ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn z, hiː bɪɡˈæn wˈɜːkɪŋ æz ɐ skɹˈiːn ˈæktɚ; mˈoʊst nˈoʊɾəbli, hiː stˈɑːɹd ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv ˌɛnbˌiːsˈiː sˈɪtkɑːm ðə nˈuː nˈoːɹməl ænd plˈeɪd ðə ɹᵻkˈɜːɹɪŋ ɹˈoʊl ʌv ᵻlˈaɪdʒə ɪn ˌeɪtʃbˌiːˈoʊz ɡˈɜːlz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn.
In the 2010s, he began working as a screen actor; most notably, he starred in the 2012 NBC sitcom The New Normal and played the recurring role of Elijah in HBO's Girls (2012–2017).