Fast forward to now: Salem gets to fall in love with a man on screen. He plays Rafi, a confident and romantic chef who captures the attention of Keiynan Lonsdale’s Andrew in BuzzFeed Studios’ new rom-com My Fake Boyfriend. Salem’s natural warmth and lightheartedness translate beautifully on screen, and it’s easy to see how Andrew, or anyone, could fall in love with him after taking just one cooking class.
Flirting in a lighthearted comedy was a new experience for the actor. Prime Video audiences already know Salem as Josep, part of the #PolyAmBelterFam, a pirate family in the cult sci-fi hit The Expanse. “When I read the breakdown that they were this polyamorous family, I was like, fuck yes,” he says of landing the role. “Let’s normalize it!”
Last year, he filmed a two episode arc on The Handmaid’s Tale. “Working with someone like Elisabeth Moss, that was a big deal to me. For [My Fake Boyfriend], I was nervous in a different way. It was something I hadn’t done before, so I was getting my sea legs.”
The production schedule for the film forced him to jump right into the deep end. The second day of filming was the final scene of the film, a moment of big romantic resolution between Andrew and Rafi. But as we already know about Salem, diving in head-first is his bread and butter. Before filming, “Rose [Troche, the director] took us out on, like, a date, she and Keiynan and I, so we could get to know each other. We went and got ice cream on the boardwalk after. Working with Keiynan was awesome, he’s a class act. Super talented. Very much a leader on set.”
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