The Rolling Stone’s acting career has been hit-and-miss but never less than intriguing and this year sees him making a surprise comeback
In the chilly new neo-noir The Burnt Orange Heresy, Mick Jagger plays Joseph Cassidy, a conniving art dealer who manipulates a desperate art critic into procuring, by whatever means necessary, a painting from a reclusive master working under his patronage. Aside from two blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameos between 2007 and 2008 (in the short-lived
comedy series The Knights of Prosperity and the Jason Statham crime caper The Bank
Job, respectively) and one
Saturday Night Live hosting gig in 2012, this marks the 77-year-old star’s first substantial acting job in almost 20 years. It’s a welcome, if seemingly left-field return for the rock legend. But then, his long and sporadic acting career has always been a bit left-field, both in his choice of roles and the quality of his performances.
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