Off Campus star Stephen Kalyn is starring in a new Verizon ad.
The brand released a one minute spot “Simplicity is Sexy” Tuesday morning, marking Kalyn’s first major brand deal since the release of the popular college-set romance series. “It was a little nerve-wracking at first but once I get onto the groove of things, it’s so much fun,” Kalyn tells The Hollywood Reporter on a recent call about the experience.
“Doing a commercial is so different from doing what I do naturally, so I didn’t know that world as much,” he says. “Now, I am happy I got to do it with Verizon. It’s so different.”
The black and white spot plays off some of the iconic Calvin Klein ads — the actor mentions a specific Aaron Taylor-Johnson ad that served as inspiration for him. Verizon also brought in director Bardia Zeinali, who directed the Calvin Klein’s Deal with It campaign to bring the vision to life.
In the newly released spot, which is meant to highlight the company’s newly launched Simplicity plan, a blonde Kalyn tells the camera in voiceover, “It’s you. It’s only you. You’re the one.” The sultry music of INXS’ ”Never Tear Us Apart” soundtracked Kalyn’s speech about being done with the noise and the games, as he dances around and even tosses his white tank top toward the camera.
