#50: Samuel Dunning | Actor

Graining In has somehow made it to its 50th episode, and the guys are celebrating in style with actor, model, artist, beer connoisseur, and five-star stud, Samuel Dunning! We know Sam as the man responsible for some of our favorite beer labels (as well as the artwork on our soon-to-be-ready SHIRTS!), but you may know him his on-screen roles in Blue Bloods, Legends and Lies, and The American West. We have a lot to talk about (clearly), from his entry into the acting world via stumbling into a prolific modeling gig for Ralph Lauren, to what life is actually like for 99% of working actors, and the formative experience of creating a film from the ground up. Between laughs, we learn of the virtues of covering oneself in soot for the sake of fashion, the ups and downs that come with being typecast as a murderer, and where the hell he got the idea for Rick and Ruby, one of the wildest 14 minutes YouTube has to offer (as well as what he hopes for the concept's future). This was hands-down one of our favorite conversations ever, so please allow yourself the pleasure of listening to one of Harlem's greatest treasures make you laugh 'til it hurts while simultaneously sharing a wealth of insight into a world the vast majority of us see but can't touch.


Music: "Mountain Climb" by Jake Hill


Rick and Ruby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6c2nKLr5zg