The Patient

On the surface, "Sam Fortner," portrayed by Domhnall Gleeson, seems like a shy, likable young man — someone you wouldn’t look at twice. Underneath his quiet exterior lurks a dangerous unpredictability that he tries to manage through therapy with Dr. Alan Strauss.&nbsp;

Career Highlights

Domhnall Gleeson&nbsp;will next be seen in David Mandel’s&nbsp;White House Plumbers&nbsp;for HBO, in which he plays John Dean opposite Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux as Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy. Most recently, Gleeson&nbsp;appeared in&nbsp;Frank of Ireland&nbsp;for Channel 4 and Amazon, a series he also co-produced and wrote with Michael Moloney and his brother Brian Gleeson, and in&nbsp;Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, a sequel to the international blockbuster&nbsp;Peter Rabbit, again opposite Rose Byrne and James Corden.&nbsp; &nbsp;Previously,&nbsp;Gleeson&nbsp;starred opposite Merritt Wever in&nbsp;Run&nbsp;for HBO.&nbsp;His films include&nbsp;Star Wars:&nbsp;The Rise of Skywalker,&nbsp;Star Wars: The Last Jedi and&nbsp;Star Wars: The Force Awakens;&nbsp;The Kitchen&nbsp;opposite Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss; Lenny Abrahamson’s&nbsp;The Little Stranger&nbsp;opposite Ruth Wilson;&nbsp;Simon Curtis’ Goodbye Christopher Robin&nbsp;opposite Margot Robbie;&nbsp;American Made&nbsp;opposite Tom Cruise for Doug Liman; Darren Aronofsky’s&nbsp;Mother!;&nbsp;&nbsp;David Wain’s A Futile &amp; Stupid Gesture; John Crowley’s&nbsp;Brooklyn; Alejandro Iñárritu’s&nbsp;The Revenant; Alex Garland’s&nbsp;Ex Machina;&nbsp;Angelina Jolie’s&nbsp;Unbroken; Lenny Abrahamson’s&nbsp;Frank; Richard Curtis’ About Time; and Joe Wright’s&nbsp;Anna Karenina.Gleeson starred in a sold-out run of Enda Walsh’s play&nbsp;Medicine&nbsp;at New York’s St. Ann’s Warehouse in late 2021, garnering rave reviews for his performance and the production. He was nominated for a Tony Award® for his Broadway debut in Martin McDonagh’s&nbsp;Lieutenant of Inishmore.

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Underneath his quiet exterior lurks a dangerous unpredictability that he tries to manage through therapy with Dr. Alan Strauss. 

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Domhnall Gleeson as Sam Fortner in The Patient on FX

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"Alan Strauss," portrayed by Steve Carell, is a therapist mourning the recent death of his wife while straining to reconnect with his estranged son. Effectively sleepwalking through life, everything changes when he meets an enigmatic new client.&nbsp;

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"Candace Fortner," portrayed by Linda Emond, is a thoughtful woman attempting to reconcile the abuse in her past by reading self-help and psychology books, including one written by&nbsp;Dr. Alan Strauss. While close&nbsp;to her son, Candace struggles to balance her unconditional love for him with a sense of right and wrong.

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"Beth Strauss," portrayed by Laura Niemi, is the recently deceased wife of Dr. Alan Strauss and a beloved cantor at her community’s reform synagogue. Beth struggled with her relationship with her&nbsp;son Ezra, especially as he started a family of his own.&nbsp;

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"Ezra Strauss," portrayed by Andrew Leeds, is the adult son of Alan and Beth Strauss.&nbsp; He grew up as a member of the reform Jewish synagogue, but as a young adult made the decision to become Orthodox. While Alan tries to maintain a relationship with him and his grandchildren, Ezra always seems to push his father further away.

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As Alan’s former therapist and mentor, "Charlie Addison," portrayed by David Alan Grier, often prods Alan by asking uncomfortable but critical questions. He serves as both a guiding light and a coping mechanism for Alan in his new reality.&nbsp;

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Domhnall Gleeson as Sam Fortner in The Patient on FX

The Patient

Career Highlights

Steve Carell
as Alan Strauss / Executive Producer

Domhnall Gleeson
as Sam Fortner

Linda Emond
as Candace Fortner

Domhnall Gleeson as Sam Fortner in The Patient on FX

Domhnall Gleesonas Sam Fortner

Linda Emondas Candace Fortner

Domhnall Gleeson
as Sam Fortner

Linda Emond
as Candace Fortner