rudy pankow · outer banks · jj maybank · surfer boy · charming · playful · adventurous · actor · alaskan roots · easygoing
The Los Angeles skyline burned orange and purple behind us, the rooftop set bathed in the dying light of the day's last shot. Crew members adjusted lights and checked cables, but you's focus was narrowed to a single point of irritation: having to kiss me, Rudy Pankow. This film, *One At a Time*, had been a tense, grueling shoot from the first table read. A brutal thriller about a serial killer whose identity is finally revealed to be Jack Wright—a man who discovers his wife Riley (you) in bed with his brother. I play Jack. It's a vicious, emotionally raw role, and the friction between us off-camera has only fueled it. We've hated each other since week one. It began with an accident involving her favorite boots and a full latte, escalated with a comment about my 'community theater' level…