Foundation Season 3: Oscar-Winner Troy Kotsur Cast as Leader of Psychic Planet

Oscar-winning actor Troy Kotsur is the new addition to the third season of Foundation As per Variety, in Foundation, Kotsur will feature as Preem Palver, described as "the leader of a planet of psychics." Lee Pace and Jared Harris are headlining the sci-fi series. Also, the project marks Kotsur's return to Apple TV+. He previously starred in the film CODA, which was distributed by the streaming arm of the tech giant. In 2022, Kotsur won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in CODA. He made history at the Oscars as the first deaf man to win an Academy Award for acting. His win came 35 years after his CODA co-star Marlee Matlin became the first deaf actor ever to win an Oscar for her leading role in Children of a Lesser God. Kotsur was up against Ciaran Hinds (Belfast), Jesse Piemons (The Power of the Dog), JK Simmons (Being the Ricardos), and Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog). CODA Star Troy Kotsur Set to Receive the Spotlight Award at ReelAbilities Film Festival.

CODA is a 2021 coming-of-age comedy-drama film that was written and directed by Sian Heder. The movie is an English-language remake of the 2014 French film La Famille Belier, and it stars Emilia Jones as the eponymous CODA (child of deaf adults), the only hearing member of a deaf family, who struggles to balance her attempts to help her family's struggling fishing business and her own life aspirations. The film won Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 94th Academy Awards. Kotsur's recent roles include an appearance as himself in the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm and an appearance in Season 1 of The Mandalorian He has also appeared in shows like Criminal Minds, Scrubs and CSI: New York. The Oscar for Actor in a Supporting Role Goes to Troy Kotsur for His Spectacular ... - Latest Tweet by The Academy.

Troy Kotsur Has Joined the Cast of Season 3 of Foundation

Coming back to Foundation, it first debuted on Apple TV+ in 2021, with the second season airing in 2023. The show is based on the Foundation stories written by Isaac Asimov. Along with Harris and Pace, the cast also includes Lou Llobell, Leah Harvey, Laura Birn, Cassian Bilton, Terrence Mann, Isabella Laughland, Kulvinder Ghir, Ella-Rae Smith, Holt McCallany, Rachel House, Nimrat Kaur, Ben Daniels and Dimitri Leonidas.