Sex and the City 2 won’t hit theaters until May, but newcomer Noah Mills dished to Life & Style about his role as Nicky, a love interest for Samantha (Kim Cattrall).

The model turned actor, 25, plays the brother of wedding planner Anthony (Mario Cantone). “He’s a real New Yorker, a construction worker, blue-collar guy,” says Noah, who also stars in the upcoming Happy New Year. He admits he was nervous when he arrived on set to film the big wedding scene. (As Life & Style first reported, Anthony and Stanford marry in the flick.)

“My first film experience is this role, so that was a little intimidating; they’ve worked together for so long,” he says. “But they were easy to work with and excited for my part.”

By the time he got to shooting love scenes with Kim, 28 years his senior, he felt more comfortable. “Samantha the character is who she is, but Kim herself is really intelligent,” he says. “It was a pleasure.”