Emmys: Anna Paquin, Melissa McBride and 30 of TV’s Supporting Acting Stars Sit for Epic Class Photo

Getting 30 of TV’s hardest-working actors in a room for three hours was no small or easy feat. But when they all descended on Milk Studios in Hollywood on a Friday in April — some literally just having flown in from London, New York, Portland and other far-off sets — they all proceeded to geek over on each other. Sterling K. Brown, who played Christopher Darden in The People v. O.J. Simpson, received a politician’s share of handshakes and requests for selfies. Daredevil‘s Jon Bernthal and his dog Boss shared swoon-worthy public displays of affection. Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story: Hotel), Zoe Lister-Jones (Confirmation, Life in Pieces) and Joel Kinnaman (House of Cards) performed a dramatic reading of DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince’s 1991 hit “Summertime.” And Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Vincent Rodriguez III danced for a THR Snapchat. By the end of the three-hour shoot, numbers were exchanged, friendships formed. The Supporting Actor Class of 2016 was one for the books.

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1. Michael Kelly 
House of Cards (Netflix)
Co-star you’d call to bail you out of jail?
“For a serious crime, I’d call Kevin Spacey because he’s got a lot of pull.”

2. Jon Bernthal
Daredevil (Netflix)
Your favorite TV show growing up?
“Knight Rider. Also Manimal, about the dude who’d turn into a panther.”

3. Amy Landecker
Transparent (Amazon)
Your favorite TV show growing up?
“I feel low-rent here, but I was obsessed with the Saturday night lineup of Love Boat and Fantasy Island.”

4. Colin Hanks
Life in Pieces (CBS)
Co-star you’d call to bail you out of jail?
“Zoe Lister-Jones. I think it would be good to have the TV wife bail you out.”

5. Melanie Lynskey
Togetherness (HBO)
Co-star you’d call to bail you out of jail?
“Amanda Peet. She would take care of it in every way possible. No one would even hear about it.”

6. Vincent Rodriguez III
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (CW)
Co-star you’d call to bail you out of jail?
“Even though Rachel Bloom has admitted to being horrible with money, I’d want her.”

7. Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Roots (History)
Your favorite TV show growing up?
“Monkey. I think it came from Japan. It was this monkey god who would pull bits of hair from his chest and make clouds out of them.”

8. Emayatzy Corinealdi
Roots (History)
Your favorite TV show growing up?
“I loved Alf. It wasn’t a weird show for me as a kid. I wanted an Alf, he was so cute.”

9. Anna Paquin
Roots (History)
Your favorite TV show growing up?
“I didn’t watch a lot of TV growing up because we weren’t allowed to, but, I mean, Friends.”

10. Harry Lennix
The Blacklist (NBC)
Movie or TV president you’d want in office?
“I played the president on Little Britain USA. One day, I have full intentions of occupying the White House.”

11. Joey Pollari
American Crime (ABC)
Co-star you’d call to bail you out of jail?
“I think Felicity Huffman would put up a mean fight for me. I’d get myself in jail just to see that happen.”

12. Anna Chlumsky
Veep (HBO)
Co-star you’d call to bail you out of jail?
“Matt Walsh. Not because he has any more money than the rest of us or anything.”

13. Andrew McCarthy
The Family (ABC)
Movie or TV president you’d want in office?
“I guess Martin Sheen [Jed Bartlet in The West Wing]. He’s got the hair.”

14. Bradley Whitford
All the Way (HBO)
Movie or TV president you’d want in office?
“Jed Bartlett [in West Wing]. Not Martin Sheen, I love him, but Bartlet. There’s that new character, Trump, but that’s just crazy.”

15. Jonathan Banks
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Co-star you’d call to bail you out of jail?
“Who in the hell would I call? Bobby [Bob Odenkirk], of course.”

16. Liv Tyler
The Leftovers (HBO)
Co-star you’d call to bail you out of jail?
“Ann Dowd. She’s really smart. She could do well convincing someone to get me out of jail.”

17. Zoe Lister-Jones
Confirmation (HBO), Life in Pieces (CBS)
Co-star you’d call to bail you out of jail?
“Colin Hanks. He’s very reliable. I feel like that’s actually going to happen in our near future. Glad you asked me because now I have that at the ready.”

18. Andrew Rannells
Girls (HBO)
Your favorite TV show growing up?
“I really liked Night Court as a kid. I watched that religiously.”

19. Joel Kinnaman
House of Cards (Netflix)
Your favorite TV show growing up?
“All my favorite shows have Swedish names. Vara Basta Ar? No, that’s not right. That’s Days of Our Lives.”

20. David Alan Grier
The Carmichael Show (NBC)
Co-star you’d call to bail you out of jail?
“Jerrod [Carmichael]. He would never blow me up on Instagram after. That’s what a friend does.”

21. Finn Wittrock
American Horror Story: Hotel (FX)
Co-star you’d call to bail you out of jail?
“Lady Gaga. I mean, who else would you call? She’d just descend in a helicopter.”

22. Sterling K. Brown
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)
Movie or TV president you’d want in office?
“Michael Douglas in The American President because he went to Stanford, as did I.”

23. Juno Temple
Vinyl (HBO)
Favorite TV show growing up?
“I loved Saved by the Bell. I’m a big fan. And SpongeBob SquarePants. Beavis and Butt-Head, too.”

24. Alano Miller
Underground (WGN)
Co-star you’d call to bail you out of jail?
“Jurnee Smollett-Bell. She’s proactive. She’d make sure the bail money was there.”

25. Maggie Siff
Billions (Showtime)
Your favorite TV show growing up?
“Family Ties. I had the biggest crush on Michael J. Fox. My mom found a fan letter that I wrote to him and never sent.”

26. Jay Duplass
Transparent (Amazon)
Your favorite TV show growing up?
“Cheers was big for us. Sam and Diane have been in my mind forever.”

27. John Leguizamo
Bloodline (Netflix)
Co-star you’d call to bail you out of jail?
“Jamie McShane. Kyle [Chandler] is too busy. I’d be in jail for a while if I had to wait for him.”

28. Kether Donohue
You’re the Worst (FX), Grease Live! (Fox)
Co-star you’d call to bail you out of jail?
“Aya Cash. She’s like my sister. She’s loyal. I trust her. She’d give me a lot of money to bail me out. She has more money than I do.”

29. Melissa McBride
The Walking Dead (AMC)
Movie or TV president you’d want in office?
“Kevin Kline in Dave. Dave was dope.”

30. Alexander Ludwig
Vikings (History)
Co-star you’d call to bail you out of jail?
“Well, Travis Fimmel would be in jail with me, so Gustaf Skarsgard.”

This story first appeared in the June 10 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.