Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Season 2
202513 episodes
Episodes
- E1
Ariana Grande and Adam Sandler
1.02025-12-05 · 43m
What do Ariana Grande ('Wicked: For Good') & Adam Sandler ('Jay Kelly') have to talk about? Quite a lot, it turns out, as these two comic performers share charmingly earnest chemistry.
- E2
Julia Roberts and Sean Penn
1.02025-12-06 · 42m
Oscar winners Julia Roberts & Sean Penn are longtime friends and neighbors - yet neither one recognized each other in their transformative 2025 performances. Now, they're opening up about their career trajectories and most famous roles.
- E3
David Corenswet and Jonathan Bailey
1.02025-12-07 · 43m
2025's defining heartthrobs Jonathan Bailey ('Wicked: For Good') & David Corenswet ('Superman') reflect on playing Oz's and Krypton's most celebrated charmers and get real about ambition, auditions, and the roles ahead.
- E4
Dwayne Johnson and Brendan Fraser
1.02025-12-08 · 42m
Years after meeting on set of 'The Mummy Returns,' Hollywood leading man Dwayne Johnson & Oscar winner Brendan Fraser reflect on their careers thus far, showing that their bond is as strong as ever.
- E5
Gwyneth Paltrow and Jacob Elordi
1.02025-12-09 · 41m
As Gwyneth Paltrow makes a return to theaters, she shares her enthusiasm for the craft of movie-making with an admiring Jacob Elordi, who opens up about becoming Frankenstein's monster for Guillermo del Toro.
- E6
Cynthia Erivo and Hugh Jackman
1.02025-12-10 · 49m
Theater veterans and defining voices in Hollywood Cynthia Erivo & Hugh Jackman discuss the joys of performing and their new movies - a blockbuster sequel for Erivo and a heartfelt Neil Diamond musical for Jackman.
- E7
Sydney Sweeney and Ethan Hawke
2025-12-11 · 34m
Sydney Sweeney & Ethan Hawke both played real-life figures in 2025 - Sweeney the boxer Christy Martin, Hawke the songwriter Lorenz Hart. They share their enthusiasm for transformation in a freewheeling conversation.
- E8
Alexander Skarsgård and Stellan Skarsgård
1.02025-12-12 · 40m
Stellan Skarsgård plays a complicated artist father in 'Sentimental Value.' In real life, he's the patriarch to a family of actors, including eldest son Alexander. The pair speak about family legacy and their awards-season rivalry.
- E9
Michael B. Jordan and Jesse Plemons
2025-12-13 · 40m
Since working together on 'Friday Night Lights,' Michael B. Jordan & Jesse Plemons have become two of movies' most exciting talents. They discuss their transformations in this year's chilling big-screen horrors, 'Sinners' and 'Bugonia.'
- E10
Kate Hudson and Jeremy Allen White
2025-12-14 · 37m
Kate Hudson & Jeremy Allen White both had to master the modern American songbook - Hudson to play a Neil Diamond cover artist, and White to play The Boss himself. What does it take for an actor to become a singer? They explain it all.
- E11
Oscar Isaac and Teyana Taylor
2025-12-15 · 42m
Oscar Isaac & Teyana Taylor are both starstruck, sharing admiration for each other's work, from Isaac's performances in 'Star Wars' and 'Dune', to Taylor's breakout role in 'One Battle After Another'.
- E12
Colin Farrell and Jessie Buckley
1.02025-12-16 · 46m
Colin Farrell & Jessie Buckley would be the first to tell you the Irish have a tradition of storytelling. They share tales of transforming into a gambling addict for 'Ballad of a Small Player' and Shakespeare's grieving wife in 'Hamnet.'
- E13
Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio
1.02025-12-17 · 33m
Jennifer Lawrence's favorite movie of the year was 'One Battle After Another.' So it was only fair to give her the opportunity to interrogate its star, Leonardo DiCaprio, in her classic uninhibited and boundaryless style.