At first glance, you might recognise actor Justin Kirk best for his recent turn in the hugely popular HBO show Succession. Playing Jeryd Mencken, the far right presidential candidate who was absolutely, definitely not based on any other unrepentantly bigoted, polarising, and self-serving Presidents America may have seen in recent years, Kirk's role in the show played an important part in emphasising how an unchecked, omnipotent media can wreak utter havoc when combined with political corruption.
But Kirk had a past life.
