Thomas Jefferson looks really famili....

Holy crap, that's Stannis!

I came to this realization the other day as well. Great actor, both series are awesome.

Didn't notice that until you just said it but wow... Good catch.

When he was cast as Stannis they mentioned his role as TJ on Sam Adams in a number of interiews, I was actually more surprised to see him in Zero Dark Thirty

British actors playing Americans.

Best founding father, and best of the Five Kings.

Finally got around to watching this and just finished last night. I found the final episode was particularly gut-wrenching to watch but very well done. Overall, I enjoyed the series.

The women he had around him were some tough ladies, the episode when his daughter found out about her breast cancer was extremely hard to watch. Great series, all of the acting is top notch.

Not on point for the OP, but the scene where Adams goes to meet George III is one of the more intense scenes I remember from an HBO show. Very well done series.

Where can I get this series?

I'd like to watch it.

Stannis is also the antagonist CIA agent in Spy Game. Rewatched it a couple of weeks ago. Still a really good movie.

Laura Linney mmmmmm

And Franklin was Cornwallis in the patriot. Quite a jarring reversal.

Just buy the DVDs from Amazon. It's more than worth the $20. I've watched it through five times.

Just rewatched some of this today - wow what a cast in retrospect.

I watched it originally and at least knew Linney as Abigail Adams (Mrs. Byrde in Ozarks) and Giamatti as John Adams then but check this out.

one of these was mentioned above in the OP but not the rest - so many from other recent shows I've been streaming mostly:

Thomas Jefferson - Stephen Dillane - that's Stannis Baratheon from GOT
Alexander Hamilton - Rufus Sewell - aka Obergruppenfhrer John Smith in Man in the High Castle
Colonel William Smith (marries JA daughter) - Andrew Scott - aka Moriarty in th BBC Sherlock Holmes
Samuel Adams - Danny Huston - aka Dan Jenkins on Yellowstone
John Hancock - Justin Theroux - aka Kevin Garvey on The Leftovers
John Quincy Adams - Ebon Moss-Bachrach - on Girls as Desi and on The Punisher as Micro
Benjamin Franklin - Tom Wilkinson - of Valkyrie, Full Monty and the Patriot as Gen. Cornwallis
George Washington - David Morse - Lt. Colson on Treme and also in The Green Mile

wow

Zombie Jon Snow said:

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George Washington - David Morse - Lt. Colson on Treme and also in The Green Mile

wow

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I like to think of him as the thorn in Gregory House's side.

Brennan Brown plays the lawyer opposing Adams in the Boston Massacre, he also plays Robert in Man in the High Castle.

I know you aren't listing a full bio for these folks but Wilkinson was also excellent in Michael Clayton. Love that movie.

Hotdog Hamblin said:

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I know you aren't listing a full bio for these folks but Wilkinson was also excellent in Michael Clayton. Love that movie.

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Yeah no... I had seen it back in 08 but other than Linney and Giamatti (and Morse I recalled once I saw him) I really did not remember who was in it - I don't think I really knew the others at the time.

So on this viewing each time one of those characters would pop on screen I would be like "OMG...that's xxxx from yyyy". I just listed my first reaction and the role(s) that i knew them best from.

Is it still on Amazon Prime?

The guy who played John Dickinson is familiar as well. His name is Zeljko Ivanek.

mandevilleag said:

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Is it still on Amazon Prime?

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yes