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Michael Urie on His Emmy Nod, ‘Richard II’ and Possible ‘Ugly Betty’ Reboot


Michael Urie attends SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations Presents “Shrinking” at The Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists on June 07, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

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“Until there’s a level playing field, representation is important and does matter.”

Nearly 20 years after he shot to fame as Marc St. James on Ugly Betty, Michael Urie is celebrating a career high with his first-ever Emmy nomination for playing Brian in Apple TV+’s Shrinking. “I felt like I’ve had imposter syndrome for forever. Like before I even knew I wanted to be an actor, I thought I couldn’t, because who becomes actors? It just seemed so unattainable.” Now the actor gets texts from people like his co-star, Harrison Ford. “I mean, we don’t text that often, but when his name pops up, it is wild.” On Shrinking, Urie’s Brian is the best friend to Jason Segal’s Jimmy, a widower grieving the killing of his wife by a drunk driver, Louis [Brett Goldstein], who is introduced to the group of friends in season two. “It was such a moving thing to bring this character to the show and audacious [for a] comedy plot device, then they chose my character to be the one that brings them in.” As for the everlasting appeal of Ugly Betty, Urie says he’d “absolutely” do a reboot. “We all would. We’re all still super tight…. I think it would be really interesting.”

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Editor’s Note: This conversation has been edited and condensed for publication.

So congrats on your Emmy nomination for playing Brian on Shrinking. Your post reacting to your Emmy nomination went viral because it was screenshot of a text you received from your costar, Harrison Ford. So my first question to you is, what is it like to have Harrison Ford’s phone number?



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