# In 2004, Jon Hamm tried to lie his way into a role. His audition was “absolutely humiliating”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-2004-jon-hamm-tried-to-lie-his-way-into-a-role-his-audition-was-absolutely-humiliating/
- Published: 2026-11-13T00:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T01:23:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/2004-role-jon-hamm-lie-his-way-into/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Hamm’s hockey claim backfired at a *Miracle* audition.
- He later took the skill off his résumé.
- He went on to land *Mad Men*.

## Summary

Jon Hamm recalled that an exaggerated claim about his ice hockey ability led to a humiliating audition for the 2004 film *Miracle*. The setback came before his breakthrough as Don Draper in *Mad Men*, and the story shows how an overstated CV skill can backfire when tested.

Hamm said he could skate forwards and backwards and turn, but struggled to stop; he later removed the skill from his résumé. *Miracle*, starring Kurt Russell, tells how the US hockey team beat the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics and earned $64 million at the box office. Hamm continued working in television and was chosen from 80 hopefuls for *Mad Men* in 2006.

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