![]() ![]() For one, he spent a season or so on AMC’s The Walking Dead as Heath, a beloved figure from the comics on which the show’s based. But it’s not the first time he’s played a highly anticipated character. Hawkins is tasked with filling out some very large shoes as the new 24 lead. ![]() We’re asking the questions, not answering them.” It’s about starting that dialogue, and that’s what I’m part of. It’s controversial, and that’s what this show happens to be. And not just because of the crazy drama that’s playing out with the new administration, but even more so the things that we deal with as Americans. “It’s actually not an interesting political time,” he continues, clarifying an earlier comment. We’re not writing to that, it’s just literally … you can’t make it up. Sadly, one soldier lost his life and a few others were injured. And literally, I woke up the other day and that was the headline about Trump’s first action overseas, and these soldiers who were part of the raid this past weekend in Yemen. It’s about a young soldier who was part of a raid in Yemen. This show was starting to be written two years ago, but the plot essentially remains the same. “Art’s supposed to be a mirror to society,” he says, “but it’s all too real sometimes. He actually looks like me.’ And he can aspire to that, or she can aspire to that.” Now, hopefully there’s a child who’s 13 years old and will see my character and say, ‘Wow. I saw other heroes who didn’t necessarily look like me, but I looked up to. Just by being and by doing the work, you’re making a statement that things are possible. It’s certainly a pleasure and an honor to be able to represent by just being. It was to play this character on television right now, in this day and age, in this very interesting political climate that we live in. “But the main draw for me wasn’t just that. “It was a huge part of the appeal,” says Hawkins. But it wasn’t his early fandom that drove him to the Fox thriller. Having grown up watching the series, and now living through it as an adult, it’s safe to say that Hawkins is having a good time making 24. “Here I am in the middle of this huge set and these huge stages, and I’m sort of the face of the show, but I’m fanning out and geeking out about the fact that he said yes and came back to the show.” “When I first saw him on set, I ran up to his trailer and knocked on it like a little school kid,” he says. ![]()
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