Love/Hate star Robert Sheehan has revealed how he missed out on a huge TV role due to mismanagement by his then American agent.
The Misfits actor reveals how he was cast and then uncast in upcoming prequel series Fear The Walking Dead.
While still adjusting to LA life, the 25-year-old was offered a major part in the “really, really big televisual project”.
LA life: Robert reveals he was up for a major TV role when he moved to LA | VIPIRELAND.COM
Eager to have Robert on board, the show’s creator met with him and offered to collaborate with the actor on the character and storyline.
Agreeing to the project, the Portlaoise native was just allowing himself to picture his new life as huge TV star in the States when it all went horribly wrong.
“My agent – who is not my agent anymore – took this to mean that now, we could do whatever the f**k we wanted.
Missing out: Robert reveals that he missed out on a huge TV part because of his then agent | VIPIRELAND.COM
“They were really, overly aggressive in the negotiation with the network, and long story short, f***ed up the negotiation,” he told Hot Press magazine.
“I found out later the organisation felt they had no other option than to stop even trying to talk to my representation and had to hire somebody else.
“I thought, Dear God. It was a really frightening moment, because I went from looking at the next four years of my life, to realising that my agent, who I had trusted with my job, had just completely f***ed me over.
Frightening: Robert admits when he found out about his agent’s negotiations he was worried | VIPIRELAND.COM
Speaking to Hot Press, the TV star likened the experience to “an abusive relationship”.
“I was talking to my U.K. agent who was saying ‘They really f****ed up, we should consider leaving’ and I was like ‘But they’re a big name, do we really have a choice?’
“She had to literally tell me ‘You always have a choice.’
Shocked: Robert couldn’t believe when his then agent messed up negotiations| VIPIRELAND.COM
“We tried to get them to explain themselves and they wouldn’t – there’s a lot of megalomaniacs out here who never have to explain themselves – and I just had this shock of ‘You’ve had my career in your hands.’
“So I sacked them immediately. That was really disappointing, and scary, because out here you’re just in the hands of these lunatic egomaniac agents, particularly the corporate ones, who base their model on Wall Street.
“You’re just a stock, it’s very inhumane how they work out here,” the actor said.
