Barry's Anthony Carrigan finds inspiration in Jean-Claude Van Damme for his NoHo Hank portrayal

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"I would say probably Jean-Claude at the height of his career in the '80s, probably," says Carrigan. The actor adds that he agrees with the characterization of NoHo Hank as a "sociopathic mensch." Asked how much he brought to the character, Carrigan says: "Well, it's an interesting thing, because when I looked at the page, I was like, 'oh, I know who this guy is.' Although he was just described as a very polite gangster, I kind of saw many more aspects of Hank that I immediately picked up on. I actually met other people who had gone in for that role, and they were like, 'whoa, you did it completely differently from what I did,' and I was like, 'oh, wow, that's interesting, cause I always saw it as this specifically. It was a good amount was on the page, but I had a good time bringing what I could to it."