Domhnall Gleeson contacted Steve Carell before signing up to star in The Paper
The Paper star Domhnall Gleeson has revealed that he reached out to Steve Carell before agreeing to join the cast of The Office spin-off.
Domhnall Gleeson contacted Steve Carell before signing up to star in The Paper.
The 42-year-old actor stars in The Office US spin-off as Ned Sampson, the editor-in-chief of the Toledo Truth-Teller newspaper, and explained how he got in touch with Carell – who starred as Michael Scott in the American take on Ricky Gervais' sitcom.
Domhnall recalled: "I dropped him a line because I value his opinion as an artist and as a great person. He said, 'It'd be mad not to work with (The Office executive producer) Greg Daniels if you had the opportunity.'"
The Harry Potter star confessed that he was hesitant about starring in The Paper because he was an avid watcher of The Office.
Gleeson said: "I was a big fan, which made me slightly apprehensive about tackling something adjacent to the universe."
The Paper premiered on Peacock earlier this week and Domnhall accepts the "inevitable comparisons" that will be made to The Office – although it has emerged that the comedy has already been renewed for a second season.
