But then it’s established and then you’ve got the option to just be free and play.
So I always looked forward to the second season or the second movie …
I feel that’s when the real work and freedom starts, for me."
Because it’s like dating someone, you don’t know everything from the start.
You got to be dating to know.
So I’m dating my character, and I’m getting to know him better."
Although he’s playing an ex-convict, his role as Gene Donavan is far from an unsympathetic man.
Gene has committed a crime, but his actions were motivated by love.
For Truesdale, connecting to that motivation made it easy to understand his part.
In playing Gene, Truesdale leaned on those parts of his backstory to bring him to life.
This was another element that Truesdale was able to focus on.
That’s what he’s trying to do.
He’s trying to fix his life," Truesdale said.
“Fallen Angels Murder Club: Friends to Die For,” premiered April 2.
“Fallen Angels Murder Club: Heroes and Felons” premieres Saturday, April 9.
The movies are based on books “Fallen Angels Book Club” by R. Franklin James.
