‘The Odyssey’ Star Samantha Morton ‘Hasn’t Worked for a Year’ After Making Nolan’s Epic Because ‘I’m 49’ Years Old and ‘There’s Other Good Actors Out There’

Samantha Morton, a two-time Oscar nominee, has been without acting work for a full year since wrapping Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' in twenty twenty-five. On the 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast, Variety reports, Morton pointed to her age—forty-nine—as the culprit, reflecting what she identifies as ageism in Hollywood's casting.

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