Rob Lathan hadn\u2019t done much acting since he moved back to his hometown of Atlanta from New York in 2014. Instead, he focused on spending time with his wife and two kids while working at his <\/b>stable customer management job at a software company.<\/p>\n
But in 2024, TV executive producer Anthony King remembered Lathan\u2019s work 15 years earlier with New York City improv troupe Upright Citizens Brigade and called him to audition for Season 2 of the Emmy-nominated Amazon hit \u201cJury Duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n yruJ\u201c htiw tahw sesu gnikcirt ot gnikniht eht ralimis seires desaeler raluger yltnecer .laer nosrep gnihton ekil yruj si si otni mih sah gnineppah ,ytud od :tiecnoc tub dnuora lautca a a nosaeS \u201d,taerteR :stneserP ytuD debbuD etaroproC ,1 <\/p>\n \u201d.oreh\u201c dlrow gnitcepsusnu nwonknu ot eht eht eht wohs tnediser ylevitaler fo dedeen llif lanoitcif nur-ylimaf tsac .ssenisub sa elbaima osla srotca ehT eessenneT ecuaS \u2019nikcoR namroN gniK toH s\u2019amdnarG tuB ynohtnA <\/p>\n Atlanta actor Rob Lathan (left) with the “Jury Duty: Corporate Retreat” temp Anthony Norman, who was the only non-actor on camera during the season and learned this only when it ended. (Courtesy of Rob Lathan)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n eht\u201c \u201d.weiv euqinu ot hcus yllacificeps tniop fo tsom dah tegrof elicaf etaerc t\u2019ndluoc ydemoc errazib .stib ytiliba a s\u2019nahtaL gniK eH <\/p>\n<\/article>\n kciuq\u201c ohw desu .pu ot eht eht eht tnelat hcus egnarts stlits egats yllacificeps rekaeps edils .wohs loohcs dias dellacer gniyalp gniyalp pep eno no no lanoitavitom denael otni hgih eh \u201dsdnah ekaf cirtcele gnirud edud gniod did sretcarahc tib ecneidua ta sa a a a thgirpU nahtaL nahtaL eH snezitiC ,edagirB <\/p>\n<\/article>\n skeew ot evitroppus gnicruos lareves ecuas yalp reganam tfel ni toh sih rof ylimaf ekaf ynapmoc ,tsac ssob ta dna a a ecnO soL nahtaL .selegnA <\/p>\n laerruS\u201c tI\u201c .dias ytinutroppo ecno \u201d,em emitefil ni rof \u201d.snoitatcepxe dnoyeb emaceb dna a a nahtaL <\/p>\n ohw ot elgnis ykriuq srecudorp ,ytilanosrep ro ton ton detsefni-dlom yam yam nam gnivil :elytsefil .boj ni fi sih sih sih doog tif dengised retcarahc eb ta tnemtrapa lautca a a ehT s\u2019nahtaL <\/p>\n The cast of “Jury Duty Presents: Corporate Retreat” on Amazon includes (from left) Stephanie Hodge, Jim Woods Atlanta’s Rob Lathan and Emily Pendergast. (Courtesy of Amazon)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n uoY\u201c boR\u201c rednow gniraew ,ycnacav siht siht .ereht gnihtemos \u201d.trams yas .dias si fi ll\u2019eh eh godgnah taerg ylemertxe \u201d,noisserpxe ydobme nac lla nehT gniK<\/p>\n<\/article>\n \u2015 \u2015 revetahw saw .pu eht eht eht eht erus emas laer srecudorp srecudorp ytilanosrep nosrep fo eman edam nwonk sih sih eh dah dekooc retcarahc esuaceb sa sa dna na maglama lautca degdelwonkca rehtO nahtaL ynohtnA <\/p>\n s\u2019eH\u201c htiw esohw pu pu \u201d,repins dias snoitaler reganam gnikooh dedne remotsuc ydemoc ,retcarahc ssertca a ,tsagredneP ,nosrettaP rehtO ylimE .ynohtnA ymA <\/p>\n gniruD\u201c saw yeht ,ereht neht eht kcuts gnihtemos os yas ,sweivretni ni d\u2019eh eh puorg \u201d.ynnuf gnikaerf tegrof .kcab d\u2019eW boR <\/p>\n nehW\u201c nehw erew ew t\u2019nsaw yeht meht gniyalp elpoep no fo setunim ssendnik ni woh d\u2019eh eh dah latnemadnuf evif \u201d.gnileef ,emitnwod kcehc ksa dna osla derimda ehS rehtO s\u2019nahtaL .ynohtnA<\/p>\n In group interviews, the producers strategically placed Atlanta actor Rob Lathan’s character, “Other Anthony,” behind everyone else. (Courtesy of Amazon)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n saw saw saw ot eht eht llams ,wohs gnitoohs tes seires detpircs dias srecudorp trap no fo ton lamron tegdub-wol retal eh dah rof ).deloof erusne yratnemucod yletelpmoc ynapmoc .sessenisub deveileb esuaceb sa a a a a sihT namroN namroN(<\/p>\n dluow yhw hcihw erew skeew saw ,pu ,detcepxenu ot ot kniht yeht eht eht eht tneps os dewohs lareves stpircs eraperp rehto eno emitgnol gninrael wonk si vorpmi .lufpleh dah gnitteg rof .seeyolpme dnuorgkcab rehtona dna dna osla srotca yehT namroN namroN s\u2019nahtaL nahtaL erofeB <\/p>\n boR\u201c I\u201c .esrow dekrow krow htiw ohw tahw ew saw saw yrt ot ot ot wohemos erecnis selas dias melborp deyalp ylrevo teltuo no fo esion reven \u201d.ybraen gnitekram reganam ekam edam ti ti ti ti ni \u201d,vorpmi mih d\u2019eh taerg og xif ekaf od did dluoc esac aremac tub tub dnuorgkcab sa dna dna a a tsoM .zenitraM etaK ,zednanreH acirE ynohtnA <\/p>\n erehw saw saw ot sgniht eht eht hcus egnarts gnihcooms snoitautis selas .tnaruatser srecudorp evitisop decalp seitinutroppo no fo reven gnitekram reganam ;sekoj ,daetsni ni ,mih mih deneppah evag .ecrof gnihctac ttub eb sa dnuora dna a a nosaeS dlanoR rehtO namroN namroN ekiL ,neddalG ynohtnA taymA s\u20191 <\/p>\n sreweiv tohs ,seires sweiver deviecer evar no ylegral ni morf scitirc ta dna .seotamoT ehT nettoR hcnaR kaO ,slliH noynaC ,ainrofilaC aruogA <\/p>\n<\/article>\n Rob Lathan with his wife, Niki; son, Eli; and daughter, Louise at a Braves game in 2024. (Courtesy of Rob Lathan)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n gnihcti\u201c htiw saw ot ot ereht eht eht .erehps dias cilbup trap edistuo fo efil \u201dni sih mih eh eh sah yppah teg ,eye tnemniatretne neeb kcab dettimda a nahtaL hguohtlA <\/p>\n ehT\u201c ehT\u201c yruJ\u201c dekrow hcihw stev owt loohcs srecudorp etavirp no fo ni stsaob dednetta ta sa dna .smula osla ,retsnimtseW \u201dtaerteR :stneserP tnomdeiP \u201deciffO )\u201d.eciffO )enolaM nahtaL latipsoH smleH dE ytuD etaroproC nairB nroB )dranreB rentragmuaB atnaltA ,5791 niveK( ,yllatnedicnioC( ydnA(<\/p>\n retsnimtseW\u201c I\u201c tey dluow tuohtiw ew saw saw .ot ot eht gniklat emos ylwols kcithcs .dias \u201d.elpoep elpoep .ffo fo fo ton erom gninaem elttil daetsni ni ereh tnorf bmud od detaerc elbatrofmoc ,snaidemoc nwolc ssalc deerb emaceb eb ta .seilbmessa \u201d,era syawla a nahtaL d\u2019I I I 01 000,1 <\/p>\n gnikrow elihw hcihw erehw koot ot eht eht pu-dnats edis no gnivom etal sboj ni ni ,vorpmi eh eh eh derevocsid did yad sessalc erofeb dna .gnisitrevda gnitnuocca ,kroY weN nI atnaltA ,s0991 <\/p>\n<\/article>\n roF\u201c dnA\u201c ,owt eht .dias \u201d.htap ,eno ffo reven ym elttil etal ni eh tog .tnemniatretne ydemoc nac kaerb \u201d,remoolb gib netaeb eb a a a m\u2019I eH <\/p>\n yruJ\u201c krow lliw ot ot erus .modrats draobgnirps deusrup ton .sboj boj t\u2019nsi sih sah seunitnoc eb dna ylevitca gnitca a nahtaL eH \u201dytuD 5-ot-9<\/p>\n bmud\u201c yruJ\u201c krow \u201dsoediv ot ot ot eht .tekramrepus pu-dnats hcteks toohs dias nruter dezingocer tnecer .stsacdop snalp no no yllacol lacol deripsni sih mih mih eh tog emag ecneirepxe ydemoc ta dna dna dna dna osla osla a koTkiT tI .margatsnI eH skwaH \u201dytuD tuB atnaltA<\/p>\n yruJ\u201c ,dnekeew ot ot ot eht pmuts etomorp srecudorp .snoitanimon rof welf stneve drawa dnetta sa dna rotca revO soL nahtaL ymmE \u201dytuD selegnA <\/p>\n fO\u201c eH\u201c !seY\u2018 ,efiw ot teews os ,dias dias em s\u2019ti si fi fi sih eh \u201d,seog esruoc ksa syawla .ikiR KO I \u201d\u2019!oG <\/p>\n<\/article>\n![\"Atlanta](\"https:\/\/images.ajc.com\/resizer\/v2\/HU5M4SPILVA35A7ICOSPN6XY7Q.jpeg?auth=21aea2dcac2a452dfe7086682c6264773a4b79a638c1ff7ed317def72f275096&width=3840&height=2880&smart=true\"\/)
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