Oscar winner Troy Kotsur, along with his interpreter Justin Maurer, join TODAY to discuss his new role in the new limited series “Black Rabbit,” where he plays a dangerous bookie with strong ties to organized crime. Kotsur reveals how the showrunners wrote the role for him after a chance conversation where he revealed his desire to play a villain. Kotsur also dives into how, as a deaf actor, he changes his approach to signing for his role like he did in “The Mandalorian.”
Troy Kotsur on Playing a Deaf Villain in ‘Black Rabbit’

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