Finn Cole Dives Deep Into Role and Personal Growth With ‘Last Breath’ Film

Finn Cole’s Netflix algorithm had him well prepared for the role of Chris Lemons. Back in 2019, the documentary “Last Breath” landed on Netflix and it popped up as a suggested watch for Cole.  “I love watching documentaries because I love true stories for the most part,” Cole says. The story of “Last Breath” gripped him in particular: deep sea diver Lemons was stranded in the depths of the North Sea for roughly 30 minutes with only five minutes of breathable gas — and somehow survived.  Cole’s dad was an avid scuba diver, so the two bonded over the doc. Several years later, when an email came through with the script for a feature film version of the story, Cole was already sold.  “I didn’t even need to read the script,” he says.  “Last Breath,” out now, is directed by Alex Parkinson, who also made the documentary, and co-stars Woody Harrleson and Simu Liu. Cole, who is 29, was cast last, and as a fan of the documentary, was intrigued by Parkinson’s vision for the follow up.  “We wanted to capture a bit more of the essence of what it’s like for these guys living in saturation. I think that what you gather in a

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