In this two-part interview feature with Kieron Moore, the actor discusses his personal life, career, and performances of 2025. Part I, already live on Out.com, centers the Netflix series Boots. In Part II, below, Moore examines his character in Elliot Tuttle's debut feature, Blue Film. Spoilers ahead.Kieron Moore turned to acting after a decade-long career in competitive boxing. And although he's felt fulfilled as an actor, he's had an itch to keep chasing performances that could pack a punch and make him experience a real sense of danger.While holed up in New Orleans waiting for Boots to resume production amid the WGA/SAG strikes of 2023, the script for Blue Film reached Moore's inbox, and it didn't take long for the actor to recognize that this was the "dangerous" role that he had been chasing: A cam-boy and sex worker in his mid-20s who presented himself as a hypermasculine, dominant, f*ckboy persona, but who actually craved queer love, care, and intimacy."This came through and my team was just like, 'Look, not many people are going to be bold enough to do this But will you?'" Moore tells Out. "And then I felt ready. I was terrified of it, but I was engrossed. I read it a couple of times and I was like, 'Oh, I'm more scared of someone else doing it.'"Fear not of the material itself, but of missing the opportunity inspired Moore to dive into the most challenging performance of his career. Playing Aaron Eagle in Blue Film couldn't be more different from playing Slovacek, the confident bully of Netflix's Boots. Aaron required him to be more vulnerable than ever, to act opposite of a legendary actor for the entire runtime of the feature, and to navigate some truly murky corners of human psychology.Moore's response was to go all-in. Reed Birney and Kieron Moore in Blue Film.Fusion EntertainmentBlue Film, the debut feature from queer filmmaker Elliot Tuttle, is an 90-minute movie that premiered at Edinburgh Film Festival after being reportedly rejected by film festivals like SXSW and Sundance. Overall, the movie has left audiences feeling stunned, uncomfortable, and/or deeply moved, as it centers on a cam-boy and sex worker named Aaron Eagle (played by Moore) who is hired by an older man named Hank Grant (played by Reed Birney) to spend the night. During their time together, several plot twists reveal who these people are, what brought them together, and which lies they've been telling each other and themselves.But the path to bring Aaron to life a character who's caught between personas, lies, and a desperate urge for belonging was anything but straightforward. "Reed was attached from the very beginning, so we did the [chemistry read via] Zoom together," Moore recalls. "It was arguably the best Zoom read of my life. We were both crying doing the last scene. It was really remarkable; I thought, 'Maybe I've got this.' And then they said, 'We thought you were amazing, but we're going with someone else.'"The rejection stung, and Moore convinced himself that it was for the best. "I was like, 'Oh, okay. Maybe I've dodged a bullet.'" But Birney did send Moore a very heartfelt email that read, "I will mourn the movie that we would've made together." And as time went on, the first-choice actor for the role "couldn't do it" anymore, prompting Birney to advocate for Moore to get the part instead. At that point, not only was this a complicated character to bring to life, but the actor had also gone through the process of letting it go.Moore's mind was changed by his acting coach, who cut to the heart of his artistic ambitions. "He was like, 'Look, I think this could be special. Do you want to be a famous actor, or do you want to be a dangerous artist?' And I was like, 'I want to be a dangerous artist.'" By the time that Moore's team asked if he was sure about doing the film, he did feel certain. "I do. I want to do it. I want to see what I'm capable of," Moore told them. "And if I do it well, no one's going to be able to put me in a box again." Kieron MooreRussell Baer (@russell.baer)Once Moore committed to the role, production on Blue Film hit hyper-speed mode. "Two weeks later I was in L.A. dyeing my hair blond. Five days later I was getting a full body wax ready for the shaving scenes. Like, we were in. It's even a blur now. It was all so intense."The entire film was shot in just 13 days. "Two days off in the middle, but non-stop," Moore specifies. "It was mad; very intense. I think it serves the movie, though." And he's right: That filming schedule clearly collaborated to the intensity of Blue Film itself, seeping into the film's DNA and creating an environment that's simultaneously claustrophobic, inescapable, and fascinating.Moore's performance is a masterclass in self-deception and the torturous enacting of masculinity. Deep down, this is a queer man in his 20s, named Alex, who's built an elaborate mythology about the webcam performer known as Aaron. "My main fascination with him is that thing of choosing to be bad. It's something that we have a lot of in the world right now: 'I'm a piece of shit, and I know that I am, and I say that I am, and I take full credit for it So that's okay,'" Moore observes. "And it's like, 'No, no, no! You have to do the work as well. You have to change that. You need to have that awareness.' Aaron/Alex is the embodiment of that."Moore candidly remarks that he also felt challenged by the physicality of the character. "Aaron loves being looked at, and loves to have his clothes off. Personally, I'm deeply not that. I'm always in my T-shirts or shorts. I don't mind having my top off, but other than that, I don't really enjoy it," Moore laughs. "Aaron loves to be admired, at least on a surface level. It's looking into him that he's terrified of. That's the beautiful thing of the movie: Seeing it's all a faade, and you just watch it crumble. It's deeply uncomfortable, but fascinating, I think." Kieron Moore in Blue Film.Fusion EntertainmentVarious taboos are tackled in Blue Film, and Moore is thoughtful even philosophical about the responsibility that comes with such material. "I'm inherently against anyone that harms or touches children For me, showing how dangerous and fucked-up that can be, made it a very real job."For Moore, the film isn't about excusing the inexcusable, but about examining the mechanisms of shame, responsibility, and self-awareness. "We talk a lot about shame and self-understanding. The one thing that Hank has is this ability to reflect on his natural desire and have an awareness of it, as well as the reform. He's trying to do that. And I think the one thing that Aaron doesn't have is any responsibility of what he does."Blue Film has a purposely confrontational approach to such stories, which feels refreshingly bold and shockingly effective. The actor asks, "If we want to touch on themes like shame, and resolve, and responsibility, and faith, and all these things, why not put one of the worst things in the world under the scope?""It's like arguing. Everyone thinks that someone must change their mind in an argument. No, you can just listen," he reflects. "A good debate isn't always a shift of opinion. It just means that you heard another perspective. You can walk away feeling exactly as you did before. You don't have to be convinced of anything just because you listened." Kieron MooreRussell Baer (@russell.baer)Moore doesn't hold back when praising Blue Film writer-director Elliot Tuttle, who penned the screenplay at just 23 years old. "I remember the first time I read the script, I was like, 'Wait, this man's 23, and wrote this?!'" Moore recalls. "Just insanely talented. He's going to make waves in the writing world."The script, Moore notes, required minimal improvisation. "We didn't improvise a lot. There were moments, like shifts of a monologue and stuff But it was all there. The script just had it already."The theatrical quality of Tuttle's writing has led many viewers to suggest the material would work as a play. Moore agrees, to a point. "It's been really fascinating because a lot of people say it would work better as a play, and I get that. If they do a play, I would love to have a go at it."But Moore stands by the cinematic medium that brought this material to life. "Our amazing cinematographer, Ryan Healy, said this fantastic thing at Edinburgh. He was like, 'It's written like a play, and it would make for a great play. The difference for the play is that you can't sit inside a character's head.' There's moments in this film where the camera's just on Aaron's eyes, while Hank's saying some of these things, and the movie's whatever you want it to be."That disturbingly intimate proximity to a character's face is better captured on film than it is portrayed in a play. Kieron Moore in Blue Film.Fusion EntertainmentWatching Blue Film at its Edinburgh Film Festival premiere was a baptism by fire for Moore. "It was the first time I've ever watched myself in a cinema, so that was insane. I sat next to my acting coach and watched the whole thing for the first time. I wanted to experience it like the audience. It was deeply uncomfortable, and remarkable, because no one even put popcorn in their mouth. Everyone was just like" Silent.That silence spoke for itself, Moore argues. "It was fantastic to see the audience's live reactions to it. People were just stunned. It was nice to see people being thankful that Edinburgh had put it on," he says. "I don't think it's a movie that you can say you like or don't like. It's more like, 'How did it make you feel?' That's a better question.""One of my managers really didn't want me to do it," Moore confesses. "And then he called me after seeing it. I was on the set for Boots. He goes, 'Bravo. I watched it. It's incredible. I'm so proud of you. I'm so glad you did it. This movie's insane.'"The feedback that Moore received from friends in the LGBTQ+ community has also been very meaningful. "My friend called me on Monday. He said, 'Well, I watched it five hours ago, and I can't stop thinking about it. I want all of my gay friends to watch it.'" At the NewFest premiere in New York, Moore brought his Boots costar, Miles Heizer, as his guest. "Miles was very complimentary. He was just like, 'Look, it's a difficult movie, but I just think it's so good.'" Kieron MooreRussell Baer (@russell.baer)Even as Moore and I go over-overtime in our interview, it's clear how much he still struggles with receiving praise and/or credit for his work. "It's hard to be proud of what you do, because you're kind of like, 'It's just me!'" he says, laughing. "But, with this one, I did impress myself in moments, and I think I've come away from it with such a bigger heart."Blue Film is the performance of a lifetime for Moore's still very early career. Tuttle's brilliant writing and precise directing would've been at risk if he had cast an actor who wasn't prepared to walk the tightrope that Aaron Eagle turns out to be. This performance could've easily been too big of a caricature, or so small that it disappeared into barely-there subtleties. But Moore found the perfect nuances to bring the character to life in a way that felt grounded and reactive to the world around him.Rosamund Pike in Gone Girl, Viola Davis in How to Get Away With Murder, Timothe Chalamet in Call Me by Your Name, Wagner Moura in Narcos, Zendaya in Euphoria, and Barry Keoghan in Saltburn are a few examples that come to mind when watching Moore in Blue Film. No matter how much audiences enjoyed (or didn't enjoy) those characters and those stories, it feels dishonest to deny the brilliant performances delivered by those actors.Between the physical and metaphorical four walls surrounding the set of Blue Film, Moore is both a builder and a bulldozer, a bright star and a dark shadow, a queer character standing in front of a mirror and the mirror itself. Kieron Moore in Blue Film.Fusion EntertainmentMoore is prepared and even eager for polarized reactions. "Elliot's the first to post the good and the bad. He's like, 'Good! That's what it is about.'"Perhaps inspired by the filmmaker, Moore feels more open to exploring range and embracing risk in 2025. "I want to make movies that are a bit more versatile and can reach different [audiences]. We need it, and we should be getting it," he says. "I'm very lucky that, this year, I got to play three very different characters: Liam in Code of Silence, Slovacek in Boots, and Aaron in Blue Film. I feel proud of their differences."As more viewers experience Blue Film in different screenings, Moore stands by his choice of pursuing dangerous art over safe stardom. "I just believe, from the bottom of my heart, that the right people will find it. And that others might see it for what it actually is; that it goes beyond where they thought it would go.""My mom deeply loves the film. She said she was proud of me," Moore recalls. "And she said, 'You can only meet this movie as far as you're willing to meet yourself.' And that's exactly it, isn't it? That's what the movie is."Blue Film is currently playing in film festivals and a wide release is expected for early 2026. The official poster for Blue Film.