Actor Colin Farrell hated stuffing himself with junk food to pile on the pounds for his role in the HBO crime drama “True Detective.” The Irish star is set to play cop Ray Velcoro in the second season of the show, which also features Rachel McAdams and Vince Vaughn, and he was asked to gain weight to perfect the character’s paunch. He tells Britain’s Glamour magazine, “People think it must be fun to eat what you want – and it is, for the first day. Day two, when you’re already on your second cheeseburger and fries with a chocolate shake by 11 a.m., not so much.”
Photos from the filming of “True Detective” show Farrell in character sporting a thick handlebar moustache and a much heavier frame.
Series two of the show will debut on HBO later this year.
