Boston Blue‘s Mika Amonsen addressed getting the possibility to play Donnie Wahlberg‘s onscreen Sean — a task that was recast after Andrew Terraciano originated the character on Blue Bloods.
“I undoubtedly felt a ton of strain at first. I felt the strain to respect an actor earlier than me as a result of I needed to respect Andrew one of the best I might,” Amonsen solely instructed Us Weekly. “There have been even sure visible selections that I made that I needed to maintain when it comes to hair styling and sure methods of being [as Sean].”
Amonsen needed to pay tribute to Terraciano’s tackle the character, including, “I actually need to keep Sean as shut as I can within the ways in which I do it out of respect for this character that everybody loves — but in addition the character Andrew constructed.”
Blue Bloods followers met the Reagan household when the present premiered on CBS in 2010. Wahlberg’s fan-favorite character Danny was beforehand married to Linda Rose Reagan (Amy Carlson), with whom he shared sons Jack and Sean, earlier than her loss of life. The function of Danny’s youngest son was performed by Terraciano for the whole lot of the present’s 14 seasons earlier than Amonsen was introduced as the brand new face for Sean in Boston Blue.
“After I booked the present, all of it occurred actually rapidly. It was inside a couple of week’s time and I used to be actually thrown into it rapidly. I did binge watch as a lot as I might and I discovered doing the later seasons was extra useful. I needed to get a way of who Sean was towards the tip of the present,” Amonsen recalled. “I actually needed to get a way of his character at that time into maturity and his relationship with Danny.”
Amonsen needed to search out methods to have a good time Terraciano’s efficiency.
“I needed to respect Andrew’s portrayal of Sean as a lot as I might — but in addition including one thing to my very own model. The present runners Brandon Sonnier and Brandon Margolis have been actually good at giving me lots of freedom to discover that new dynamic with Donnie,” he continued. Watching Andrew’s efficiency, I really observed lots of similarities simply between us as individuals, and our vitality. It’s fairly upbeat. I’ve much more of an upbeat vitality myself. In order that was a bit comforting. I undoubtedly saved that inside myself and didn’t really feel like I used to be obligated to vary that a part of me — which was good — when it comes to making it my very own.”
Earlier than filming season 1, Amonsen was glad he had content material to reference.
“We’re actually simply exploring what would have been. In fact, it’s my very own model of it however on the similar time we haven’t seen this relationship with Sean and his dad earlier than. He’s coming into this entire new place as a result of from what I perceive, the exploration of Sean being a cop wasn’t one thing that was on the desk,” he revealed. “Now he’s a cop in his dad’s subject and so they’re bumping into these points each as father and son but in addition as coworkers.”
Amonsen continued: “Initially, we get a little bit of stepping on toes and Sean exploring his new boundaries as a person and as a police officer. That dynamic adjustments and that was one thing that I obtained to carry into that function — that exploration of him as an grownup as he’s navigating this new job and this new relationship along with his dad.”
The actor was thrilled to affix a by-product of a present with such a powerful franchise. There have been some rising pains although as viewers alter to somebody new taking part in the function of Wahlberg’s onscreen son.
“There’s been some negativity, for positive. However after I look underneath these posts which have the negativity, there’s lots of followers rallying for Sean and folks saying that they actually loved this character that I’ve created — or my model of character,” Amonsen defined. “They’re actually having fun with the present and so they love the place it’s going when it comes to Sean and that makes me comfortable.”
Boston Blue airs on CBS Fridays at 10 p.m. ET.
