Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has an incredible cast, and while everyone in the ensemble has had their moments, it's fair to say Sandro Rosta has shouldered the lion's share of scenes as one of its leads. It's an impressive accomplishment considering this is his first television series fresh out of acting school, and CinemaBlend had to ask how he felt acting alongside Oscar-winner Holly Hunter.
Rosta and co-star Zoë Steiner were both onhand to speak to me ahead of their latest episode, and while I loved hearing about the mind space and how real it was, I was fascinated to hear more from Rosta, who hadn't done hardly any acting in Hollywood ahead of Starfleet Academy. His IMDB credits list one short film beyond his role in the series available with a Paramount+ subscription, but I was surprised to hear nerves weren't much of a problem for him. The actor credited that to veteran Holly Hunter, and shared what she brought to their scenes specifically, saying:
