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Eric Bogosian (born April 24, 1953) is an American actor, playwright, monologuist, novelist, and historian. Descended from Armenian-American immigrants, he grew up in Watertown and Woburn, Massachusetts, and attended the University of Chicago and Oberlin College. His play Talk Radio was a finalist for the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Bogosian also wrote and starred in the 1988 film adaptation, winning the Silver Bear. As an actor, he has appeared in plays, films, and television series throughout his career, including Under Siege 2: Dark Territory and Wonderland. His television roles include Captain Danny Ross in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2006–10), Lawrence Boyd on Billions (2017–18), Daniel Molloy on Interview with the Vampire (2022–present), and Gil Eavis on Succession (2018–23). He also starred as Arno in the Safdie brothers' film Uncut Gems (2019). Bogosian has also been involved in New York City ballet production, and has written several novels as well as the historical nonfiction Operation Nemesis (2015), based on the program to assassinate perpetrators of the Armenian genocide. He is the recipient of three Obie Awards and a Drama Desk Award, as well as two-time fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts.
The movie starts with a violent shooting at an Orlando gay club, and it's told through a long flashback. Shakir Hassan, nicknamed "Chuck", is a young Florida-based police cadet of Muslim faith and Afghan origin with a strained relationship with his conservative parents. He develops an unrequited crush for a male academy mate. He marries a woman and becomes a security guard,, but keeps going to the same Orlando gay club several nights. At the end, we find out Chuck made the shooting to happen, and, after killing several patrons, he's gunned down by police officers.
