Just after he won a Golden Globe for his performance in the new Amazon television series transparent, Jeffrey Tambor has announced that he is joining the cast of Ben Affleck’s new movie, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed.
The film, a thriller, is titled “The Accountant.” In it Affleck plays an accountant with the low level autistic syndrome known as Asperger’s who is a math genius. Oh yah, and he also moonlights as an assassin.
Jon Bernthal, who is best known for his role as Shane on the hit TV series The Walking Dead, will play a mercenary for hire. The cast will also include J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) and Anna Kendrick.