Aug 22, 2017
Tommy Dewey may seem casually cool and like he has it all
figured out in this business, but it took "letting go" of
perfection to land the jobs on CASUAL and THE MINDY PROJECT that
made him feel like he could truly relax and embrace a fully
realized character. A collegiate track runner at Princeton
University, Tommy had big plans for Wall Street signing up for the
LSAT twice. On hiatus from a stress fracture, Tommy accepted a
challenge to audition for the two coveted spots in Princeton's
improv troupe. No acting experience, but a innate sense of
comedic timing and his sports driven ambitious nature landed him
one of the two coveted roles out of 100 actors. Tommy not
only secured the spot in the group, he eventually was the troupe's
director and writer. Law School was still waiting for Tommy,
but Tommy challenged himself with a summer intensive at RODA and
now attributes his success to his fall back plan being writing.
Yes, this guy can write! Tommy took a year off of
acting to create and run the writer's room for his own show "Sons
of Tucson." Listen in to hear how Tommy deals with nerves,
how he runs a casting session for his shows, what really gets you
the job, how to stay in the game and how his back up plan now is
writing.