'Escape at Dannemora': Eric Lange on gaining 40 pounds to play Lyle Mitchell and trusting his "bullshit meter"

Lange plays the role of Joyce 'Tilly' Mitchell's husband who still believes his wife was unduly charged for aiding the infamous 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility prison break

It's no easy task to resemble a personality from real life for a series adaptation. Things get exceptionally challenging when an actor/actress has to completely wire their appearance to look like the personality. 'Escape at Dannemora' is Based on the true incident of the infamous 2015 escape from Clinton Correctional Facility, New York. The show focuses on the inner workings of the minds of the escaped inmates, Richard Matt (Benicio del Toro) and David Sweat (Paul Dano). They are aided by prison employee Joyce 'Tilly' Mitchell (Patricia Arquette).

Playing the role of Tilly's husband, Lyle Mitchell, is Eric Lange, who not only gained 40 pounds to portray Lyle on-screen, but also showed a side of the seemingly decent, docile man, people wouldn't have imagined if not for this show.

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