Adam Brody reveals the one role he fought hardest for and it may surprise you

Adam Brody really wanted this.The actor, 45, sat down for The Hollywood Reporter‘s comedy actor roundtable on Wednesday alongside Ted Danson, Seth Rogen, Julio Torres, John Mulaney, and Jason Segel and revealed a role he auditioned for that he didn’t get.“I really wanted ‘Blue’s Clues’ early on when I first moved to L.A.,” Brody admitted in a clip posted to TikTok.Rogen, 43, asked, “And you fought for it?” to which the “Nobody Wants This” star responded, “I tried real hard, yeah.”“It was like 1999, I auditioned for it, I wanted it, I didn’t get it,” Brody continued.“But I would’ve loved it.

It’s a show for toddlers.But it’s all of those early ones.”Turns out that wasn’t the only major show “The O.C.” alum auditioned for.Brody told the table he also tried out for the part of Henry Parker on the WB drama “Dawson’s Creek.”The role ultimately went to Michael Pitt.

“I read with Scott Speedman, sweating,” Brody confessed.“Oh, they wanted pouty lips,” Torres, 38, cracked.“Do you know the role?” Mulaney, 42, asked Torres.“No,” he stated.“I just know the actor.”Rogen quipped: “He is pouty.”“Blue’s Clues” debuted on Nick Jr.

in 1996 with Steve Burns as the show’s host.After the actor, 51, left the animated series in 2002, Donovan Patton took over.

“Blue’s Clues” current host is Joshua Dela Cruz.However, it all worked out for Brody, who landed the role of heartthrob Seth Cohen on “The O.C.” in 2003.The series ran for three seasons until 2007 and starred Mischa Barton, Ben McKenzie, Rachel Bilson, Melinda Clarke and Peter Gallagher.In the 2024 book “Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History” by Rolling Stone’s TV critic Alan Sepinwall, Brody admitted he wasn’t thrilled with the material of the teen drama in later seasons.

The actor said that while he was “polite to everyone,” he still made it clear where he stood while on set.“I liked the directors and the...