Conversation with Greg Allan Martin

Written By Paul McDonald

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Paul McDonald talks with Greg Allan Martin about his calling as both a lawyer and an actor. They also discuss the show Shadrach and why it's a watchable series for the whole family.

About Greg

Greg Allan Martin, a powerful and commanding presence onscreen, currently can be seen as a series regular playing a rugged rancher in the new SONY/Affirm Originals series SHADRACH, that just premiered on July 25, 2024 on Great American Pure Flix. A versatile actor, Martin has drawn attention for his ability to play such diverse characters as the redneck boat owner Jed opposite Jason Bateman in an iconic scene in the first season of OZARK, a guest star role as an irascible cancer patient opposite Katey Sagal in REBEL, a wealthy socialite experimenting with LSD opposite John Slattery in MAD MEN, arrogant surgeons in THE RESIDENT, HEARTBEAT and two years as Dr. Noah in THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, and as a professional football coach in multiple seasons of the hugely popular MADDEN NFL video game.

The Quotes

  • Following your dreams doesn’t always involve hustling and chasing, but allowing God to open the doors for you.

  • You have the privilege and responsibility of doing what is right.

  • When working in a position of power, it’s important to remember that you are not God.

 Themes

  • Following your dreams means living a life that aligns to what matters most

    • Law school/prosecutor: appeals to his values

    • Acting

    • Husband/father

  • Working through faith and beliefs

  • Shadrach - story of what happens, how to respond when everything changes

Resources

  • Greg Allan Martin

  • Shadrach trailer

  • Voyage LA article

  • God will either give us what we ask for in prayer, or give us what we would have asked for if we knew everything he knows. - Tim Keller

  • Evidence That Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell

  • “the Lord has told you what is good,
        and this is what he requires of you:
    to do what is right, to love mercy,
        and to walk humbly with your God.’     - Micah 6:8 (NLT)

  • Frank Turek podcast: I Don’t Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Questions

  • What are your core values? What is most important to you? How does you life align with those values? Where is there conflict?

  • Why do you believe what you believe?

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Audio quotes performed by Britt Mooney, Paul McDonald, and Tim Willard, taken from Epic (written by John Eldredge) and Song of Albion (written by Stephen Lawhead).

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