#50: Samuel Dunning | Actor

Graining In has somehow made it to its 50th episode, and the guys
are celebrating in style with actor, model, artist, beer
connoisseur, and five-star stud, Samuel Dunning! We know Sam as
the man responsible for some of our favorite beer labels (as well
as the artwork on our soon-to-be-ready SHIRTS!), but you may know
him his on-screen roles in Blue Bloods, Legends and Lies, and The
American West. We have a lot to talk about (clearly), from his
entry into the acting world via stumbling into a prolific
modeling gig for Ralph Lauren, to what life is actually like for
99% of working actors, and the formative experience of creating a
film from the ground up. Between laughs, we learn of the virtues
of covering oneself in soot for the sake of fashion, the ups and
downs that come with being typecast as a murderer, and where the
hell he got the idea for Rick and Ruby, one of the wildest 14
minutes YouTube has to offer (as well as what he hopes for the
concept's future). This was hands-down one of our favorite
conversations ever, so please allow yourself the pleasure of
listening to one of Harlem's greatest treasures make you laugh
'til it hurts while simultaneously sharing a wealth of insight
into a world the vast majority of us see but can't touch.


Music: "Mountain Climb" by Jake Hill


Rick and Ruby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6c2nKLr5zg