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RUSS FARIA
Played By Glenn Fleshler
Actor Bio
Glenn Fleshler stars as Russ Faria in the NBC limited series "The Thing About Pam."Fleshler recently played Randall in "The Joker," opposite Joaquin Phoenix, and continues to recur on Showtime's "Billions." Previously, he portrayed the terrifying Yellow King on the first season of HBO's "True Detective."Other TV roles include "Barry," "Boardwalk Empire," "For Life," "Watchmen," "Waco," "The Twilight Zone" and "The Night Of."In film, Fleshler has worked with A-list directors that include Barry Levinson, Woody Allen, Kenneth Lonergan, Tom McCarthy, JC Chandor, Todd Phillips and Andrew Jarecki. In the theater, he has worked with directors and playwrights that include Mike Nichols, Tony Kushner, Edward Albee, Tom Stoppard and David Hare.Fleshler earned an MFA from the NYU Graduate Acting program.