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The Stand: Henry Zaga Opens Up About Approaching Deaf Role "Truthfully and Respectfully" The Stand debuted on Thursday, but the eagerly anticipated limited series event is already drawing a bit of controversy with the key role of Nick Andros, who is deaf and mute in King's novel, being played by hearing actor Henry Zaga. Deaf community members have even called for a boycott of the series over the casting, but Zaga recently told ComicBook.com that he doesn't take the role lightly and explained the work that he put into the role to portray the character as "truthfully and respectfully as possib...

'The Stand' Met With Boycott Threat From Deaf Community Over Casting of Hearing Actor TV Stressing that the casting of Henry Zaga as deaf-mute Nick Andros on the series 'not acceptable,' members of Hollywood's Deaf community declares, 'enough is enough!' Dec 18, 2020 AceShowbiz - " The Stand" is facing a stumbling block from the get-go. On the same day CBS All Access premiered its first episode, the miniseries based on Stephen King's 1978 novel received a boycott threat from members of Hollywood's Deaf community over its casting of hearing actor Henry Zaga as deaf-mute Nick Andros. On Thu...

Producers of new series, 'The Stand' criticized for hiring hearing actor to play Deaf character 3 months 2 weeks 4 hours ago Friday, December 18 2020 Dec 18, 2020 December 18, 2020 11:33 AM December 18, 2020 in News Source: BBC News Henry Zaga Some members of the Deaf community are questioning a casting decision in a new Stephen King television series.  According to the BBC, when hearing actor, Henry Zaga was chosen to portray a Deaf character, Nick Andros in Stephen King's adapted-for-television series 'The Stand,' a resulting wave of frustration swept across the nation's Deaf community, mo...

USA TODAY A group of deaf entertainment industry professionals has called out the CBS All Access series "The Stand" for not casting a deaf actor in a deaf role. The new adaptation of Stephen King's epic includes a deaf character, Nick Andros, who is played by a hearing actor, Henry Zaga. Another hearing actor, Rob Lowe, played the character in the 1990s "The Stand" miniseries. "As a Black Deaf filmmaker/TV Creator, advocate of diversity & inclusion, acting instructor, & creator/owner of #Deaftalent campaign, I believe in change. It shouldn’t be that difficult to cast the right person for ...