 Complete the following phrase:  Screenwriter Sam Esmail had auditioned over 100 actors to play the lead character of Elliot Alderson a mentally unstable computer-hacker for a show he was developing. Having failed to cast the part, he considered re-writing the character altogether. However, after seeing Maleks audition in late summer 2014, Esmail said, It opened my eyes to who Elliot really was. The resultant psychological drama, Mr. Robot, premiered on June 24, 2015, on the USA Network, with Malek in the lead role. To accurately play the character, who suffers from mental and social disorders, he met with a psychologist. The role drew immediate acclaim from critics, with USA Today calling it his breakout performance. Entertainment Weekly called Maleks magnetic performance the best reason to watch the show. Backstage remarked that Malek anchored the drama and that his spin on the anti-hero trope promises a fresh direction for prestige TV. His performance earned him nominations for the Dorian Award, Satellite Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. He won the Critics Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He was the first non-white actor to win an Emmy in that category since 1998. The show concluded in December 2019 with its fourth season, for which Malek received a third 