IAG Signs ‘CODA’ Oscar Winner Troy Kotsur
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Independent Artist Group has signed Troy Kotsur, the actor-director best known for his historic Oscar win, as part of Apple TV+’s drama, CODA.
With his Supporting Actor win for the film written and directed by Sian Heder, Kotsur became the first Deaf male to win an acting award on Hollywood’s biggest night.
A film of major consequence, with regard to representation of the deaf community on screen, CODA adapted the French film La Famille Bélier to tell the story of Ruby (Emilia Jones), a CODA (or “child of deaf adult”) who serves as an interpreter for the members of her Boston family.
Kotsur memorably portrayed Ruby’s irreverent father Frank, a fisherman initially unsupportive of his daughter’s decision to pursue an education in music, who comes around in the end.
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