He made his mark with an astonishing performance as the Winklevoss twins in “The Social Network” and followed it up with Best Supporting Actor nominations for “J. Edgar.” Now, Armie Hammer stars as the overly efficient Russian secret agent Illya Kuryaki in Warner Bros.' slick action-thriller “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”
Hammer offers the volatile but conventional Russian’s point of view of his character: “Kuryakin is the ultimate soldier, always in line and giving his best. Then he’s thrust into a position that he hates and there’s nothing he can do about it. This guy he’s working with, this Napoleon Solo, he’s so unorthodox. He doesn’t follow the rules. He doesn’t even seem to know there are rules.”