EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Pope, the actor who found a breakout screen role as Archie Coleman in Ian Brennan and Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series Hollywood, has signed with WME for representation.Pope’s performance on the show, about a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Tinseltown trying to make it big, earned him an Emmy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Limited Series, as well as the African American Film Critics Association’s Breakout Performer Award.Pope was also recently seen on FX’s Emmy-nominated drama series, Pose, and has just wrapped filming the lead role in writer-director Elegance Bratton’s autobiographical drama The Inspection for A24.

He will next star as Sammy Davis Jr. in the recently announced feature Scandalous!, directed by three-time Emmy nominee Janet Mock (Pose, Hollywood), and has previously appeared in Regina King’s Oscar-nominated Amazon drama One Night in Miami…, among other projects.Pope made history in 2019 as the sixth person to earn two Tony Award nominations in the same season: Best Lead Actor in a Play for his Broadway debut in Tarrell Alvin McCraney’s Choir Boy, and Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for his Broadway musical debut as Eddie Kendricks in Ain’t Too Proud.

His role in the former production also earned him a Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut, along with an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination and a Drama League Award nomination.This winter, Pope will make his London theatrical debut starring as legendary artist Jean-Michel Basquiat opposite Paul Bettany as Andy Warhol in The Collaboration, which will explore the intimate friendship between the two prolific artists.

Emmy-Nominated ‘Hollywood’ Actor Jeremy Pope Signs With WME

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