The actor said he’s often typecast because of his appearance, which he feels limits him from landing more complex acting roles.
Lucas Bravo is more than just a good looking guy.
The French actor, 33, who stars as Gabriel in the Netflix hit Emily in Paris, recently opened up about fame during an interview with the Times, and shared his thoughts on being labeled a “heartthrob.”
“I’ve been working for this for ten years … feeling like you’re going in the right direction … Then I was just like a heartthrob overnight,” the model-turned-actor told the outlet. “I think being famous is the worst thing that can happen to you. It’s just smoke. It doesn’t mean anything.”
Bravo said he’s often typecast because of his appearance, which he feels limits him from landing more complex acting roles.
“You can’t be aesthetically beautiful, and be smart or have depth. I kept getting roles like the dumb gym teacher,” he explained. “It’s hard to break that image. I’m not complaining, of course, but it’s a reality.”
“I’m, like, this objectified overnight thing,” Bravo added.
Bravo also told the Times that the experience has made him “very self-aware,” explaining: “Because when you think about that word [heartthrob] and the people it encapsulates, you see always a healthy, good-looking, ripped person — and I’m not that.”
The actor currently stars opposite Lily Collins as her dreamy downstairs neighbor, chef Gabriel, in Emily in Paris.
Last year, he spoke to PEOPLE about his awkward adjustment to fame and being recognized in public while he was at a restaurant in Budapest.
“I think two women my age recognized me,” Bravo explained last October. “It was the first time, so I didn’t really know how to navigate this,” he continued, explaining that the women attempted a classic sneak attempt at a photo-op. “One of them just, you know, changed spots and sat with her back to me, and the other one took a picture of me.”
“You get self-conscious — it was the first time and I didn’t know where to go,” Bravo added. “And the weirdest thing happened. It was launch weekend [for Emily in Paris] so I was checking my Instagram and I was tagged in this Story. I looked at it and it was the video of them, so I saw myself having coffee from their perspective and it felt so meta. I was like, ‘Okay, wow, that’s a lot to take in.’ I mean, it’s flattering but at the same time it’s very strange.”
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