An Interview With Moonlight's Jason Dohring

Jason Dohring of CBS's Moonlight actually came onto the Warner Brothers lot on his day off just to have a chat with Blogcritics. The guy is, in short, extremely nice and dedicated to his job.

Moonlight recently won a People's Choice Award for Best New TV Drama. It beat out Gossip Girl. That's pretty impressive. It's due to the loyal, obsessive fan base that every new show needs to stay alive. Jason said that winning the award was "unbelievable."

He plays Josef, a vampire who, after 13 episodes, we still don't know too much about. Jason hopes this will change though; he really wants a Josef flashback, much like the one Moonlight fans will see this season with Alex O'Loughlin's character, Mick. (I'll give you a hint: it involves the 1940s, World War II, and Alex with his hair gelled back. Take it from the girl who saw some of it shoot, it'll be awesome.) What he wants it to cover is how Josef became a vampire.

Expect to see more of Jason when Moonlight returns April 25 with four new dramatic, funny episodes, four weeks in a row. His part will be bigger, though. We will see Josef "go vampire" and grow fangs. Although he spent most of his break working on his character, he says it's "rad" to be back. In the opener, Mick and Josef "kick asses." (When asked if Josef will kick Mick's ass, he responded he's not sure, but it's a cool idea. Hear that, writers?) The next episode is supposedly so cool that it left Jason emotional for an hour and a half. And, coming from the girl who knows what happens (and, no, I'm not going to tell you — that would ruin the fun), you do not want to miss it.

Jason loves working with his costars, Alex O'Loughlin and Sophia Myles. He does a lot of his scenes with Alex, and they get along great. He likes to watch Sophia act; he says she's just so talented and she can say lines and make them work that he would have to practice for a long time.

If Jason somehow became a vampire, he would probably take Mick's path and do something good with it. Jason has a moral code, not unlike Mick's character. Josef, on the other hand, does not. Jason wants to use his art to change people's lives. It means so much for him (and this was no BS, I assure you — Jason was 100% sincere). He believes that all sorts of art can do that — visual art, acting, and music. He learned a lot from Marlon Brando (The Godfather) and suggests that anyone wishing to pursue acting should just watch him in a scene 20 times. After all, he says, acting can be learned. And, when it is learned, it is beautiful and graceful.

Article Author: Maddy Pumilia

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