Nicole Brydon Bloom Breaks Out in ‘Paradise,’ Discusses Acting Journey and Embracing Complex Roles

When Nicole Brydon Bloom first received the character breakdown for Jane, her role on the show “Paradise,” there was no sign she was anything other than a sweet, straightforward young professional.  “It just said she was one of the younger Secret Service agents and was a little bit naive, kind of coming up in that position. And it said that she was sweet and liked her job, and I was like, ‘I think I could probably swing that,’” Bloom says. In her first callback, the Hulu show’s creator Dan Fogelman (behind hits such as “This Is Us”) hinted to her that there may be more to Jane than initially meets the eye.  “He wanted me to play one of the scenes a little bit differently, which sort of caught me off guard,” Bloom says. “He was like, ‘could we just hypothetically try this character as if she’s a psychopath?’ I was super surprised and didn’t really know what to do with that.” Luckily, Bloom is a psychology fan — she studied it in college — and was more than willing to play along. The show’s creatives remained tight-lipped about Jane’s arc until her final audition, when Bloom finally got the scene that played out

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