ies , ▁a ▁re make ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁horror ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁ ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁cast m ates ▁from ▁Control ▁were ▁featured ▁in ▁The ▁Kill ers ' ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁their ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Joy ▁Division ▁song ▁" Sh adow play ". ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁P ure ▁Mov ies , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁talking ▁about ▁himself ▁made ▁him ▁" un com fort able " ▁and ▁feel ▁" self ▁indul gent " ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁really ▁strugg led ▁with ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁star red ▁as ▁Lincoln ▁Cole ▁in ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁The ▁River . ▁Anderson ▁co - star red ▁alongside ▁D way ne ▁Johnson ▁in ▁Her cules ▁( 2 0 1 4 ). ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Anderson ▁would ▁be ▁replacing ▁Michael ▁Pitt ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Mason ▁Ver ger ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁TV ▁series ▁Hann ib al . ▁ ▁Awards ▁Anderson ▁received ▁the ▁R ising ▁Star ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁California ▁Independent ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁D rama ▁at ▁Fort ▁La ud erd ale ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁for ▁his ▁performance ▁in ▁The ▁ 2 7 ▁Club . ▁ ▁Musical ▁performances ▁Anderson ▁appeared ▁in ▁several ▁music ▁related ▁films ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁also ▁performed ▁musical ▁pieces . ▁ ▁In ▁Ac ross ▁the ▁Un iverse , ▁he ▁sang ▁covers ▁of ▁Beat