{"id":321067,"date":"2026-02-26T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ken-leung-on-playing-one-of-tvs-most-toxic-bosses-the-assignment\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:00:07","slug":"ken-leung-on-playing-one-of-tvs-most-toxic-bosses-the-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ken-leung-on-playing-one-of-tvs-most-toxic-bosses-the-assignment\/","title":{"rendered":"Ken Leung on playing one of TV\u2019s most toxic bosses | The Assignment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/DPTXZUEXWnI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ken Leung on playing one of TV\u2019s most toxic bosses | The Assignment\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DPTXZUEXWnI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Actor Ken Leung is no stranger to the toxic male archetype. He embodies it as Eric Tao, the ruthless trading floor bully he plays on HBO\u2019s \u201cIndustry.\u201d Leung talks with Audie about what pushes characters like Eric over the edge from family man to a name you could see in the Epstein files.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Ken Leung from &quot;Industry&quot; joins The Assignment<br \/>\n2:27 Getting inside the head of an investment banker<br \/>\n4:34 What were your initial experiences in acting<br \/>\n9:25 Acting is an engagement with the present moment<br \/>\n11:05 Character arc<br \/>\n14:03 Minority as anti hero\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<br \/>\n18:17 Character through line<br \/>\n20:03 Dynamic range<\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#KenLeung #Industry #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Ken Leung is no stranger to the toxic male archetype. 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