How Steve Way became Furiouss funniest scene-stealer

Things are heating up on Furious as the FBI is closer than ever before to Catherine (Lola Petticrew).

In episode 6, agent Alice Black (Emmy Rossum) is in the same shelter as the serial killer, and her colleagues have taken Catherine's fiancé Alden (Steve Way) in for questioning.

And amid life-or-death stakes and a nerve-shredding police corruption subplot, it's Way who makes this episode consistently laugh-out-loud funny.

Far from being intimidated by FBI agent Frank Choi (Rob Yang), Alden taunts him repeatedly.

He makes jokes about his mobility issues to fluster the agent.

He uses his wheelchair for physical comedy that makes Choi the punchline, and he flagrantly chants, "Fuck the police," while NYPD detective Danny Kelly (Scoot McNairy) looks on.

SEE ALSO: How 'Furious' delves into a world of sex and violence without being exploitative Fans of Ramy will recognize Way.

But it wasn't his work on that comedy series that caught the eye of Furious creator Elizabeth Meriwether , who also co-created the critically praised tragicomedy series Dying for Sex .

In an interview with Mashable, she shared how she first met Way, and how that shaped Furious in a major way.

Steve Way's role on Furious was written with him in mind.

Steve Way plays Alden on "Furious." Credit: Hulu Sitting down with Mashable Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko, Meriwether said, "So, Dying for Sex was coming out as I was in the writers' room for Furious .

And we were research[ing] female serials as caretakers.

Catherine kind of became a nurse, and then [I] was like, 'Okay, who is she nursing?' And we were going through a lot of different ideas. [Then, because of Dying For Sex ,] I did a panel about showing caretaking in TV.

And Steve was on the panel." The panel, titled "Storytelling About Gender, Work, Family, and Care in Uncertain Times," was held by the SAG-AFTRA foundation on May 5, 2025.