Don’t Forget About: Colman Domingo on ‘Euphoria’ for Guest Actor in a Drama Series Emmy
14.06.2022 - 19:33
/ variety.com
Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Euphoria” has come to be known for its over-the-top, well, everything. But one actor on the show who has managed to bring a grounded realness to every scene he is in is Colman Domingo.Domingo, who plays the guest star role of Rue’s sponsor Ali, says Zendaya has told him how thankful she is when it’s time to work with him, as the scenes with him are so different than others she does on the series.“It’s not as wild and colorful and glitzy,” Domingo tells Variety.
“You can actually take a breath. And I know that that’s part of the function of Ali … I come in to serve a purpose and the purpose is some moments of grace, of levity, of interrogation, of honesty.”Domingo views Ali as a “moral compass” on the hit HBO show, on which he occupies a unique role.
Not only is Ali one of the few adults seen with any regularity, but he is the only one who is not a parent to one of the show’s characters. But Domingo says that he sees his character as a surrogate father to Rue.
“He’s providing the need, the thing that she needs, but he’s also getting something out of it, because he didn’t have a relationship with his two daughters,” he says.The revelation that Ali has two estranged daughters added a new dimension to his character in Season 2. Ali opens up to Rue about his own failings as a father and husband after his addictions led him to become abusive, something he swore he would never do after his childhood experiences with his own father.Domingo says he has made several private decisions about the character’s backstory beyond what is on the page to better inform his performance, but having Ali’s past spelled out in the show has only made him appreciate the character even more.Season 2 saw Ali expand his
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