This article contains mild spoilers for the first two episodes of “Evil” Season 3.
What attracted you to the role of Dr. Leland Townsend?
There’s definitely some levity in the series, but you’re filming a lot of intense scenes.
We’re not a playful cast that much.
Everybody seems to take the job seriously.
I occupy a place on the fringes.
I don’t know how to describe my position there except that I’m always nearby.
Has it changed the way you thought about life or good and bad in the world at all?
Oh, I don’t know.
Maybe it makes me a little more open-minded, but it also makes me laugh.
I do find the show funny and I find my part funny.
It’s definitely dark, but comedic as well.
I know you said he had a bit of a smaller role in the pilot.
I’m happy with the part.
It’s the right amount for me.
What’s it like working on another show that’s receiving that kind of attention and love?
People are becoming less sure of themselves, even the villains.
But it’s a transitional time in the world of Kristen Bouchard and of David the priest.
We are only at the start of Season 3; there’s still so much more to see.
Oh, man, stay tuned there’s some wild stuff this season.
Okay, here it goes."
How did that happen?
Is that something you fell into?
I do think I fell into it.
Before that, I had been a stage actor and mostly performed comical parts or grotesque parts.
But it’s fine with me.
I play good guys too, but they’re usually mysterious good guys or ambiguous.
That’s fun for me, and it keeps people paying attention.
I’m happy with villainy; it’s generally more interesting.
I know you have an extensive background in theater and television.
Do you have a preference between one or the other?
It maybe is not.
There’s always the safety net.
There’s always the do-over that you don’t get in front of a live audience.
After this much time has elapsed since the finale, how do you look back on it now?
It was a parallel.
I think, “Oh, shoot, it’s been 12 years.
In Hollywood right now, reboot is the word of the season.
Do you think we’ll ever see a return to the “Lost” universe?
Is that something you guys ever talk about?
They would be wise not to take a stab at do it all over again.
In the right hands, with good writers, all things are possible.
I’m a happy camper on that show, and I’m enjoying watching Season 3.
It seems so long ago.
They have to cut the show.
I feel I would be the same way and want to watch it back.
I really do feel like when you’re performing, you’re in a different head.
I do like to have that experience too.
“Evil” Season 3 is now streaming onParamount+, with new episodes dropping on Sundays.
This interview was edited for clarity.
