1 Cast [patched] | Fargo: Season

The squirrel, presumably, was watching.

But Freeman, desperate to break typecasting, begged for the role of Lester Nygaard. He studied Midwestern manners until his natural British charm curdled into passive aggression. On set, between takes, he’d apologize to crew members for "being so horrible." fargo: season 1 cast

When Noah Hawley began casting Fargo 's first season, nobody expected it to work. A TV adaptation of the Coen brothers' beloved film? Starring Martin Freeman —the gentle, hapless Bilbo Baggins—as a cold-blooded killer? And Billy Bob Thornton as a philosophical, devilish drifter with a bowl cut? The squirrel, presumably, was watching

The cast became a family of misfits. Freeman taught Tolman card tricks. Thornton gave Odenkirk a hunting knife "for emergencies." When the Emmy nominations came, Tolman cried on Freeman’s shoulder. Thornton didn’t show up—he was rumored to be feeding peanuts to a squirrel in Montana. On set, between takes, he’d apologize to crew