Good One with star Danny McCarthy
In India Donaldson’s insightful, piercing debut, 17-year-old Sam (Lily Collias) embarks on a three-day backpacking trip in the Catskills with her dad, Chris (James Le Gros) and his oldest friend, Matt (Danny McCarthy). As the two men quickly settle into a gently quarrelsome brotherly dynamic, airing long-held grievances, Sam, wise beyond her years, attempts to mediate. But when lines are crossed and Sam’s trust is betrayed, tensions reach a fever pitch, as Sam struggles with her dad’s emotional limitations and experiences the universal moment when the parental bond is tested.
Screening is followed by Q&A with star Danny McCarthy.
The Webster University Film Series, St. Louis' cinematic alternative since 1979, is a nationally known and recognized year-round film exhibition program. The Midwest's premiere hosting venue for American and foreign features, documentaries, classic and experimental cinema, and national and international artists presenting their work, the Series represents a genuine cinematic alternative in the St. Louis community.
Additionally, the Webster University Film Series has become the location for many national tours of international cinema, often acting as the only such venue in Missouri. The Series is host to speakers and visiting artists who address the pertinent issues in films presented. In an effort to further integrate film with education, the Film Series provides workshops with artists and experts.
The Winifred Moore Auditorium is the home of the Webster University Film Series. Originally used as a chapel, it now boasts the most comfortable theatre seats. The auditorium seats 240.
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DANNY McCARTHY was born and raised in St. Louis, where he attended the Webster Conservatory of Theater Arts before relocating to Chicago to start his professional acting career.
On-screen, Danny first gained notoriety for his recurring role as Special Agent Hale in FOX's hit series Prison Break, and for his featured role in AT&T's audience favorite "Dropped Call - The Butcher" commercial, which received a National Gold Award from the American Advertising Federation, and the Cannes Lions TVC Bronze Award, among others. He was also featured as "The Brattender" in Johnsonville Brats' long-running and Effie Award-winning (Silver & Bronze) campaign.
Since then, Danny's profile has continued to rise with roles in films including the 2024 Sundance breakout hit Good One, as well as The Exorcist-Believer, The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs, Stronger, Elvis & Nixon, Killing Kennedy, The Drop, The Express, Fred Claus, Derailed, Proof, Flags of Our Fathers, Stranger Than Fiction, The Amityville Horror, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Danny's TV work includes recurring roles on CBS' Elsbeth, Elementary, and Blue Bloods, HBO's Somebody Somewhere and Boardwalk Empire, ABC's Betrayal, Boss for Starz, and MTV's Unemployed, as well as guest spots on The Chicago Code, Chicago Fire, Detroit 1-8-7, and ER, among others.
A longtime company member at Chicago's acclaimed A Red Orchid Theatre, Danny's Broadway stage credits include The Minutes with Tracy Letts and Jessie Mueller, Aaron Sorkin's To Kill A Mockingbird with Jeff Daniels, The Iceman Cometh opposite Denzel Washington, and Grace with Michael Shannon and Paul Rudd.
Off-Broadway, Danny appeared in Annie Baker's The Antipodes, and The Open House (Drama Desk Award Winner: Best Ensemble), and the world premiere of Kill Floor opposite Marin Ireland at Lincoln Center. Regional theater work includes The Minutes, The Flick, Middletown, The Pillowman, Take Me Out, and The Water Engine at Chicago's acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre, David Cromer's visionary A Streetcar Named Desire at Writer's Theater of Glencoe, and Circle Mirror Transformation at The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, where his performance earned him a Kevin Kline Award nomination for Best Actor.
Danny is a proud member of SAG-Aftra and AEA, and is represented by Innovative Artists and ABRAMS entertainment.
