Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for The Westies.
The first season of the MGM+ series The Westies followed the rising tensions between Eamon Sweeney (J.K. Simmons), leader of the violent Irish gang, and Jimmy Roarke (Tom Brittney), a rising member of his crew. What started as a mentor-protégé relationship quickly evolved into something much more complex, over disagreements about the best way to run things. Ultimately, Jimmy’s growing ambition led him to make moves that pitted the old guard against the new and left both men wondering what comes next.
During this interview with Collider, co-stars Simmons and Brittney discussed whether the clash between their characters was inevitable, the pissing contest between Sweeney and Officer Glenn Keenan (Titus Welliver), Sweeney and Jimmy’s finale clash in the warehouse, what being a leader could mean for Jimmy Roarke, what they’d each like to see in Season 2, and which of Simmons’ previous characters might rattle the otherwise unshakeable Eamon Sweeney.
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Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for The Westies.
The first season of the MGM+ series The Westies followed the rising tensions between Eamon Sweeney (J.K. Simmons), leader of the violent Irish gang, and Jimmy Roarke (Tom Brittney), a rising member of his crew. What started as a mentor-protégé relationship quickly evolved into something much more complex, over disagreements about the best way to run things. Ultimately, Jimmy’s growing ambition led him to make moves that pitted the old guard against the new and left both men wondering what comes next.
During this interview with Collider, co-stars Simmons and Brittney discussed whether the clash between their characters was inevitable, the pissing contest between Sweeney and Officer Glenn Keenan (Titus Welliver), Sweeney and Jimmy’s finale clash in the warehouse, what being a leader could mean for Jimmy Roarke, what they’d each like to see in Season 2, and which of Simmons’ previous characters might rattle the otherwise unshakeable Eamon Sweeney.
#jksimmons #thewesties #tombrittney #mgmplus #tituswelliver
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