The Invitation And Legacies Actor Thomas Doherty Explains Why He Can’t Stay Away From Vampires – Exclusive – Looper

Thomas Doherty explained what drew him to vampire roles like Sebastian on "Legacies" and Walter in "The Invitation." "I grew up doing theater, and I have always loved characters. I always feel like I'm a character actor trapped in a boy-next-door body, which is very sad. Is that funny?" he said. Emmanuel chimed in with, "It's very sweet."

Everyone loves watching villains, but plenty of actors love playing them, too. Doherty added, "I've always enjoyed playing characters. For some reason, I'm drawn to playing villains. It's really interesting to play villains."

Oftentimes, the most compelling aspects of villains are their backstories and human moments. "On the surface, they are bad, but again, there's always [the] human condition. It's always a case of what made them bad. I find that part very, very interesting," Doherty explained. "No one's born a narcissist or a sociopath. It's a developmental dysfunction. So it's quite interesting to dive into that and see why that is the case."

When it comes to Walter specifically, Doherty noted, "Playing Walter, it was a bigger scale, working on this movie and working with Nat and Jess [M. Thompson, the director] and this production company. It was definitely a level up, and it was very exciting, and [I] had a blast."

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