Overview

• Nivola insists he secured his first film role in 2022’s White Noise through a high school drama teacher’s audition and his own initiative, rejecting any claim of parental help
• He left college after one semester despite his parents’ misgivings to devote himself fully to acting and prove his independence
• The 21-year-old warns that Hollywood’s data-driven decision-making stifles comedy by discouraging the necessary risk-taking for the genre
• He calls out veteran actors for using plastic surgery to play younger characters, arguing it blocks space for emerging talent
• Following the public reaction to his controversial White Lotus role, he’s moving beyond typecasting with offers for more mature parts including the comedy Driver’s Ed