Tramell Tillman became a household name thanks to his breakout role as Seth Milchick in Apple TV+’s Severance . Now, he’s making waves in the action world as Captain Bledsoe in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning . Blavity/Shadow and Act’s Managing Editor, Trey Mangum, caught up with Tillman to talk about the new role—and how playing Milchick opened the door to one of the biggest franchises in film. How ‘Severance’ led Tillman to the ‘Mission: Impossible’ universe “Well, I learned that [director/co-writer] Christopher McQuarrie is a huge fan of Severance . And so as I chatted with him, he told me that he was a big fan of Milchick as well,” Tillman said. “So, you know, I think the success of the show and my work on the show Severance really did set me up, because if he hadn’t seen it, I wouldn’t have been in a Mission: Impossible [film], you know? And he’s such a talented and wonderful director and writer. The man knows how to tell a story.” On working with Tom Cruise and being...