![]() That changed when he landed the role of Ziggy on HBO's Big Little Lies. Now, the son of actor Euan Morton and theater producer Lee Armitage fronts his own series as a child version of Jim Parsons' Big Bang Theory character on spinoff Young Sheldon, one of CBS' top-rated comedies. My advice for adults "Don't use your phone too much." Lin-Manuel Miranda and Sir Ian McKellen." How I celebrated landing my first big role "Jumped up and down." When he's not acting, he's practicing his "amateur magician" skills. What other kids don't get about being an actor "That we aren’t actually our character."īasco makes her film debut in February, donning Batgirl's mantle opposite Margot Robbie in Warner Bros.' DC movie Birds of Prey. Though the role likely won't showcase her singer-songwriter skills (she plays guitar, piano and ukulele), her hip-hop dance training will come into play for combat choreography. ![]() My advice for adults "Don't be so serious." How I spent my first acting paycheck "I put it into my college fund." I’m dying to work with … "Sandra Oh and Awkwafina." I’ve been most starstruck by … "Tom Holland."įavorite thing to do in my trailer on-set "Play my ukulele and sing songs." Movie that made me want to act " The Goonies." Basco, the niece of Hook star Dante Basco (see page 80), has also guested on Veep and Grey's Anatomy. Movie I'd love to star in "A remake of The Breakfast Club."īlackk and Harris garnered critical acclaim for their roles as Kevin Richardson and Antron McCray on Ava DuVernay's When We See Us, whose Emmy nominations include a supporting nod for Blackk (nephew of Orange Is the New Black star Samira Wiley). "We all knew When They See Us was bigger than any of us," says the Texas-born Harris, who in addition to appearing on Castle Rock and in the Think Like a Man films, hopes to explore producing, writing and directing with some guidance from Ava DuVernay along the way. “She really is such an important figure in my life right now,” he says. Blackk, who made his debut in DuVernay's limited series, first became interested in acting after starring as Mowgli in a junior production of The Jungle Book. The pair agree that they've found a brotherhood through the show. "Telling these men's truths made our bond so tight and it's something I wouldn't give up for the world," Blackk says. Both were nervous to meet their onscreen counterparts, but at this point they text with them on a regular basis. "He's a part of me now," Harris says of McCray, while Richardson sent Blackk a "Wow" after his nomination was announced. Every time I see him onscreen he just shines." Harris: "I chose acting really early on, but I really wanted to kick it into gear after I saw Creed."īlackk: "Timothée Chalamet. ![]()
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