" I just sort of got a handgrip on it , " he said .
Jesse Plemons’s career has been running strong since his breakout role as Landry Clarke onFriday Night Lightsin 2006.
He’s gone on to play notable characters in the showsBreaking BadandFargoand films likeOther People,Killers of the Flower Moon,and, earlier this year,Civil War.
He even snagged a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination in 2022 forThe Power of the Dog.
Given his nearly two decades in the spotlight, Jesse has been the target of public interest in his physical appearance, and he opened up in a new interview with theLos Angeles Timesabout questions regarding his weight loss a few years ago.
Jesse is starring in director Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest filmKinds of Kindness, and the LA Times reports the actor lost weight before being approached for the film.
“It’s really unfortunate that I decided to get healthy when everyone decided to take Ozempic,” Jesse told the publication. “It doesn’t matter, everyone’s going to think I took Ozempic anyways.”
He clarified that it was “getting older” and not imagining his character inKinds of Kindnessbeing “the size that I was” that contributed to his decision to lose weight.
As for how he lost the weight, Jesse credited intermittent fasting.
Jesse previously opened up about his weight in a 2016 interview withGQ, noting he was “a little more empathic” to the scrutiny put on women’s appearances after people asked him about gaining weight for the 2015 filmBlack Mass.
He also recalled to GQ a story about attending theFargopremiere after losing some weight.
