Back To One

Updated: 16 Sep 2025 • 360 episodes
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The no nonsense, in-depth, actors-on-acting podcast from Filmmaker Magazine. Hosted by Peter Rinaldi. One working actor every episode doing a deep dive into their approach to the craft. No small talk, no celebrity stories, no inane banter—just the work.

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16 Sep 2025 • EN

Ruby Cruz

Watching Ruby Cruz’s remarkable and seemingly effortless performance in her latest film, “The Threesome,” I got a hunch that she was engaging with the work on some kind of intuitive level where connection was paramount. I also sensed that this might not be easy to talk about. In one sense I was right, the gifted young

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09 Sep 2025 • EN

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson is a celebrated actor, writer, and director. His nearly 100 screen credits include “The Thin Red Line,” “Lincoln,” “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” “Watchmen,” and “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” For his latest, the independent film “Bang Bang,” he plays an aging boxer whose glory days are long past. On th

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26 Aug 2025 • EN

John Carroll Lynch

John Carroll Lynch has delivered so many performances, on so many sets, for both the big and small screen, that it is almost ridiculous. Just a few highlights of his hundreds of credits include: “The Drew Carey Show,” “Fargo,” “Zodiac,” “Big Sky,” “American Horror Story,” “The Trial of The Chicago 7”, and his latest, “

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19 Aug 2025 • EN

Sunita Mani

You know the multitalented Sunita Mani from “Glow,” “Spirited,” “Mr. Robot,” or “Save Yourselves!” And now, just this year, she has roles in so many projects (like “The Wild,” “Death of a Unicorn,” “A Nice Indian Boy,” “Government Cheese,” “His and Hers,” “The Roses”) that one wonders how she has to time to do it all.

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13 Aug 2025 • EN

Mary Neely

Mary Neely first came to the world’s attention during the pandemic with her viral videos, earning praise from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Andrew Lloyd Webber, as well as being named "Best Theater of 2020" by The New York Times and The Washington Post. Since then, she has been delivering  great work on both sides of the came

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05 Aug 2025 • EN

Ivan Martin

You can see Ivan Martin’s work in “Billions,” “The Sopranos,” “Suits,” “Ozark,” “Gaslit,” “What We Do In The Shadows,” and much more. Currently, he stars in the exceptional indie film “To Kill A Wolf,” writer/director Kelsey Taylor’s modern take on Little Red Riding Hood. On this episode, he talks about the circumstanc

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