‘Beef’ Breakout Young Mazino Signs With M88 (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAngelique Jackson On the heels of a breakthrough role in Netflix and A24’s “Beef,” actor Young Mazino has signed with M88 for representation.
The Korean American actor stars in the dramedy series as Paul Cho, the crypto-investing younger brother of Danny (Steven Yeun), whose road rage incident with a woman named Amy Lau (Ali Wong) marks the show’s central “beef.” With Danny and Amy unable to move past their vitriolic interaction, Paul finds himself increasingly embroiled in their drama to a dangerous end.
Strong reviews for Mazino’s performance amid the buzz for the show — which premiered at SXSW before launching on Netflix last month — have put him in the mix for his first Emmy nomination (in the outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or TV movie category). “Internally and emotionally, he feels like he’s still a little kid,” Mazino told Variety about creating the character, who is the striking combination of an aimless nerd in a brawny body. “He still feels like he’s not where he wants to be.
I tried to emphasize that in his posture and his body language.” Born and raised in Maryland, Mazino is a classically-trained musician, who made the move to New York City in 2014 to attend the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.
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