Colman Domingo still can’t believe he’s become a “54-year-old heartthrob,” all thanks to his role on Euphoria .
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The Emmy-winning actor, who plays Rue’s (Zendaya) sponsor Ali on the hit HBO series, recently opened up to Jessica Shaw on SiriusXM’s The Spotlight about this newfound attention he’s received from the younger generation.
“It’s really kind of incredible,” Domingo said. “They’re like, ‘Oh my god, Ali!’ And usually what’s so sweet, they look at me and they want me to be their big brother, their father figure, their counselor or something.”
However, the Rustin star admitted he’s also experienced some wilder run-ins with younger fans.
“I was literally driving down the 405 in L.A. and a group of young girls kept looking at me and my husband was like, ‘Those girls are looking at you. Is something wrong?'” he recalled of the encounter. “‘I don’t know,’ but they kept looking and then eventually, I waved, and then I literally heard [screams]. So I’m a 54-year-old heartthrob as well.”
“It’s happened,” Domingo quipped with a laugh. “I never knew it would happen, but it’s happened at the ripe old age of 54. Listen, as long as it happened at some point in my life, right?”
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The Fear the Walking Dead actor scored an Emmy in 2022 for best guest actor in a drama series for his performance as Ali on Euphoria .
Domingo is set to reprise his character for season three of the Sam Levinson-created drama, which is set to begin filming in January 2025 . But fans have long questioned if they’ll actually see a third season, as the HBO show has been hit with tragedy and trauma since the season two premiere in 2022.
Last year, Domingo also addressed rumors that Euphoria was a “toxic production,” saying that the claims made in a 2022 The Daily Beast exposé weren’t true.
“I’m not gonna invalidate [anyone’s] experience, but working in television is long hours,” he told The Independent in November 2023. “Sometimes you work up to 14 hours a day, and then you have to go home and prep. You have to really live and work in a very methodical way. A lot of young actors may not be up for the task or have that same work ethic.”
The actor continued, “I’ve been in this business for 32 years. I know what hard work is. So, when I heard those ‘reports’” — The Independent noted the actor did air quotes when he said reports — “I thought, ‘Where is this coming from? That’s just a normal work day.’ Be a professional.”
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