No, that’s not “Big Bang Theory” star Johnny Galecki in “Sex Education”! Mr. Malloy is known for a much better series

In addition to the well-known ensemble of characters around Otis (Asa Butterfield), Maeve (Emma Mackey) and Eric (Ncuti Gatwa), ‘Sex Education’ presents us with all kinds of new characters in the final fourth season. This includes acclaimed bestselling author Thomas Malloy, who is a visiting professor at an American university and teaches the creative writing course for which Maeve received one of the coveted spots in season 3.

But how do you actually know the actor who played Mr. Malloy plays? There seems to be more confusion about it than one might have previously suspected. Because many Google searches suggest the fourth season of ‘Sex Education’ and can also be read on social media, many people think they have recognized Johnny Galecki in Mr. Malloy, who appeared in twelve seasons of the hit sitcom “The Big Bang.” Theory” played the lovable nerd Leonard Hofstadter. We therefore state once again: Mr. Malloy is NOT played by Johnny Galecki in the final season of Sex Education.

Dan Levy to replace Johnny Galecki in ‘Sex Education’ season 4

In reality we see here Dan Levy as a writer and teacher, which takes the wind out of Maeve’s writing ambitions in a not particularly gentle way. And it’s actually not the first time the 40-year-old Canadian has been confused with the eight-year-old “Big Bang Theory” star, who can be seen here for comparison in a look at least somewhat similar to Dan’s. Levy looks more like:

Even Dan Levy himself pointed out such confusion on the short message service in 2012

By the way, Dan Levy is also best known for his successful sitcom, which is still much less known in this country than “The Big Bang Theory” – but completely wrongly so! This is where the critically acclaimed series, which has won multiple Golden Globe and Emmy awards, finds itself “Schitts Creek“ not only on our list of the best sitcoms of all time, but even ranking a few spots ahead of the long-running hit “The Big Bang Theory.”

The climax of the series concerns a wealthy family who suddenly loses all their possessions due to missed tax payments and is then forced to stay in a run-down motel in the small town of the title, which the father once gave to his son as a gift. birthday joke. Dan Levy is not only an absolute scene stealer here as son David, but also created the series together with his real father Eugene Levy, known from the ‘American Pie’ films (who also plays his series father in ‘Schitt’s Creek’).

Since the end of ‘Schitt’s Creek’ in 2020, Dan Levy has appeared in an episode of the HBO scandal series ‘The Idol’ and in a supporting role in the Disney flop ‘Ghost Mansion’ – and is now also part of the colorful cast of “Sex Education”.