Get used to seeing these faces this awards season. Variety’s 2026 10 Actors to Watch took the stage in Newport Beach, California, for a conversation about performance, craft and process on October 18. Variety moderated this conversation in partnership with Newport Beach Film Festival.
During the conversation, Navarrette opened up about portraying Nikki and the challenge of developing a character since there is so little of the real Nikki in “Obsession.”
Esmé Creed-Miles, Rosalind Eleazar, Mariana di Girolamo, Guitarricadelafuente, Summer Howell, Jaafar Jackson, Ruth Madeley, Inde Navarrette, Ray Nicholson, and Joseph Zada attend the Newport Beach Film Festival HONORS.
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Jackson also spoke about the process of becoming his uncle, Michael Jackson, not just in his skills as a performer but also in his confidence.
Watch part one of the video above and part two below:
