Angus Cloud was born and raised in California, which seems like the prime location to start an acting career. But it wasn’t California where the “Euphoria” actor got scouted — and he wasn’t pursuing such a career. Cloud told GQ that he was simply walking the streets in Manhattan when a casting director spotted him. “I was confused and didn’t want to give her my number. I thought it was a scam,” he said. Even Cloud’s friend thought the whole thing was a scam, and when the casting director tried to recruit him, too, he refused, per i-D. Luckily, for Cloud, he decided to take the leap of faith and give his number to the casting agent.
It wasn’t until he found out more about the role that it started to make sense why they chose him of all people. He told i-D, “Then they brought me back in and they showed me the role, and it made more sense. Because in my mind I was like, they stopped me because I look like I could be a star? Then I’m like, no, it’s because I look like I could be a drug dealer.”
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Whatever drew the casting director to Cloud, fans are thankful.
