If you've grown attached to the teen comedy "Awkward." -- airing Tuesdays on MTV -- you'll be glad to see a charming new face looking back at you this season.
Nolan Funk, the 26-year-old Vancouver native who shot to fame as Hunter Clarington on "Glee," has joined the cast of "Awkward." as mysterious new student Collin James. Sure, 26 seems a little old to be playing a high-school student, but that window closes pretty quickly, so why not take advantage of it while you still can?
Now in its third season, the show has been a hit with fans and critics alike, and Funk's role as a prep-school transfer student coincides with the arrival of Anthony Michael Hall ("The Breakfast Club," "Sixteen Candles") as crazy creative writing teacher Mr. Hart.
"I love the show; I think it's so smart, witty and cool," Funk tells Zap2it. "I just really wanted to be part of it.
Nolan Funk, the 26-year-old Vancouver native who shot to fame as Hunter Clarington on "Glee," has joined the cast of "Awkward." as mysterious new student Collin James. Sure, 26 seems a little old to be playing a high-school student, but that window closes pretty quickly, so why not take advantage of it while you still can?
Now in its third season, the show has been a hit with fans and critics alike, and Funk's role as a prep-school transfer student coincides with the arrival of Anthony Michael Hall ("The Breakfast Club," "Sixteen Candles") as crazy creative writing teacher Mr. Hart.
"I love the show; I think it's so smart, witty and cool," Funk tells Zap2it. "I just really wanted to be part of it.
- 5/14/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"Awkward" is getting two new additions for Season 3: Anthony Michael Hall, "Breakfast Club" alum, and Nolan Funk, best known as Warbler Hunter on "Glee," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Hall will play Mr. Hart, "a sadistic creative writing teacher" and an important part of Season 3, THR reports. Funk, meanwhile, will play Collin James, a confident new prep school transfer.
"The driving force of Season 3 will be 'Who do I want to be?' and making a choice in the decision of identity," "Awkward" creator Lauren Iungerich told The Hollywood Reporter.
In more casting news ...
"Scandal" star's husband is heading to the show. Adam Shapiro, who's married to Katie Lowes (Quinn Perkins/Lindsay Dwyer) from the series, will appear on the ABC drama. Considering the fact that Shapiro will play Lindsay's doomed boyfriend Jesse, who was killed years ago by a bomb Lindsay was accused of mailing, fans can expect to see Shapiro in flashbacks.
Hall will play Mr. Hart, "a sadistic creative writing teacher" and an important part of Season 3, THR reports. Funk, meanwhile, will play Collin James, a confident new prep school transfer.
"The driving force of Season 3 will be 'Who do I want to be?' and making a choice in the decision of identity," "Awkward" creator Lauren Iungerich told The Hollywood Reporter.
In more casting news ...
"Scandal" star's husband is heading to the show. Adam Shapiro, who's married to Katie Lowes (Quinn Perkins/Lindsay Dwyer) from the series, will appear on the ABC drama. Considering the fact that Shapiro will play Lindsay's doomed boyfriend Jesse, who was killed years ago by a bomb Lindsay was accused of mailing, fans can expect to see Shapiro in flashbacks.
- 1/9/2013
- by Jaimie Etkin
- Huffington Post
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