That somebody would be Lauren Ridloff, whom he’s starring alongside in an untitled Starz romantic drama series from Ava DuVernay . The half-hour drama follows two polar opposites who become intertwined in a love affair that turns their worlds, and those of everyone around them, upside down.
Jackson admitted that not only is it exhausting playing such dark characters, but the added emotional element of playing fathers, as he does in , is “was way more impactful because I have a different frame of reference obviously for this now, being a dad.” Jackson has a three-year-old daughter with wife Jodie Turner-Smith.