With directorGavin O’Connor’sThe Accountantopening this weekend in theaters everywhere, last week I sat down with Cynthia Addai-Robinson for an exclusive video interview. While fans ofArrowandSpartacus: War of the Damnedwill recognize her as Amanda Waller and Naevia, for a lot of you,The Accountantwill be the first time you see her work. That’s because after paying her dues as a working actor the past decade, she landed a prime role in Warner Bros.‘The Accountantas her first big feature film performance. In the film she works for the Treasury Department’s Crime Enforcement Division and is tasked with figuring out who Ben Affleck’s character is by her boss, played byJ.K. Simmons.
During the interview Addai-Robinson talked about the experience of landing her first big movie role, memorable moments from filming, what she learned watching J.K. Simmons, what it was like makingArrow, her upcoming TV showShooter, and a lot more. Check out the video above and below is a list of what we talked about. You can also watch my interview with Ben Affleck and Gavin O’Connor byclicking here.
Cynthia Addai-Robinson:
Here’s the official synopsis forThe Accountant:
Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small-town CPA office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Department’s Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King (J.K. Simmons), starting to close in, Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state-of-the-art robotics company where an accounting clerk (Anna Kendrick) has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise.
