-Our next guest is a talented actor
you know from movies such as "Booksmart."
He stars in the film "Moxie"
which is streaming now on Netflix.
Let's take a look.
-Wait. So how many sisters do you have?
-Three. All older.
-I'll bet you were a pretty cute kid.
[ Both chuckle ]
-Yeah, it was -- it was all right.
I-I got my hair braided a lot.
I also know all the names to the American Girl dolls.
-Do you really? -Yeah.
-No, you don't.
-Josefina, Molly, Addy.... -Oh, my God.
-Please welcome to the show Nico Hiraga.
How are you, Nico? -What's up, man?
How we doing? -We're doing really well.
So, obviously, the director of this film,
Amy Poehler, I've known her for years.
I'm curious what your experience with her was.
How was she as a director?
-It was surreal. She's great.
She's a force of nature. I tell everyone the same thing.
I'll try and switch it up a little bit.
Like, you can't really put it into words, but she --
-I will say I've also used
"force of nature" to describe her,
so sometimes it's just the right set of words.
-I've used "force of nature."
I've used "she's a beast." I've used "she's a tank."
I've used "she's serious but also witty and funny at times."
She's, like, everything and above
you could ever ask for, man, really.
-I'm wondering -- 'Cause you and I are about the same age.
-Yeah, yeah, right, right. -[ Laughter ]
-What of her work were you most familiar with
before you did this?
-Um... [ Laughs ]
"Sisters." It was "Sisters."
-"Sisters" with Tina Fey. -Yeah.
It was "Sisters" and "Baby Mama."
"Baby Mom"? -Yeah, yeah. That's right.
-"Baby Mama."
It was "Sisters" and "Baby Mama."
I didn't know much about "Parks and Rec."
I didn't know much about "SNL."
But I definitely knew about "Sisters,"
and that movie hit it over the head, man.
That was a good one.
-You should go back to those "SNLs."
She does this fake-news thing. Very good.
-Yeah?
-Guy she does it with is fantastic.
-Oh, really? I'm guessing that's you.
I'm guessing that's you. -[ Laughter ]
-Hey, so, in this film, you skateboard a little bit,
and part of me thinks, "Wow, that's really cool
that an actor would learn how to skateboard."
But this actually -- Amy had to tell you
to skateboard worse than do you in real life.
You are very good at this.
-Yeah, so, I don't know -- Sorry. My legs are --
I don't know why my legs
are sitting up on the desk like that.
But -- Sorry. Yeah.
No, yeah, I am a skateboarder before I started acting.
And Amy did kind of want me to tone it down a little bit.
I think she got a little bit nervous there
because, you know, we're filming at a school
and usually most, like, really good skate spots
are at schools, and there was, like, this --
this stair set that I wanted to go down and be like,
"Yo, how about I come into the shot,
like, come down the stair set, you know, like, do a trick
down the five stair, come around,
carve around this extra, and then stop right here?"
And she's like, "Let's just have you do,
like, skate on flat ground."
I was like, "All right. Yeah, yeah, that works, too.
No worries, no worries."
But, yeah, I definitely --
I started off skating before acting.
-Just for those who think you're making it up,
we're gonna roll some video that you posted on Instagram.
So this is -- this is you in real life.
And this is far more -- Oh, well, now, Nico,
that's why she wouldn't let you do it.
She can't have an actor break bones during filming.
Have you hurt yourself a good amount over the years?
-Absolutely.
[ Laughter ]
-It does not seem to have put you off it.
-Yeah, no. Absolutely.
I've taken out I think 12 --
Broken 12 bones?
I've broken a handful, yeah. Some of the worst ones --
Like, I split my head open right here.
Tore a ligament in my ankle.
Oh, the coccyx, your tailbone, your butt bone.
-Yeah. -Broke that three times.
Dude, that thing's the worst.
Then you got to bring a donut to school.
-Uh-huh. -Yeah, that -- that one's --
Those are -- Your tailbone's hectic.
-Yeah. I mean, I'm not going to lie to you.
I think if I broke it once, I'd be out of the game.
-Hey, there's only one way to find out.
Let's get you skating, Seth.
-If I can borrow your donut.
-I got you. Dude, I got like three.
[ Laughter ]
-Hey, you're obviously a man of taste.
But I was very psyched to hear
that your celebrity crush is not who I think --
I think anybody watching right now
might try to guess your celebrity crush,
and they would not guess who I'm about to say it is.
Would you verify that it is Maggie Smith
in "Harry Potter"?
[ Laughter ]
-For days!
For days. Yo.
Like, I didn't even know
her name was Maggie Smith for a while.
I just knew Professor McGonagall.
And I was like --
I was like, "Oh, my God."
Like, when she was doing the duel battle with Snape.
I don't want to give anything away about "Harry Potter."
But I was like, "Yo...
Professor McGonagall, dude, like..."
The Wicked Witch, man. She is great.
-Well, look, I just want to say
it has been a delight talking to you.
I want to thank you for being here.
I really want to thank you for not spoiling
"Harry Potter" for people. I think...
-I got you, Seth.
No worries, man. Lips are sealed.
-Hey, keep up the great work, man.
Come back soon. It was a delight meeting you.
-Hey, it was nice meeting you, Seth. Appreciate it.