One of the more pared-back moments in ‘Overcompensating’ (
@overcompensating ), a show that’s so gleefully, unapologetically over-the-top, comes when Benny—the main character played by Benito Skinner (
@bennydrama7 ), a closeted college freshman who is still grappling with his gay identity—first locks eyes with Miles. In the middle of a cringey freshman orientation routine, Benny spots the mysterious Miles sauntering across campus with a backpack slung over his shoulder and a hint of a smile flickering across his face. Miles walks across with such soft magnetism that, just like Benny, you can’t help but stop and stare. He’s the ultimate Brown boy sex symbol, a heartthrob that doesn’t need a neon sign to cinch the title. Then again, that’s probably because it’s a role Rish Shah (
@rishshah ), the British-Indian actor who plays Miles, has quite comfortably grown into.
We caught up with the young actor to talk about his favorite moments on the sets of ‘Overcompensating’, the Indian artists he listens to on repeat, and what it’ll take to script a new era of Brown characters on screen.
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