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PELPHREY: It was in the middle of a crazy, little jigsaw puzzle. And I think part of it was just the research I did into the man himself.ĭEADLINE: How did you shoot this when you were busy on Outer Range and Ozark ? It was the most fun I’ve ever had playing a character. But there was also a whole lot about Don that wasn’t in the show, like about his personal history and stuff. David was extremely faithful to a lot of what was in the source material. I mean, they gave us the source material. And then having David Kelley write your courtroom banter? I mean, is there anybody better at writing that kind of stuff than he is?ĭEADLINE: So you read everything you could learn about Don Crowder? Don really got his moment in the sun toward the end of the show.

You’re gonna love him as much as I did.’ I took him at his word. I was like, ‘guys, I don’t understand why David would want me to do this.’ We had a talk and he said, ‘I know you only got the four, but the trial starts in episode five and we’re really going to get to see Don.’ He was like, ‘do me a favor and just go look into this guy a little bit.

But at the time, Don was barely in the first four scripts. I was so fascinated by the story because I’d never heard of it before. They sent me the first four episodes when I was in New Mexico doing Outer Range. Kelley? Did he let you know that your character would eventually shine later on in the story? Here, the actor who also starred in season one of Outer Range talks about why he took the role of the overly-confident attorney - and the sorrow he felt when he learned how the real Don Crowder took his own life 18 years after Montgomery was found not guilty.ĭEADLINE: What was the most alluring aspect of this project? Was it working for David E.

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