‘Crazy Rich Asians’ star Henry Golding ‘tried not to audition’ for the role

Crazy Rich Asians star Henry Golding told Jimmy Fallon that he “tried not to audition,” for the lead role of Nick Young.

In one of the most delightful interviews you’ll see for an age, Golding talked to Fallon about the fact that he didn’t have a single acting credit to his name before being cast.

“They tracked me down. As much as I tried not to audition for this, they really like, Jon [M. Chu, Crazy Rich Asians director] pretty much sent the hounds on me,” he said.

How did they manage to drag Golding into a role in a film that already has 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes? It was all down to one Lisa Kim from accounting. Read more…

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