was going to be a tough sell — but he was more than ready to take on the dark side. And it's paid off so far, scoring him his second career Emmy nomination for the show's second season!The actor joined ET at the Banc of California Stadium — home to Los Angeles FC -- earlier this week to talk about the beloved Apple TV+ series, which cleaned up at last year's Emmys and is poised to make a solid run with their season 2 nominations this year, earning a total of 20 nods.On the show, Mohammed plays AFC Richmond kit man-turned-assistant coach Nate «The Great» Shelley, whose lovable demeanor took a «heel turn» in season 2, earning the actor his second consecutive Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.Mohammed shared that while fans may have been surprised by his character's season 2 shift, he knew it was coming when he took on the part. «I felt like I was in my comfort zone in season 1 with Nate,» the actor said of his character's first episodes, where he got close with Richmond's new coach, Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis), before becoming disillusioned with his cheery, positive coaching strategies. «I knew that heel turn was coming for a long time, even when we were filming season 1, so it's kind of drip-fed in there.
They did such a good job, the writers, of planting a few seeds.»«But this year, it was fun playing the Darth Vader, season 2, he added with a laugh.
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