Overview
- He said on Tuesday’s Dinner’s On Me podcast that after years of steady work, he first felt “disappointment, failure, rejection” in his mid‑20s.
- He described the industry as telling him he had “arrived” after working with Jennifer Lawrence and Philip Seymour Hoffman, only for opportunities to dry up.
- He recalled stretches of “no one calling,” with auditions that didn’t lead to being cast despite early career momentum.
- His output slowed markedly after the franchise, with five films in 2012 compared with five total between 2018 and 2023, according to Entertainment Weekly.
- He is now re-emerging with HBO’s I Love LA and a starring turn in Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, which led the box office over the weekend.