 In 2013, Kitsch starred in "The Grand Seduction", remake of Jean-François Pouliot's French-Canadian "La Grande Séduction" (2003) directed by Don McKellar, and another Peter Berg film, "Lone Survivor", based on Marcus Luttrell's book.He plays alongside Jim Parsons, Julia Roberts and Mark Ruffalo in Ryan Murphy's "The Normal Heart", which aired on HBO on May 25, 2014.Kitsch was in negotiations for the lead role in .