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Costar age gaps hurt Hollywood. 'Fire Country’ star Diane Farr urges for age parity between on-screen couples

'Fire Country' actress Diane Farr speaks with stars including Marcia Gay Harden, Chandra Wilson, and Sarah Wayne Callies about their experiences with same-age costars and how it lends to more relatable and authentic portrayals of relationships.

“Just like it does with a younger woman and an older man.” Harden tells me she feels lucky to work all the time, but points out how the characters she portrays are all single, “which makes me wonder if there might be an anthropological element. “Mariska led with all grace and kindness, and then when I got to In Treatment —working with the incredibly professional Uzo Aduba — the diversity there opened up my mind to even more.” Liza’s hopefulness sounds a lot like her character Tina on The Bear, moving up from the short-order cook to a more vital member of the team in season 2. We’ve proven as an industry that we are willing to take chances to make change, like when Frances McDormand told us how to achieve gender parity while accepting the Oscar for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

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