For an actor, there is probably nothing more difficult to hear than, “You’re not good at acting.” To Ritchson’s credit, he took this criticism to heart and began studying with acting coaches such as Deborah Aquila (“The Shawshank Redemption”, “La La I attended an acting class taught by the casting director of “Land” and the casting director of the Best Picture Oscar. He won “CODA” among many other films). “When he came over, all I had to keep going was, bless his heart, I love this guy. I wanted to take the steps,” Aquila told Men’s Health. “He was doing ‘Blue Mountain State,’ and I was watching that episode, and I was wondering, ‘How do I help this person?’
As Aquila recalled, Ritchson was fully committed to the feedback she gave him when she accepted him into her class. Still, he auditioned for the role in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (where Sam Claflin beat him for the role of Finnick O’Dea) and the TV series Titans (he auditioned to play Dick Grayson/Robin and was awarded the role). was ultimately given to Brenton Thwaites, but had to settle for playing a supporting role instead. “Titans” was a particularly difficult hit for him. “I was very confident. “I thought, ‘This is the best audition of my life. There’s no way they’re going to do this show without me,'” Ritchson confessed with a wry smile.In those particular cases, he was too old for the role. That was a further shock to his confidence.