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One fan noted in an X comment that, no matter what part he played, his performance was captivating.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

The Swiss actor Stefan Kurt, best-known here for his work with Robert Wilson, was captivating as Albin, the drag queen who performs as Zaza.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2023

It was captivating, but also curiously detaching to watch this creature behave just like me.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2023

He was captivating in the 2019 Hilary Duff-led film "The Haunting of Sharon Tate," a film he seems surprised I have seen.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2022

If it was to be as fine a performance as on the previous evening, the prospect was captivating.

From Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 by Kock, Charles Paul de