Nicholas D'Agosto in Masters of Sex

Eposide 5  "Catherine"

 Nicholas D'Agosto (born April 17, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for being the lead of Final Destination 5 and his recurring role in Heroes. As of 2013, he stars in the Showtime series Masters of Sex.

As of 2013, D'Agosto is co-starring in Showtime's Masters of Sex as gynecologist Dr. Ethan Haas, fictional protégé of pioneering sex researcher Dr. William H. Masters (of Masters and Johnson fame). The character of Dr. Haas is an amalgam of two true-life characters.

To prepare for the part of Dr. Haas, in addition to reading the biography that Masters of Sex is based on, D'Agosto read The Fifties by David Halberstam. He also watched movies from the 1950s and documentaries on journalist Edward R. Murrow, which had a lot of "individual footage of interviews with these sort of everyday people from that time period."

 Masters of Sex is an American television drama series on Showtime. It was developed by Michelle Ashford and based on Thomas Maier's biography Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love. The series tells the story of Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson and was picked up for a first season consisting of 12 episodes, and premiered September 29, 2013.

On October 22, 2013 Showtime renewed Masters of Sex for a second season to air in 2014