Your first IMDb credit was the role of Andy on “Gilmore Girls.” What do you remember about it?



I submitted for it myself. I just sent in an envelope with my headshot and resume, and the casting director called me back surprisingly, like one in a million [chance] ... She asked to speak with my agent, and I told her I didn’t have one. She was like, “OK. How did you send this?” I was like, “I saw it online.” And she said, “Well, you seem very interesting. Why don’t you give me a call sometime when you get an agent.” I told her, “It’s a really small role. We probably could just knock it out. I don’t see why I need an agent for this.” She just laughed, and we went on and on. I tried my best to be charming, and she laughed a few times, enough to say, “All right. Come in.” And I went in there and got Taft Hartleyed [a way for actors who are not SAG members to gain admission to the actors’ union] the next day because I found out that I got the role, which was huge. The next day, I had a manager, an agent, and my first gig in Hollywood.