Glenn Howerton reflects on meeting Prince Harry.
The It’s always sunny in Philadelphia star, 47, spoke exclusively to PEOPLE at the Independent Spirit Awards luncheon on Saturday, when he talked about hanging out with the Duke of Sussex, 39, at the Inter Miami CF vs. Los Angeles FC soccer match at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles in September.
“He’s cool, man. Very nice, very down to earth, normal guy in a lot of ways,” Howerton said. “I mean, he’s not a normal guy, but he comes, presents himself as a normal guy.”
He added of Prince Harry: “I think he wants to be a normal guy.”
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Howerton discussed meeting Harry at the Independent Spirit Awards lunch on Saturday.
Back in September, Howerton shared a photo of himself and Prince Harry at the game – in which David Beckham’s Inter Miami CF beat Los Angeles FC 3-1 – posing with Howerton Always sunny costar Rob McElhenney, who co-owns Wrexham FC.
“Great to see Harry and some of my favorite club owners Bill and Bob at @lafc v @intermiamicf last night. Seeing @leomessi play live: wow,” Howerton captioned the two-part carousel that opened with a picture of him and Will Ferrell.
A few months later, McElhenney, 46, included another image taken from the game when describing 2023 in photos he shared on social media.
“Other than that mild allergic reaction to nuts, 2023 has been one of the best years of my life,” McElhenney wrote in the caption of the post. “Thank you to the people and places that made it possible. My life is full of love and joy because of you. ❤️ I’m so excited for 2024. I’ll stay away from the crazies.”
Prince Harry is all smiles in a new photo with Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton at a football game
At a weekend lunch, Howerton praised longtime associate McElhenney for his increasing work ethic after working with him for years.
“[Elhenney] began to fully recognize his value as a creator,” Howerton told PEOPLE. “His ego didn’t get any bigger. He’s not confident, but he’s grown into himself as a creator, as a businessman in a way that I think he could have done a long time ago…I guess he’s just thinking bigger now. And I think it’s good. I think it should be.”
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Prince Harry, Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton.
The The star also spoke at the event about stepping into more dramatic roles following his appearance in 2023 Blackberry.
“I’ve wanted to move into that area for a long time, and it was challenging,” Howerton explained. “I think it’s difficult to break into the world of general film, drama film. And then of course, when people see you in one way as a comedic television actor, that presents its own challenges as well. When I acted this, I really felt seen by the filmmakers.”
“They saw something in me. They saw a style of comedic performance that would translate into dramatic performance, and that’s what I was waiting for someone to see,” he added.
Other stars in attendance at the Independent Spirit Awards Luncheon on Saturday included Ben LeClair, Monique Walton, James Marsden, Lily Gladstone, Colman Domingo, Adina Porter, Brenda Robinson, Aria Mia Loberti, Lee Broda and Erika Alexander.
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