EDGE Rewind: Meet 'Nope' Breakout Hunk Brandon Perea

"Get Out" director Jordan Peele returned to theaters last week with his brand new horror movie "Nope," which rose to the top of the box office. The film stars Keke Palmer, Daniel Kaluuya, Steven Yeun, and Brandon Perea and follows them "in a lonely gulch of inland California" where they "bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery."

Though Palmer, Kaluuya and Yeun have all starred in major films and TV shows, ("Hustlers," "Black Panther," and "The Walking Dead" respectively), "Nope" is one of Perea's biggest roles to date.

He also had appearances in the DC Comics series "Doom Patrol'' Season 2 and the critically acclaimed Netflix series "The OA." Though he wasn't as big of a name as his costars, it didn't stop Peele from casting him in "Nope." Speaking with The New York Times, Perea, 27, said the filmmaker was so impressed with him that he expanded his role in the movie.

"I call this the miracle job for a reason – this is a God-given miracle for me, because this is far bigger than what I could ever imagine or dream," Perea said. "To be working in Hollywood is a privilege and it's tough to keep, so you've got to be grateful if you can keep it. If I wasn't grateful, kick me out."

He went on to add that when he first got an audition for "Nope," he assumed it was going to "be a one-liner or something because he's at the point where he can get any actor in the world to be in his films, but then I saw it was one of the leads."

"I was like, 'Oh my God, he's seeing auditions for a lead role? That's insane. I'm going to deliver the best that I can, but what can I do that's going to be different than everyone else?'" he added.

Elsewhere in the interview, Perea revealed that he auditioned for the Emmy-nominated hit series "Euphoria."

"There was a popular TV show I thought I was close to booking, but I think my intentions were in the wrong place, where I was like, 'Oh man, I can get a lot of viewers and young people to be on my side,'" he told the NYT. "I wasn't looking at it like, 'I love this character, I really want to deliver in this series.' So I'm glad there was a no on that front, because it's a very viral show..."

NYT writer Kyle Buchanan then asked Perea if he's referring to the HBO series.

"Ooh, you guessed it. You're good. But everything happens for a reason, and I had to learn that," Perea said.

The young actor also keeps up a lively Instagram. Check out some of his posts below.