AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Myha’la doesn't take being #1 on the call sheet for granted
Myha’la is best known for playing a steely, manipulative investment banker on HBO‘s “Industry.”
NEW YORK (AP) — Myha’la is best known for playing a steely, manipulative investment banker on HBO's “Industry,” so the thought of her breaking into song seems antithetical.
Yet the graduate of Carnegie Mellon’s prestigious drama school says when she told friends and former acting teachers she landed a starring role in the series, they assumed it was a stage comedy or musical.
“Nobody saw this trajectory for me. Not even me,” Myha’la told The Associated Press. “This has actually been sort of like a very happy accident and surprise that I have any career at all in TV/film. But I really, really love it and I think I’m more suited for it than I thought.”
Although “Industry” has been around since 2020, it’s this year’s third season that has received the most attention. Myha’la sees this year as the cast and creators’ “collective breakthrough,” but it’s her own work to find vulnerability in the unshakable, calculating, risk-loving Harper Stern that makes her one of The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of 2024.
