How his audition for iZombie saved Rahul Kohli from quitting his career as an actor

Sometimes when you're at you're lowest, all it takes is a little twist of good fate to put you right back on your feet...
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Rahul Kohli (iZombie, Midnight Mass) joins us this week to tell his inspiring story of how a lucky twist of fate, while he was on the brink of quitting acting because of a horrible audition, landed him his life changing role in iZombie. Rahul explains, however. that the onset politics, stress of being on a bubble show, and shooting in Canada caused him to spiral into unhealthy abusive and unhealthy habits. We also talk about his deep relationship personally and professionally with Mike Flanagan, the typecasting of South Asian actors, and his experience being diagnosed with bipolar.
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How his audition for iZombie saved Rahul Kohli from quitting his career as an actor #insideofyou #izombie

[@raspberries6992]

I think I can confidently say that he is the sole reason I watched all of iZombie. As heavy as the cheese load was, he made it digestible.

[@jorgesblog8017]

If you dont like izombie then dont watch It.

[@alexanderfloyd5099]

Not an actor but that “fuck it” moment when you just attack a project always yields the best result for me. Just a rare place to truly be

[@fw1421]

I absolutely loved this show. What an amazing cast. Liv and Ravi had the best chemistry together.

[@Kelsey-Lilly-White]

I’m sure he was a lot of peoples favourite character in iZombie

[@danielrose8305]

In the new season of Only Murders In The Building there is a starting monlogue by Martin Short about actors sometimes waiting all of their lives to hear "Where've you been". It means so much more than the words. Can't imagine the elation and joy in that moment. Rahul deserves it. He was amazing on iZombie and has continued to be spectacular since.

[@Dude_its_Lyz]

I just re-watched Izombie in its entirety for the 3rd time. He was my favorite on the show.

[@zoriononline]

I miss iZombie, my favorite cooking-program.. :P

[@eviino]

Yes FBI this comment right here

[@ALM1GHTY.PEANUT]

Can't imagine anyone else as Ravi. Rahul really got to have fun after he started getting his monthlies.

[@Dee8Bee]

Seeing this after I read his post. About needing to take a break. I hope he can get the rest he needs.

[@medusawitchful]

Without him, I would quit with the whole major-live drama in season 1. I like major more in season 3-4

[@poposterous236]

This guy rocks, really funny on Funhaus

[@geoffreyblackmer]

He's just amazing. 💖

[@tylercooper1443]

He really is isnt he

[@Eremis77]

I have to laugh at him saying "iZombie" sounded shit. I pretty much ignored the show for several years because of that. I finally started it on Netflix and binged the entire show in a few months and LOVED it.

[@MPB059]

This dude is the reason of love Izombie!

[@JediChris]

Ive never seen izombie or any of his work, mostly just interviews…. and when he was on Kevin Smiths’s podcast…..iono but I feel like he should be bigger than izombie… like MCU, The Boys, Game of Thrones prequels… just my 2 cents

[@Auron1Roxas2]

He's too good for the mcu.

[@yokiryuchan7655]

It's the same story over and over again with South Asian actors in Hollywood. Kal Penn called up his agent after the disaster of The Mask 2 when they called back him and told him to do re-dub all his lines over again because his Indian accent wasn't thick enough (and he never wanted to do an Indian accent in the first place) that he wanted to quit acting. He agent told him he just landed the lead role in The Namesake.
Riz Ahmed same thing his acting coach had to talk him out of quitting acting. a week later he landed a supporting role in The Nightcrawler which jump-started his career.
Rahul Kohli after almost 10 years of failed auditions and doing nothing but commericals and working as an extra. after a disasterous audition for 24 Live Another Day. Told his agent he's done. A week later He lands a lead role in izombie which jump starts his career.

[@theBoonarmies]

Rahul is awesome.