#262: Michelle Hurd - Run Your Own Race

Michelle Hurd is an actor who recently starred as 'Raffi' opposite Patrick Stewart for three seasons on the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Picard. Receiving universal acclaim from critics and fans alike. On the feature side, Michelle starred alongside Sydney Sweeney and Glenn Powell in the global smash Anyone But You. On television, Michelle recently completed production on the fifth and final season of You for Netflix. Other television credits include "Shepherd" on NBC's hit drama Blindspot, Lethal Weapon, Ash Vs. Evil Dead, the Marvel Universe series Daredevil and Jessica Jones ("DA Samantha Reyes"), and the A&E summer series, The Glades ("Colleen Manus"). Other television credits include: Walking Dead: Dead City, Pose, Hawaii Five-0, Devious Maids, 90210, Witches of East End, How To Get Away With Murder, Bosch, Mysteries of Laura, Pretty Little Liars, Raising Hope, The Good Wife, Law & Order: SVU ("Det. Jeffries"), Gossip Girl, ER, Bones, According To Jim, Law & Order, Smith, Skin, Leap Years, Charmed, The O.C., Kevin Hill, The Practice and Another World. Whew!  Film credits include the upcoming The Designer, 25 Miles To Normal, Where The Wind Blows, The Plus One opposite Cedric The Entertainer, Kemba, Somewhere In Montana, Inheritance, Bad Hair, Being Frank opposite Jim Gaffigan, Be Afraid, We Don't Belong Here (alongside Catherine Keener and Maya Rudolph), Search Engines, Within The Dark, Girl Most Likely (with Kristen Wiig), Random Hearts, Personals, Double Parked, Wolf and King of New York.  Theater credits include: The Dog in the Manger (Shakespeare Theatre Company), AMI (MCC), Getting Away with Murder (Broadway), The Violet Hour (Off-Broadway), Looking for the Pony (Off-Broadway), and 900 Oneonta (Off-Broadway). Michelle recently stepped down from SAG-AFTRA's National Vice President of Los Angeles and is currently the Chair of the SAG-AFTRA Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee. For her commitment to union work, Michelle received the SAG-AFTRA President's Award for Union Service in 2021. We chat about having dyslexia, being immersed in the Star Trek world, working in the business for 30+ years, SAG- AFTRA, martial arts, joy of K-pop, being your own champion, rejection, authenticity and uniqueness, plus plenty more! The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Michelle out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmichellehurd/ Twitter / X: https://x.com/ItsMichelleHurd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.hurd.904/ ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan