Noah Centineo talks The Recruit, stunt work, and life in the spy genre

It's one of the best shows on Netflix, and it stars one of the best young actors working today.

'The Recruit' tells the story of a CIA lawyer who finds himself in over his head when he's thrown into situations that start spiraling out of control.

The reason the show works as well as it does is the performance of Noah Centineo, star of The Recruit.

Centineo joined Fox 32 entertainment reporter Jake Hamilton live in studio on Friday to talk more about it.

What they're saying:

Jake: I know as an actor you undergo, whether it's this or a big superhero movie, you undergo training to be able to pull off things. And you don't just forget these lessons that you undergo just because you hear 'cut' at the end of the day or season wraps. What is the coolest thing that you can still do just because you played a character who needed to know how to do it?

Noah: I will say one of the coolest things, I had to go on wires, and they lifted me like 60 feet up and they dropped me about 40 feet for the wide shot. So it was like bungee jumping. I got to do that, like eight times.

Jake: You know, what's so funny is that one of the great things about this show is sort of watching this character, who doesn't necessarily belong in these situations, be thrown into these situations. You've had such an incredible career. You've had such a vast filmography, you know, romantic comedies and action films and movies, stuff like that. What is sort of a moment in your career where you maybe sort of paused and looked around and went, 'How the hell did I get here? Where do I belong in this moment right now?'

Noah: I mean, look, all the time I kind of feel like, pinch me, I'm dreaming. And, you know, I started when I was 8-years-old, and I really just wanted to be on Disney Channel. And, one day you wake up, and you got this career. I love Owen Hendricks as a role so much because being able to step into a world that it was totally unfamiliar to me being the spy genre, the action comedy, drama kind of fusing that with this high stake but also comedic world was just phenomenal for me and I loved it so much. So I feel very lucky.

Jake: I'm loving this place that you're in in your career right now because you and I go all the way back to whenever you started, 'To All the Boys' and stuff. And some actors would have said, 'You know what, being the Internet boyfriend and being the boyfriend, I'm good with that for the rest of my career.' But it felt like you had this moment where he said, 'Okay, that was great, but let me show you what else I can do.' You're a producer on this show. Do you remember sort of that moment where you said, 'Okay, that was fun and I appreciate those opportunities, but I'm going to show you all the other skills that I have.'

Noah: "I think so. I think when I was younger, I was auditioning and just trying to get a job. And the only real jobs that I was getting was the love interest and things. Whether it was guest stars on television or 'To All the Boy's. And I love doing it. I love, love. I think as you get older, I'm lucky enough to have a job in a career where I get to explore and lead with curiosity. And that's just what this is. It's part of that.

Jake: So much of, swinging back around to this show, CIA sometimes it's following people around and staying covert, staying low-key. No matter where you go in the world, you have fans that recognize you. You have people that, you know, want to come up and have sort of that moment. What's the most you've sort of clocked a fan following you, trying to be covert, being really bad at it?

Noah: Man, I don't know. I think it's hard to level in on like one particular instance that was pretty absurd. But, it's just adorable whenever it happens. And I think I've been very, very blessed and very lucky to have fans that are sweet when they do come up to me.

Jake: Obviously, we love everything that's on Netflix. This is one of the best shows on Netflix. The way I would capitalize your stardom and starring in one of the biggest shows by saying, 'listen, you guys got those final episodes of Squid Game. You've got the final episodes of Stranger Things.' Are you able to sort of reach out to and sort of capitalize being such a big star on Netflix?

Noah: I always go, 'Shane, Shane, I need some more links!' Sometimes they give us access to things, but never never Squid Game. Never Stranger Things, I wish. I get to see my show sometimes.

What's next:

Season 2 of The Recruit premieres on Netflix on Jan. 30. Season 1 is streaming now.

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