AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Myha’la doesn't take being #1 on the call sheet for granted

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Myha’la is best known for playing a steely, manipulative investment banker on HBO's “Industry,” so the thought of her breaking into song seems antithetical. Myha’la sees this year as the cast and creators’ “collective breakthrough,” but it’s her own work to find vulnerability in the unshakable, calculating, risk-loving Harper Stern that makes her one of The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of 2024. Myha’la, 28, had expected and hoped to start her career in theater when she got the part in “Industry,” and says she — and most of her castmates — have learned on the job. I want to come in and command a room with kindness and do my job really well.” Doing her job well landed her roles in two notable films coming next year — “Swiped,” with Lily James starring as the founder of Bumble, and “They Will Kill You,” with Zazie Beetz — in addition to the fourth season of “Industry.” Myha’la’s personal life also blossomed this year when she got engaged to her boyfriend of four years.