Jesse Plemons opens up about how his on-screen chemistry with Kirsten Dunst turned into real-life love.
In a new interview with Andy Cohen on Radio Andybroadcast on Monday October 27, Bugonia The star reflected on the first time he met Dunst, now his wife, while filming FX’s Season 2 Fargo in 2015.
Plemons, 37, said he immediately felt a connection with his future wife.
“Immediately we hit it off creatively and felt like we could trust each other,” he explained.
Playing husband and wife on the show has also helped them grow closer off-screen.
“I knew we were going to play husband and wife and spend a lot of time together,” he recalls.
“And, you know, you never know if it’s something you’re going to have to work for. And then sometimes you get lucky.”
The couple, who played Peggy and Ed Blumquist on Fargo, both won Critics Choice Awards and Emmy nominations for their performances.
The acclaimed season also starred Jean Smart, Patrick Wilson, Ted Danson, Bokeem Woodbine and Cristin Milioti.
Reflecting on his first impressions of Dunst, 43, Plemons praised his talent and grounded personality.
“We had both been playing since we were kids, but she was very successful early on,” he said.
“And I was just amazed at how human and unguarded and giving she was. So it was really, really easy and we had so much fun with those two parts.”
Their connection grew beyond filming, and Plemons shared with a smile that they “got together about a year and a half later and had a few kids now.”
The couple, who married in July 2022, share two sons, Ennis, 7, and James, 4. During the conversation, Cohen also asked about his family life, and Plemons proudly shared that both boys are “getting into” sports and the arts.
James, he says, is “pretty active”, while Ennis is “a bit more sensitive, creative, constantly drawing, painting and making Lego sets”.
Plemons couldn’t help but laugh as he added, “Shout out to Ennis, he [builds Legos designed for] only 18 years and over.
From co-stars to partners to parents, Plemons and Dunst’s journey proves that sometimes the best love stories begin on set.
