Jack Quaid Reflects on Ankle Injury Before His First Lead Role
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Synopsis
Jack Quaid, famous for roles in 'Novocaine' and 'Oppenheimer', recalls a serious ankle injury he suffered just days before his school's first-ever play. The incident occurred while attempting to perform parkour, leading to him completing the show in a boot.
Key Takeaways
- Jack Quaid suffered a fractured ankle before his first lead role.
- He attempted parkour, resulting in an injury.
- Quaid completed the performance in a boot.
- He has had other minor injuries on film sets.
- Quaid embraces his 'nepo baby' label, acknowledging his privilege.
Los Angeles, April 12 (NationPress) Actor Jack Quaid, recognized for his performances in films like 'Novocaine', 'Logan Lucky', and 'Oppenheimer', recently reflected on a significant injury he sustained just a week prior to his school's inaugural play.
Quaid, who gained recognition from the 2012 film 'The Hunger Games', shared on the 'Smallzy's Surgery' podcast: "I recall being in Middle School, performing in my first play - I was the lead, stepping into my Middle School leading man era.
"That was the moment I truly became a real…! But I remember, just a week before the performance, parkour was becoming popular and I thought, 'I’ll leap from this locker to the next.'
"Unfortunately, I ended up fracturing a bone in my foot… I didn’t make the jump, but I completed the entire performance wearing a huge boot on my foot," the 32-year-old actor remarked.
Quaid mentioned that since that incident, he has never returned to parkour, although he humorously suggested he might attempt it again "sometime in the future," as reported by femalefirst.co.uk.
In his latest film 'Novocaine', he plays Nathan Caine, a bank employee who cannot feel pain. Quaid indicated that he has endured "a few" injuries while working on other movie sets.
He recounted: "I remember a few incidents. I bruised a rib on another job - but not this one. It was a freak accident."
Being the son of renowned actors Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan, the actor previously discussed how he doesn’t mind being labeled a “nepo baby”.
In an interview with The Daily Beast, he stated: "I tend to agree. I am extremely privileged, able to secure representation early on, which is more than half the battle.
"I realized that the door was open for me in ways it isn't for many other actors. I’ve worked diligently to show I deserve to walk through that door. If it’s in the rom-com genre, it must be distinctive, and I need to put in immense effort."
