Before breaking big, '3 Body Problem' star Jovan Adepo had dreams of playing professional sports, until Viola Davis' sister intervened. In this video, Adepo talks to EW’s Editor-in-Chief Patrick Gomez about how a chance meeting after a church play led to his introduction to Viola Davis. Taped live at Netflix FYSEE’24
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00:00And if the internet's, at least we believe, Viola is somebody that you reached out to
00:04and was really helpful in the beginning.
00:07She was. She was 100% a foundational element in the beginning of my career,
00:12her and her husband Julius. I met them through her sister,
00:16because her sister was in Maryland with me, which is where I grew up,
00:20and she saw me do a church play.
00:22At the time, I was completely invested in playing sports.
00:25I was in high school, going into college and played college football.
00:28But in my mind, I was the only person that felt like I was going to go pro,
00:32not realizing that I was like a bench warmer, which is still,
00:36I mean, I went to college to play ball, so it's like that's an achievement,
00:39but I wasn't playing.
00:40And she was like, well, her sister, Viola's sister was like,
00:43well, you did great in this play.
00:45If you ever want to get into acting, I know someone who can give you advice.
00:48And I was like, ma'am, I'll be playing on Sundays.
00:51You'll see me on Sundays. Thank you, but no thank you.
00:53And she was like, well, that doesn't work out.
00:56Then I think you have a knack for this,
00:59and I can introduce you to someone, and that ended up being her sister, Viola.