Coon’s early life

By all accounts, Carrie Coon was highly interested in acting from a very young age. She pursued her passion by attending the University of Mount Union, though she didn’t get a degree in acting. Instead, she achieved a Bachelors of Arts (BA) in English and Spanish.

She transitioned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she then earned a Masters in Foreign Arts (MFA). Her BA in language certainly helped here, and it set her up for success not only at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but also, in her future career as an actress. She wouldn’t have to wait long to prove what a talent she was after graduating with an MFA, though.

Carrie Coon begins her acting career

After her debut in Our Town, Carrie Coon joined the American Players Theatre. Critics claim that the American Players Theatre is one of the United States’ greatest classical theatre troupes, so for Carrie Coon to join this prestigious group at the start of her acting career is quite remarkable. Carrie Coon enjoyed plenty of success with the American Players Theatre, enjoying four seasons with the company.

Due to her rising star power as a theatrical actress, Carrie Coon moved to Chicago, Illinois, USA, to get bigger and better roles. But, she didn’t abandon her gigs in Madison, nor with the American Players Theatre. Instead, Carrie Coon drove between Wisconsin, Illinois, and traveling with the American Players Theatre during their on-seasons.

It was a ton of travel for Carrie Coon. To support herself, she worked as a motion capture artist for several video games, such as Wolfenstein (2009), Singularity, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Uncaged Edition). ONLY the ‘Uncaged Edition’ for some reason. And because that video game sucked total asshole, I doubt you’ll be playing it anytime soon to find an example of her work anyway.

A few years later, Carrie Coon made her on-screen debut on the NBC series The Playboy Club. A crime drama about the beginnings of the Playboy Mansion, it was quickly canceled. Nobody wanted to see a crime drama about Hugh Hefner’s wrinkly balls, apparently. A year later, in 2011, Carrie Coon guest-starred on crime dramas like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Ironside.

Carrie Coons gains accolades in theatre

Her performance earned her a Tony Award for ‘Best Featured Actress in a Play.’ It was highly celebrated, and absolutely propelled Carrie Coon into the national spotlight for not only acting in theatrical productions, but also, in the world of entertainment.

Carrie Coon’s breakthrough roles

She lasted all three seasons, raising her star power and profile as an actress to celebrate even further. Though the first season of The Leftovers wasn’t met with much high praise, the seasons thereafter are considered some of the best television seasons in recent history. From then on, Carrie Coon was a high-stakes player for HBO.

The same year as her debut on The Leftovers in 2014, Carrie Coon made her film debut with Gone Girl. Within one fucking year, Carrie Coon had successfully transitioned from the world of theatre to being a force to be reckoned with on the big and small screens! The cream of the goddamn crop rose to the top, and with that, plenty of people creaming over the sexiness that is Carrie Coon!

Carrie Coon’s continued success

After The Leftovers ended, Carrie Coon starred in The Post, a historical biopic about the publishing of the Pentagon Papers. Later in 2018, she was a co-star in the heist film Widows. And that same year, she even appeared in Avengers: Infinity War!

But, Carrie Coon didn’t portray anyone you’d recognize. Because she had past motion capture experience with video games, Carrie Coon was able to provide voice and motion capturing for Proxima Midnight, a member of The Black Order, a group working for Thanos.

The same year, Carrie Coon also starred in the second season of the show The Sinner: a cop anthology series starring Detective Harry Ambrose at different points of his career. Thereafter, Carrie Coon jumped over to star in the film The Nest: the first film that Carrie Coon had ever starred in. This starring role earned her a Canadian Screen Award nomination for ‘Best Actress.’

“It was unusual for me to be offered a leading part in a movie,” said Carrie Coon in an interview with IndieWire in 2024. “They needed to have a famous person playing the other part in order to get that movie made. And Jude [Law] was just marvelous to work with. It almost felt like working on a play in this English manor house in Oxfordshire.”

Carrie Coon returns to HBO

Once again, Carrie Coon earned another set of nominations for her role, earning an ‘Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series’ at the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Along with a ‘Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series’ at the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards, respectively. No matter where Carrie Coon goes, she’s met with critical praise.

Just look at all of her amazing roles in film and television:

•    The Leftovers

•    Kin

•    Avengers: Infinity War

•    The Keeping Hours

•    Gone Girl

•    Fargo

•    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

•    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

•    The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter

•    Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town

•    His Three Daughters

•    Lake George        

•    Another Happy Day    

•    The White Lotus

•    Widows

•    The Post

•    Teenage Euthanasia

•    The Nest

•    The Gilded Age

•    Boston Strangler

•    Ironside

•    What If...?

•    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

•    Strange Weather

•    The Sinner

•    Intelligence

•    The Playboy Club

Carrie Coon managed to find kick ass success with HBO, securing the main role in the third season of The White Lotus. Where will Carrie Coon’s career go from here? My bet would be that it continues to go UP!

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