One of the most appealing qualities of Stick is how it balances humor with genuinely moving moments. Working with creator Jason Keller, the writers, and the wider creative team, how collaborative has the experience been? Have you had opportunities to contribute your own perspective to Santi, and has there been a particular creative decision or experience that changed how you approached the character?

This group of people is a privilege to be around daily. Jason Keller and Chris Moynihan are bouncing boards for ideas I have with Santi. They always listen. Some are good ideas I have, some are bad, but they always listen. And I see it with everyone in the cast. They are fully open to new ideas. And yet, they know what they write is pretty damn good, and needs very little work to make it come alive – in terms of ideas coming from me as an actor. I’ve always understood what we were doing, and who my character was, because the writing was so good from the start. Sometimes, I think a line is really wrong and I’m convinced I have a better one in my head. But when they don’t budge and tell me to try their line, I learn. It actually then becomes a line that really surprises me as an actor. They’ve taught me that maybe the line that I think isn’t great, is actually a key to a door of potential discovery as an actor.