Race Eberhardt is starring in "Strait Undercover," an action film about a government agent exposing corrupt forces trying to put a small town farmer out of business. Eberhardt, 37, is now the first actor with Down syndrome to star in an action film, and he spoke alongside the film's director Ben Gonyo in an interview that aired on TODAY Jan. 29.

Actor Race Eberhardt is chasing after the bad guys and saving the day in a new movie called “Strait Undercover” — and he’s also making history as the first actor with Down syndrome to star in an action-comedy film.