Matt Berry has been a fixture in British comedy for two decades, thanks to memorable roles in series such as “The IT Crowd”, “Garth Marenghi's Darkplace”, “Snuff Box” and “Toast of London”.
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And while he has appeared in other American productions before, it is his role as Laszlo Cravensworth in the FX comedy “What We Do in the Shadows” that has earned him recognition overseas, including his first Emmy nomination for actor in a comedy series.
Berry is more than just an actor, though. He’s also an incredibly gifted musician, with nearly a dozen albums to his name. So perhaps it’s fitting that he learned about his Emmy nomination while he was in the studio working on his latest album.
"I was playing drums and I could tell there was something wrong with the phone because it jumped across the table," Berry says. "Honestly, I didn't remember that was the day [the nominations] were going to be announced, so I didn't know why the phone jumped."
