'MobLand' Star Reveals Why He's "Very Happy" With His Plot Twist Character Death

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Sign in to your Collider account Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for MobLand Season 2, Episode 6.There are a multitude of threats at the Harrigan family's front door in Season 2 of MobLand, and Tom Hardy's Harry Da Souza, the family's fixer, has to take them all on. However, with Kat McAllister (Janet McTeer) on their heels, who has allied with Tattersall (Toby Jones) and Frankie Cooper (Johnny Flynn), there might just be too many moving parts for Harry to keep everything in line. After his wife Jan (Joanne Froggatt) files for divorce at the beginning of the season, Harry dives back into work and misses the fact that Jan has started dating a new guy named "Jamie." Except "Jamie" is actually Donnie (Alex Fine), Kat's own fixer who has infiltrated Jan's life. Finding out about the deception in Episode 6, Jan confronts Donnie at his apartment and shoots him, point-blank, leaving him to die and bleed out on the floor. We spoke with Alex Fine to break down Donnie's arc in the series and how he transitioned from a more low-key operative on-screen to becoming a part of a honeypot scheme in Season 2. He reveals what he thinks Donnie's role is and how much of a threat Kat might just be for the Harrigans. He also discusses filming his final death scene with Froggatt and why he's happy she was the one who killed Donnie. Finally, he gets into what it's like having worked with two TV giants, having worked with Guy Ritchie for MobLand and Taylor Sheridan for 1886. Alex Fine Confirms Donnie Is Dead After 'MobLand' Season 2, Episode 6 "Jez Butterworth was like, 'Don't take another job. Your character goes somewhere.'" Image via Paramount+ COLLIDER: I have to first confirm: your character is dead, right? He's not coming back, is he? ALEX FINE: No, he's very much dead. Okay, shot to the neck normally means dead. FINE: Yeah, very much dead. It was funny because in the first season I didn't know where my character was going; it was just pretty open-ended. All summer, Jez Butterworth was like, "Don't take another job. Your character goes somewhere." Then he basically texted me that I had a love interest before I read the script. I was like, "Oh, that's interesting," and I was racking my brain on who it could be. I was like, "Man, if it's Jan, I'm getting murdered. If it's Maeve, I'm getting murdered." I was like, unless they introduce a new character, it's gonna be a tough, tough road for Donnie at some point. Then I found out it was Jan, but it was just the first couple of episodes, so we didn't really know at what point I was going to die; it was safe to assume it was going to happen. I just didn't know when or by whom at that point. So every week, getting the new script was pretty fun. Fine Breaks Down Donnie's Relationship With Kat and the Harrigans "I felt like Donnie was Kat McAllister's Harry..." Image via Paramount+ I think Donnie, especially in this most recent episode, is between a rock and a hard place with Frankie breathing his neck and also working for Kat. It's really interesting to see this dynamic that he has with all of these different people, because he works for Kat and that's who he answers to. Do you think there was ever any fear on his side of what Frankie is capable of because Frankie is a loose cannon? FINE: Yeah, so that was one of the discussions. I felt like Donnie was Kat McAllister's Harry, so she sent me to go look for Harry, she sent me to honey trap Jan. Frankie came in as an agent of chaos, who's in the British world, but I was more of a fixer for her. So, I would be more intimidated by her than I would by Frankie. I know how crazy he is, but he's not the one I'm loyal to. Obviously Donnie's job in this season is primarily to seduce Jan and keep an eye on her. But was there ever anything, from Donnie's point of view, that was ever authentic between them, or was it just a job? FINE: No. There's no authenticity. The best way to describe it is, I always thought that Kat and Donnie — this could be wrong, could be right, who knows — worked for the CIA or a government agency. For Donnie to blend into locations, like I can look like Eminem from 8 Mile in Zosia's garage, and then the next season, I'm clean, polished, and quoting Raymond Carver, telling Jan whatever she wants to hear. It just feels so polished that he has to be some sort of government agent rather than some brute or hitman that is doing favors for her. I definitely get the sense that her power is rooted somewhere more dangerous than what the Harrigans are dealing with. FINE: Yeah, I think it was solely a job for Donnie, and he was just doing it based on Kat's orders. It felt like something he's probably done before, being a honey trap, so it wasn't too difficult. Fine Breaks Down His Final Scene Across Joanne Froggatt in 'MobLand' Season 2 "I think that her character is underestimated by a lot of people..." Image via Paramount+ Given that he is shot by Jan this week, do you think Donnie underestimated her and what she's capable of? FINE: Yes, I think that her character is underestimated by a lot of people, whether it's the Harrigans or fans watching or whatever. I think that when I saw her with the gun, I would say that I didn't underestimate that she would do it. I was happy she shot instead of trying to monologue. I was like, "Okay, good, shoot him first." FINE: We went over a couple ways of how it was going to happen, and I think we decided that the best one was like something super quick compared to me trying to manipulate her again, which obviously wouldn't have worked, or fighting for it. And I'm very happy she's the one who killed me because at least it was quick and painless. Tom, I feel like I would have had a rough, rough go at things. That's true. Between like Harry, Frankie, and Jan, I'd probably want to get killed by Jan too. FINE: Yeah, I feel like that's the way to go. For me, personally, Joanne Froggatt was awesome to work with, and I'm very happy she got to kill me, so that was fun as well. Was that the first time playing out like a gory death like that for you? FINE: No, I've died horribly. This is probably the easiest one. I was shot by Taylor Kitsch [in American Primeval], then he dragged me out, and then I was eaten by wolves in the mountain, so that probably was the worst one. I've done a Manson thing where I was sacrificed. So, yeah, in terms of death, this is probably the easiest one, but post-mortem is pretty rough for Donnie. Oh, I'm curious about that now, but I will not try and pry those answers from you. FINE: I would say it was very fun getting the scripts and knowing that I have a love interest and then finding out who it was and like, "Oh, who's gonna kill me? When are they gonna kill me? Is there any way I can make it out of this?" And all the options just led to no. I mean, I talked to Jez, I was like, "Just make it surprising to people." He's like, "Yeah, of course." Because I feel like the obvious answer is Harry finds me and parades me through town. I think that's what everyone's expecting, so I'm very happy that it was Jan. Fine on His Experience Working With Taylor Sheridan and Guy Ritchie "So just knowing you're working with them, it's exciting because it means that everything's going to be professional." I know you worked on 1883, and now you've been on MobLand. Having worked with creators like Guy Ritchie and Taylor Sheridan, who have such distinct styles in these franchises, do you notice any similarities to their approaches? Is there one that you prefer more than the other? FINE: There's not one I prefer more than the other. Both of them I like a lot just because they trust that you're going to show up and do the job; they hired you for a reason. If you want to do a different take and it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. It's no big deal. I think they always just go for the best finished product. So if you have a suggestion, like for me, I was like, an American would never say this, and both of them are super collaborative, and they're always right, which is a good. There'll be something that I think might be great, and then we'll do it, and then they're like, "Yeah, that's not the right choice." I'll be like, "Yeah, fair enough," but they both let you play. What's great about them is they're both funny, they're both super easy to talk to, and they constantly just make stuff that I want to watch or I'm interested in. Working with them is one of my favorites, and they're always surrounded by good people too. Like, the other directors on 1883 were great, and other directors on MobLand were great, and producers. So just knowing you're working with them, it's exciting because it means that everything's going to be professional. Everything's going to be well done — the editing, the sound — so you're protected a lot as an actor in that sense. Release Date March 30, 2025 Network Paramount+ Directors Daniel Syrkin Cast Pierce Brosnan Conrad Harrigan