Malin Akerman says moving from Los Angeles to Connecticut has given her 13-year-old son the kind of outdoorsy childhood she had hoped for. The change, she said, feels a little like going back to the 1950s—and she loves it.
On the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Akerman described her son as a nature-loving kid. She recalled asking her husband what he and their son were doing, only to hear that the boy had been out for hours with neighborhood friends, riding bikes with fishing rods and visiting local ponds.
“It is a dream,” said Akerman, 48. When host Alexandra Cooper observed that her son didn’t seem like a child who spent much time on a tablet, Akerman said that was exactly what she and her husband had wanted. She added that she can still head into New York when she wants a change of pace.
Akerman grew up in Canada and worked as a model before moving into acting. She shares her son with her first husband, Italian musician Roberto Zincone. In 2018, she married British actor Jack Donnelly.
Her breakthrough came in 2007, when she starred opposite Ben Stiller in the Farrelly brothers’ comedy “The Heartbreak Kid.” She later appeared in films and television projects including “27 Dresses,” “Watchmen,” “Rock of Ages” and “Billions.”
More recently, Akerman starred opposite Brittany Snow in the Netflix drama “The Hunting Wives,” playing Margo Banks, a wealthy and manipulative character. The show’s second season is scheduled to premiere Nov. 26.
