Kyle Schmid Instagram – I walked into my wardrobe fitting on our first day. A lovely woman sat across from me. We discussed the character and quickly came to realize we were on the same page. With that, I tried some of our choices on. A slight trembling in her voice she said, “You look like some of the guys I went to school with.” I walked and talked figuring out what he felt like in these clothes. I turned to her taking in her silence. It was clear I had hit a cord so I tried to make a joke to ease the tension. We talked at length of her childhood experience. The next day, we had a read through. I met the lovely, @abbienormal9 @aishtray @blainekerniii and the rest of our team. We had our read and a silence fell over the room. It was heavy, heavier than anything I’d ever done before. We discussed the tone, and the weight of it all when someone mused that I had been the “guy from Cheetah Girls”, a @disney movie of the week I had done as a teenager. This broke the ice. This became our on going joke on set when things became too dark, our “life raft” of sorts. When I wrapped this character, I had never been more grateful to leave one behind. For weeks there was a toxicity that followed me around. Despite my efforts to act in real life as it’s polar opposite it was a shadow. This horrendous behaviour and view of human beings sadly still exists in the world. I experienced the harsh effects of it daily on set with the phenomenal crew and courageous cast. Thank you all for your bravery in telling such a deeply striking story. If you’re interested, Accused is on @foxtv and @hulu streaming. Peace.