Mr. Milchick doesn’t need the Macrodata Refinement department anymore. Tramell Tillman won his first Emmy award, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama, for his role as Seth Milchick in Severance. He’s the first openly gay man and first Black man to win the award. In his acceptance speech, the first-time nominee remembered his humble beginnings in acting and those who helped him get there. “My first acting coach was tough, y’all, but all great mothers are,” Tillman teased. “I am full, I am humbled, I am honored, and as my mama would say, ‘Ooh, look at God!”
With this win, Tillman became the last possible “first Black actor” to win in the major Emmy acting categories. Viola Davis won Best Leading Drama Actress with How to Get Away With Murder in 2015, Billy Porter won Best Leading Drama Actor in Pose in 2019, and Olivia Cole won in 1977 in the joint Best Supporting Actress in Comedy or Drama category. His innie should be proud.
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Tramell Tillman achieves two firsts with his win for Severance.
