Sometimes family ties and family lies are one in the same. ChrisEvans, Michelle Dockery, and jaedenmartell expand on their layered and mysterious AppleTV series, DefendingJacob, for our new digital cover story. Story by devancoggan
I played a younger Chris, and I worked one day. We never met, but I remember seeing Chris from afar in the van. I was like [], “I play younger you.” I had really long blond hair, and they shaved it. They buzzed it, like, “By the way, we’re buzzing it today to make it look more like Chris.” That was hard to deal with. [This show has a lot of the hallmarks of your traditional murder mystery thriller — red herrings, cliffhangers, hidden secrets.
Jacob is obviously the most cryptic character in the whole show. Jaeden, how did you approach playing such a secretive, internal figure?For me, it was just figuring out who he was and using my imagination, figuring out exactly what happened the day of Ben’s murder. Just to give myself a background story and just something to keep me grounded throughout the whole thing because the process was so long. It was essentially like shooting an eight-hour-long movie.
Basically, when I first met with Mark and Morten, I asked whether he did it or not, and Morten said that I was able to decide if he did it. He said he didn’t want to know, and I shouldn’t tell anybody. I just had to figure that out. This feels like a little bit of a departure for each of you. Did you get to try any new skills or explore any new territory? I mean, it’s always challenging playing Americans. I’m having to play them a lot at the moment. I had to work just that little bit harder because with an accent, it doesn’t come naturally to me. I learned with this one that it does take a bit more homework.I think what we talked about — the character being so internal — that was definitely a learning experience for me.
There’s something really sweet about your source being your own relationship with your father. That’s a nice place to tap into if you have to. I mean, then you’ve got to pour a lot of nasty s--- on top of it, but it’s still a nice place to start.This is turning into a therapy session now. [] I have a wonderful relationship with my father.
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