William Jackson Harper

“It’s really odd to be saying goodbye to a character you’ve been playing for four years,” William Jackson Harper says of his breakout role, Chidi Anagonye, the nervous philosopher on the NBC series . Now and Amazon Prime Video’s series . The 39-year-old actor learned much from portraying Chidi’s journey in the afterlife, like the significance of being decisive. Perhaps the most important truth from the show that he’ll be taking with him is that “the point of existence is other people.” Throughout the many hiccups Chidi, his soulmate Eleanor (Kristin Bell) and their neighbors have endured, it’s always their consideration and compassion toward others that help them solve their problems. With that realization, it’s no surprise to hear Harper say: “I’ll miss the people. I’ll miss going and hanging out with that cast and crew every day.”