Chatting with the cast of The Westies, we delve into their characters and how they recreated the time and place of this Irish mob. J.K. Simmons (Eamon Sweeney) & Tom Brittney (James “Jimmy” Roarke), Titus Welliver (Glenn Keenan) & Jessica Frances Dukes (Birdie Polk).
J.K. Simmons and Tom Brittney talk about their characters and if they see a future in them. Titus and Rebecca discuss the show and where they found their law enforcement roles.
We also ask JK if he’d want to play other super hero characters and poke fun at Tom Brittney as he is top gossip possibly being the next Batman.
The Westies cast interview
The Westies trailer
About: The Westies is a gritty and kinetic crime drama centering on New York City’s infamously violent Irish gang of the same name. The series is set in the early 1980s when the construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center on the Westies’ home turf in Hell’s Kitchen promises a financial windfall. Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente. But internal conflict between the brash younger generation and the old-school leadership threatens to set a match to this powder keg, which will sweep the Westies into the FBI’s ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia.
