Welcome to the Actor’s Guide to the End of the World Podcast, episode 49! Special treat, friend Brandon Finn (Chief of War) joins E-Kan and Rían and shares the whirlwind the past few months has been. Brandon Finn plays Prince Kupule on Apple TV's "Chief of War" co-created by and starring Jason Momoa, Cliff Curtis, and premiered August 1 to rave reviews. The show depicts the rarely told incredible history of Hawaii, how the rival kingdoms fought and eventually united. Brandon also shares how much it actually is like Game of Thrones and what it means for the legacy of the state, native people, and the Hawaiian language.

Brandon also opens up about the roller coaster ride that is his acting journey - working as a flight attendant on Hawaiian Airlines, embracing self tapes, getting cut from movies, and eventually his first series regular role. As if that wasn’t enough, Finn also gained twenty pounds to play Prince Kupule and learned Olelo, the Hawaiian language. Rían also finds similarities to Hawaii's story in Ireland's history.

Insightful, engaging, and most of all inspiring - this conversation was a blast! Watch "The Chief of War" on Apple TV, streaming now.

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HIDDEN GEMS:

The Last Movie Stars - https://www.hbomax.com/shows/last-movie-stars/c326a2f4-8c29-4707-9477-7a8961c9bceb

Spotify Playlist -

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0VagaLEnB7nyD82hGELj0p?si=_OTmyAffRhmgzTjqGg3vww

https://open.spotify.com/show/4S4IHMb9UiRAWOIu6xM3JF?si=MCDYLH88RmSg_XfPbm_FHQ

Deepstash App (micro-learning) - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/deepstash-smarter-every-day/id1445023295

Time stamps:

(0:00) Intro

(2:30) When Brandon Finn fell In love with the arts

(8:00) Working on Hawaiian Airlines as a flight attendant

(10:05 ) Auditioning for “Chief of War”

(11:56) The scene Brandon doesn’t want you to watch

(13:00) The time he got cut from the film

(15:45) Changing his mindset on self-tapes

(21:30) What he learned from Zoom callbacks

(26:00) He was supposed to be a different role in “Chief of War”

(32:30) The similarities between Ireland history and Hawaiian history

(34:00) They tried to erase Hawaii’s language and history

(36:30) The story of Hawaii is just like Game of Thrones

(42:25) Learning the language for the role

(45:00) Preparing for the physicality for the role

(46:40) What life was like shooting in Hawaii and New Zealand

(48:39) Jason Momoa is a bad ass

(01:00:00) The biggest realization on set

(01:05:00) How has his life changed

(01:16:45) Hidden Gems