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Walton Goggins' Real-Life Exhaustion Boosted Fallout Role
16 Jan
Summary
- Actor Walton Goggins used personal exhaustion to enhance his Fallout Season 2 performance.
- Goggins felt depleted after prior demanding roles, mirroring his character's state.
- Personal emotional struggles, like missing his child, informed his character's portrayal.
Actor Walton Goggins revealed that his personal exhaustion significantly contributed to his performance in the latest season of Prime Video's "Fallout." Goggins explained that after completing demanding roles in "The White Lotus" and "The Righteous Gemstones," he arrived on the set of "Fallout" Season 2 feeling completely depleted.
This profound sense of being "wiped out" and having "nothing left in the tank" surprisingly aligned with his character Cooper Howard's mental state in the series, particularly in Episode 5. Goggins found that this personal emotional and physical depletion allowed him to deliver a more authentic and vulnerable portrayal of both Cooper Howard and The Ghoul throughout the season.
Further enhancing his performance, Goggins also drew from his real-life emotions, such as the deep sadness of being away from his child. Filming scenes where his character deeply missed his own child coincided with days Goggins felt shame over his absence, leading to a cathartic and uncomfortable, yet powerful, on-screen expression.
