Mark Wahlberg says he’s embracing his ‘old age’ and the roles that come with it
us.hola.comMark Wahlberg, he’s embracing the unavoidable. The actor and former singer turned 52 in June, and he’s ready to play the roles that accurately represent his age.Wahlberg has a new film coming out on Apple TV+ on December 15, called The Family Plan.
He stars opposite Michelle Monaghan in the action comedy where he plays Dan Morgan, a suburban father of 3 and a car salesman, whose past as a top-level government assassin comes back to haunt him.
Talking to Entertainment Tonight, Wahlberg said he has no problem playing “dad” on screen, “I’m a dad now -- embracing my old age,” the father of 4 said.
In the film, Morgan has two teenage children, played by Zoe Colletti Van Crosby. The Father Stu director said playing a father with grown kids is something other stars his age might have a problem with. “A lot of guys my age in the business would probably say, ‘Well, that character has grown kids or kids in their late teens, I don’t want to play that role,” he explained.
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