Tramell Tillman has been a clear standout in “Severance” since the show premiered in 2022.
Now the actor, who plays fan-favorite character Seth Milchick, has made history with his first Emmys win.
Tillman, 40, wins the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series.
He is both the first Black actor and first openly gay Black actor to win the category.
Tillman receives the honor for playing Milchick, the manager of the “severed” floor in the series, known for his good diction, commitment to his company and rousing office dance parties.
“You remember what you wanna remember, you make time for what you wanna make time for,” the actor said, accepting the Emmy at Sunday’s ceremony. “Do the work, show up. And most importantly, for the love of God, don’t embarrass me in public.”
It was soon apparent he was quoting someone very important in his life.
“My first acting coach was tough, y’all,” Tillman said. “But all great mothers all.”
With that, the camera turned to his mother in the audience, who was visibly overcome with emotion.
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“Momma, you were there for me when no one else was and no one else would show up,” he said. “Your love and kindness stays with me. And this is for you. Thank you to the Academy. I am full, I am humbled, I am honored, and as my momma would say, ‘Wheww! Look at God!.’”
Tramell’s co-stars, Zach Cherry (Dylan G./Dylan George), who hails from Trenton and Princeton, and John Turturro (Irving B./Irving Bailiff), were also nominated in the supporting actor category for their work in the show’s second season.
“Severance,” which films in New Jersey, received the most Emmy nominations of any show this year, with 27.
The show, whose home base in Jersey is Bell Works in Holmdel — the former Bell Labs campus is the imposing corporate setting for Lumon Industries — received its second nomination for outstanding drama series.
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Nominated alongside Tillman, Cherry and Turturro: stars Adam Scott (Mark S./Mark Scout — for lead actor), Britt Lower (Helly R./Helena Eagan — for lead actress) and Patricia Arquette (Harmony Cobel — for supporting actress).
Lower won her first Emmy directly after Tillman.
At the Creative Arts Emmys, Merritt Wever, who plays Gretchen George (wife of “outie” Dylan George), won the Emmy for outstanding guest actress in a drama series.
Other “Severance” nominees in the guest actress category were nominees Jane Alexander (Celestine “Sissy” Cobel) and Gwendoline Christie (Lorne).
Both Ben Stiller and Jessica Lee Gagné were nominated for directing, and series creator Dan Erickson was nominated for writing.
Stiller, Erickson and the “Severance” cast were back at Bell Works in April for a “for your consideration” Emmys event. The Jersey building was decorated with Lumon Industries props and sets and fans were invited to the surprise display.
At the Creative Arts Emmys, the show also won the Emmy for sound mixing for a one-hour comedy or drama series, a win for Maplewood’s Jacob Ribicoff and Bergenfield and Northvale’s George Lara.
“Severance” also won the Emmys for outstanding title design; production design for a narrative contemporary program; cinematography for a one-hour series; and music composition for a series.
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