Tillman plays Seth Milchick, the floor manager who is considered one of the show’s main antagonists, given his loyalty to the company, Lumon.<\/p>\n
Milchick’s Blackness was integral to the character’s storyline, Tillman said, adding that he hoped to portray the character as \u201ca man that was aware of his race and aware that he was in a place where he was one of few.\u201d<\/p>\n
The second season explored \u201chow race folds into the world of Lumon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never wanted to lose sight of that and I\u2019m grateful that I was a part of a team that also didn\u2019t want to lose sight of that,” Tillman said.<\/p>\n
Tillman studied medicine as an undergrad, before he found his passion for acting, a career that he was told \u201cleads to a dead end.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI was actually inspired at Xavier University by so many of my classmates who are now doctors and dentists, how they were pursuing the thing that they\u2019re passionate about, and I said, \u2018Well, if they can do that, why can\u2019t I do what I\u2019m passionate about?\u2019\u201d Tillman said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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