and forth between live theatre
and television. Many of the ac-
tors in The Nerd have appeared
on popular shows. For Hanlon,
switching between live theatre
to television and back isn’t as
difficult as it may sound.
“It’s two different techniques in
a lot of ways, but it’s still being
truthful as an actor and truthful
to what you’re saying,” he ex-
plained. “The more truthful you
are, the more believable com-
edy and the drama of whatever
you’re trying to do will be. I’ve
been very lucky that I’ve been
able to do both. I’m grateful for
that. Luckily the business has
sort of changed in the last 15
years to where they are giving
theatre actors the chance to be
on television again. And there
are so many more tv shows hap-
pening now than ever before. In
the ‘90s and early 2000s, it was
like ‘You’re a theatre actor, you
can’t do film and tv’ but now the
crossover is so much more. Plus
they’re often filming in New York
City, which is good for those of
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