Anne McGrath and Wendy Crewson

They have only met a few times face to face, but Wendy Crewson knows a lot about Anne McGrath. She studied her career history, scrutinized her strategic political moves, even learned her mannerisms. Crewson — known for her roles in Revenge and 24 and as the first lady in the blockbuster hit, Air Force One, alongside Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman — plays McGrath during her days as Jack Layton’s chief of staff, in Jack, the upcoming biopic about the late NDP leader.