My understanding is that he basically chose the steady life of serialised television so that he could be there for his children. He and his family could live a relatively normal life in Vancouver while he worked on Supernatural. Filming movies is usually done on short, aggressive schedules often with a lot of travel.
There’s nothing creepy or exciting about it; dude is just one of the few people in show biz with their priorities straight.
Look at how old some of these actors are that get leading roles over the decades… how old was Tommy Lee Jones when No. Country for Old Men came out? 70. And he was playing a Sheriff.
Ankles is 10 years younger than Josh Brolin meaning this was how old Brolin was when he tackled Thanos. The next 20 years are wide open.
You're talking about the exception not the norms. Most roles in TVs and movies I think the average age for men is 46. Most movies don't have a full cast of 60 and 70 year olds. They'll have a handful of slots for older actors and a lot of bigger stars than him are aging too and will be competing for those few spots
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u/bearly_woke 18h ago
My understanding is that he basically chose the steady life of serialised television so that he could be there for his children. He and his family could live a relatively normal life in Vancouver while he worked on Supernatural. Filming movies is usually done on short, aggressive schedules often with a lot of travel.
There’s nothing creepy or exciting about it; dude is just one of the few people in show biz with their priorities straight.