Connor talks with six actors who were cast in roles on NBC's The Blacklist that he also auditioned for. The Blacklist List #410 - "Rafa" (Jimmie Saito) #417 - "Bobby J" (Bruce Faulk) #501 - "Hawkins" (Aida Turturro) #513 - "Forensics Investigator Muncie" (Neal Lerner) #521 - Julius Hannelore (Jeffrey Bean) #603 - Reggie Deeks (Alex Breaux) Episode Transcript Follow the show @deadeyespodcast Advertise on Dead Eyes via Gumball.fm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Okay, im going to start out by telling you the ending first.
In 2021, I was cast in a small speaking role on NBC's the Blacklist.
At the time, I had never seen a single episode of the show.
All I knew about it was that it stars James Spader and that he wears a hat.
So to prepare for my episode, I decided to watch all of it.
And if you've ever binge watched nearly eight full seasons of a network tv drama, it's an intense experience.
In this case, it's a pretty dark show with an almost disorienting number of twists and turns along the way.
But I think my watchthrough was probably a little different from anyone else's because as I watched it every now and then I'd recognize snippets of dialogue or a scene or character would seem a little too familiar, and then it would dawn on me.
It was a role I'd been up for.
Eventually, I went back and searched through my old emails for blacklist auditions and confirmed that I had auditioned for the show six times for six different characters, and I was rejected six times.