Jeff Hiller Lands Emmy Nom for 7-Minute Pluribus Role
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- Jeff Hiller earned an Emmy nomination for his roughly seven-minute performance as hive mind member Larry in Apple TV's sci-fi series 'Pluribus,' specifically the Season 1 episode 'Please, Carol.'
- Hiller told The Daily Show that many viewers have compared his character to ChatGPT, even though he was 'trying to convey extreme love' for Rhea Seehorn's Carol Sturka.
- Hiller noted the comparison was unintentional because the episode was filmed 'kind of before ChatGPT was ubiquitous,' adding: 'Sometimes you aim for one target, you hit another.'
- Hiller joked 'I'm not gonna win' and offered his imagined acceptance speech: 'This one makes more sense. Suck it!'
- 'Pluribus' centers on romance author Carol (Seehorn), one of the few people immune to an extraterrestrial virus that turned the rest of the world into a blissfully content hive mind called 'the Others,' and she questions Larry about what they want.
- Hiller won his first Emmy last year — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series — for playing Joel in the third and final season of HBO's 'Somebody Somewhere.'
- Vince Gilligan is the creator of 'Pluribus,' reuniting with Seehorn, his former 'Better Call Saul' star.
Why it matters: Jeff Hiller's seven-minute guest turn on Apple TV's 'Pluribus' earned an Emmy nomination despite — and arguably because of — viewers reading his performance as ChatGPT-like, an irony the actor himself flagged since the episode was filmed before ChatGPT went mainstream. The recognition extends his momentum a year after he won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for HBO's 'Somebody Somewhere.'
