Even Tramell Tillman Is ‘Scared’ of His ‘Severance’ Character Milchick: ‘Who the Hell Is That Guy Who Has My Face?’

Tramell Tillman isn’t shying distant from giving his each to playing Mr. Milchick successful “Severance.” The scene-stealer (who besides appeared successful nan now-viral submarine series of “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning”) told Backstage that his chap “Severance” co-stars find his characteristic Milchick “very scary.” At times, Tillman doesn’t moreover admit himself onscreen.

“Based connected accounts from Ben [Stiller], Dan [Erickson], and my chap formed members, they don’t really messiness pinch me. I’ve been told I’m very scary erstwhile I’m successful Milchick mode,” Tillman said. “When they yell, ‘Cut!’ and there’s a abstraction for air, I’m capable to region and look astatine nan playback, because I study by watching. There are times erstwhile I do astonishment myself. I scare myself erstwhile I watch scenes from nan first 2 seasons and think, Who nan hellhole is that feline who has my face?”

To hole to play nan Lumon executive, Tillman dove into some quality documentaries and cult docuseries to equilibrium nan “animalistic” movements pinch Milchick’s devotion to nan company.

“I would watch quality documentaries for illustration ‘Planet Earth’ and really study nan birds and mammals and reptiles, and conscionable commencement allowing my imagination to really explode,” he said. “I was like, Is Milchick a snake? Is he much of a raccoon? Is he an eagle? I conscionable really had nosy uncovering ways to incorporated that animalistic behaviour and fusing it pinch nan intentions and motivations of nan character.” 

Tillman continued of nan cult docs too, “There was a behaviour I noticed: a conviction, a devotion, almost a selflessness. It’s not only a committedness to nan cult’s ideals, but a committedness to its leadership. There isn’t a full batch of abstraction for these followers to mobility nan leadership. That was a really powerful trait I could transportation distant pinch Milchick; and it’s truthful different from myself, because I inquire questions often.”

And Tillman is still figuring retired what Milchick stands for astatine Lumon: “I still person truthful galore questions astir Milchick,” he said. “I don’t deliberation he ever leaves me. This feline lives pinch me. I won’t beryllium capable to put him down until I fig him out.”