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Breaking Bad actor to speak at IU Cinema

IU’s Department of Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance and the IU Cinema will host an afternoon discussion with Jonathan Banks, a veteran character actor.

He will talk about his film and television acting career, according to an IU Cinema release.

His most recent activity includes his work as Mike Ehrmantraut on “Breaking Bad” and professor Hickey on NBC’s “Community,” ?according to IU Cinema. The discussion will be in IU Cinema’s auditorium at 3 p.m. Monday.

The conversation will be led by Jonathan Michaelsen, chair of IU’s Department of Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance.

Banks attended IU in the 1970s as an undergraduate. Since then he has created a 40-year-long career of playing “memorable characters in film and television,” according to IU Cinema’s ?website.

During his time on campus, he appeared in a production of “Threepenny Opera” with fellow IU alumnus Kevin Kline.

His work includes a variety of movies and TV series, including “Horrible Bosses 2,” “Parks and Recreation,” “Two and a Half Men” and “Modern Family.”

The event is free and slated to run 90 minutes long. It is part of the Alumni ?Filmmakers series.

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