Alien: Earth

One of Prodigy’s lead technicians, Arthur is the moral compass within the company.

One of Prodigy’s lead technicians, Arthur is the moral compass within the company. Arthur is a true believer in the stated mission of the program but soon finds himself at odds with the reality of his situation.Career HighlightsDavid Rysdahl is a dynamic actor, writer and producer. He most recently starred opposite Juno Temple, Jon Hamm and Jennifer Jason Leigh in the fifth installment of Noah Hawley’s critically acclaimed limited series Fargo for FX. He has also starred in Oppenheimer, the sixth season of Black Mirror in episode “Mazey Day” and Hulu’s 2022 feature No Exit opposite Danny Ramirez and Havana Rose Liu.Next up, Rysdahl will be seen in a starring role in the M3GAN spin-off feature Soulm8te for Blumhouse.In 2020, he starred in the Sundance Film Festival breakout Nine Days opposite Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong and Bill Skarsgård.Rysdahl also starred in Cathy Yan’s Sundance dark comedy Dead Pigs opposite Mason Lee and Zazie Beetz, as well as Patrick Letterii’s independent feature The Land of Owls and Netflix documentary miniseries The Family. He has guest starred on CBS’ Bull and can be seen in the 2018 independent feature The Revival.

Tensions rise as powerful enemies confront each other, a dangerous plan unfolds, and curiosity leads to deadly consequences.Host Adam Rogers breaks down episode 6 of FX’s Alien: Earth with Ugla Hauksdóttir, production designer Andy Nicholson, actors David Rysdahl and Essie Davis, and Co-EP Migizi Pensoneau. &nbsp;Join them as they discuss the false promise of immortality, adapting the Alien aesthetic to Earth, and trying to do what's right in a world of shifting morality.

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One of Prodigy’s lead technicians, Arthur is the moral compass within the company. 

David Rysdahl as "Arthur Sylvia" | FX's Alien: Earth

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