Who Is Angus Cloud? 5 Things to Know About ‘Euphoria’ Star Who Is Stealing Fans’ Hearts as Fezco

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Who Is Angus Cloud? 5 Things to Know About 'Euphoria' Star Who Is Stealing Fans' Hearts as Fezco

A breakout star. Since his first appearance on Euphoria fans have been dying to see — and know — more of Angus Cloud's Fezco, and creator Sam Levinson has granted their wish. The first episode of Season 2 was centered around the drug dealer and his unusual childhood and Cloud is ready to show even more of his character's backstory. "I'm excited for y'all to see how he kind of comes out of his hard shell a little bit and he kind of exposes his softer side," the Oakland native told GQ in January 2022. In the season premiere, Euphoria fans learned that Fez started dealing drugs at age 10 as his grandmother's helper. He had to take over her illicit business after she fell ill. "You see a little bit of his innocence and you see that he's kind of been forced into this life, but he's ... still a kid like everyone else," Cloud continued. "He might be a year older, but he had to act like an adult from such a young age. But his inner kid is still in there and you get to see it come out slightly." Fez's soft side has been particularly visible during his budding romance with Lexi, played by Maude Apatow. Since their conversation at the New Year's Eve party in the premiere, which saw Fez praise Lexi as cool and fearless and encouraged her to stop doubting herself, Euphoria has been teasing a connection between the two seemingly opposite characters. "She’s pretty, she’s smart, she’s kind," Cloud told Bustle in January about why he thinks Fez would go for the bookish, quiet theater kid. "I don't think he got a ‘type.’ He got a type for pretty, nice, and smart." [jwplayer v7YiA7MS-zhNYySv2] While Fez helped Lexi feel more confident onscreen, the North Hollywood actor credits Apatow for allowing him to share his vulnerable side as an actor. "I love working with Maude — she’s the best. We always had a great time whenever we get to work together. She’s hilarious. She cracks me up," Cloud told Complex in January 2022 "You gotta feel safe and comfortable to sort of open up. I always feel like that around her, so it’s not too difficult." Fez's emergence as a fan favorite — and Cloud's status as the show's new heartthrob — are doubly surprising considering he wasn't supposed to make it through the first season. "I was supposed to die in season 1," the model confessed to GQ following the show's Los Angeles premiere. "I guess the character of Fezco was [never meant to stick around]. I don't even know how. I never saw that script." In fact, it was costar Jacob Elordi (who plays Nate) who broke the news to Cloud about his character's original fate. "It was one day when we were filming the pilot that I think Jacob told me," Cloud explained. He continued: "It never ended up happening. I think that they liked what I did and so they decided to keep me alive and let me rock. I don't know how I was going out, but hopefully I would've gone out like a G." Euphoria season 2 airs on HBO and HBO Max Sundays at 9 p.m. ET. Keep scrolling for five things you need to know about the actor: [podcast_block]

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He Went to the Same School As Zendaya

Before they shared the screen on the HBO hit series, Cloud and Zendaya both roamed the halls of the Oakland School for the Arts, although it's not clear if they attended at the same time since Cloud refuses to confirm his age. He studied technical theater in school and learned skills like set-building and lighting for theater and TV. "I just liked the hands-on [stuff]," he told the NME in January. "It seemed cool, and I think I had a few buddies doing that, so I just jumped in [too]."

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He Was Discovered on the Street in New York

Despite going to a performing arts high school, Cloud never considered acting until he was approached by a casting director in New York City. "They asked me when I was walking down the street if I wanted to audition for something," he recalled in a July 2019 Refinery29 interview. "They didn't tell me what the show was or nothing, but they asked me if I wanted to be an actor or what not, so I was like yeah, I am down."

Though Cloud confessed that he had "no idea" why he was asked to read for the role of Fezco, he landed the role after changing some of the dialogue to better fit his own way of speaking. Impressed, Levinson now allows the actor to adjust the script in order to make Fez's lines sound more natural. "He asks me sometimes, 'What would you say in this situation?'" the Your Lucky Day actor told GQ. "And he just wants me to feel comfortable, so I'll just check with him and I'll say, 'What do you think about me changing this up here?' And he's always open to working together on that."

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He's Extremely Private

Cloud is still getting used to the "surreal" experience of being famous and keeps a lot of his personal life under wraps as a result. He even admitted that he won't share his birthday with publications out of fear of being judged on his Zodiac sign. "I won't tell people if they asked me — if you was gonna ask me when my birthday was, I won't tell you because I don't want people to try to judge me off that," he said during a February 2022 conversation with Glamour.

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He Has Big Plans For Future Projects

One thing he's not quiet about, however, is the path he'd like his career to take, post Euphoria. "I want to keep making cool projects and just keep being a part of just making cool art," Cloud told GQ. "I'm a pretty goofy guy in real life, so it'd be fun to try and see If I could bring that goofiness to the camera. Also I want to be in something like [Fantastic Four]. I want to do some [Harry Potter-esque] 'Wingardium Leviosa.' I'm ready for it all man. There's like infinite universes that you can be a part of."

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He Also Wants Fez and Lexi To Get Together

Fans who have been tuning in to Euphoria every week hoping to see Lexi and Fez share the screen are not alone. "We need more Fexi content, give the fans what they want," Cloud wrote via Twitter in January. He followed it up with a meme comparing the two characters to Fiona and Shrek, leading many fans to believe that he is just as invested in their relationship as they are.