“Kevin doesn’t hate you,” Kate reassured him.
“Try lightening things up.”
“I love them like family,” says Zeile, 24.
Niles Fitch, Hannah Zeile, and Logan Shroyer on ‘This Is Us’.Ron Batzdorff/NBC
“We’ve been in a unique experience together.
We’re extremely close.”
“I joke that my memoir will be called ‘From Chipotle to the SAG Awards.'”
Hannah Zeile, Niles Fitch, Logan Shroyer, and Milo Ventimiglia on ‘This Is Us’.Ron Batzdorff/NBC
Those lenses sparked an unforeseen challenge when his character became a high school football star.
“I was running plays the best I could.
That was some of the first stunt activity I’ve ever done!”
Hannah Zeile, Logan Shroyer, Niles Fitch, and Mandy Moore on ‘This Is Us’.Ron Batzdorff/NBC
Fitch’s first stunt work involved what else?
the Pearson brothers fighting after a football game.
“And then Milo [Ventimiglia as Jack] yelled at us.”
Hannah Zeile, Logan Shroyer, Mandy Moore, amd Niles Fitch on ‘This Is Us’.Ron Batzdorff/NBC
“I’ve been blessed to be around some seriously great leaders in this industry,” says Shroyer.
“They showed me a terrified 17-year-old when I started the show how to figure everything out.”
“I’ve dealt with a lot of emotions, which has been challenging but really rewarding.”
Milo Ventimiglia as Jack on ‘This Is Us’.Ron Batzdorff/NBC
“To be in such a successful show and do it for as long as we I could.
That was some of the first stunt activity I’ve ever done!”
I guess that’s a compliment.
I was being too Niles," he laughs.
“The beauty of the flashback,” she smiles, “is that Jack lives on.”
Father knows best
Milo Ventimigilia(a.k.a.
the Pearson patriarch) has nothing but love for his TV kids.
Not surprisingly, all three cite their scenes with him as highlights.
Milo’s response:“We had so much fun that whole scene.
There was a lot of laughter in that.”
Niles’ most memorable moment:“When Randall goes to Howard.
Milo’s response:“Oh, man.
Niles is such a fantastic actor.
I think being out of L.A., he really had an opportunity to shine in that episode.”
Ken Olin was directing… and he and Milo were so encouraging.
It was a very defining moment in my life.”
Milo’s response:“I remember that day.
You saw a different light in his eyes.
He understood how connected you are to the words and the character and the experience.
That was the moment Logan truly became an actor.”
