Scott Wolf He’s played several doctors on TV – but does that mean his loved ones are now turning to him for medical advice?
“I’ve played a doctor four times. I’m supposed to get a degree from somewhere. US Weekly About his new Fox series doctor. “grateful [my family] they don’t [ask for my medical advice]”.
Before starring as Dr. Richard Miller in Fox’s upcoming medical drama, Wolff Everwood, Number Nine and night shift.
“I did diagnose my family, and it pissed them off,” he quipped. “One of the great things about being an actor is that you can – sort of by osmosis – absorb these worlds. None of that makes us a real doctor. This is my fourth time playing a doctor, and there’s something Stick there.
Wolf noted how important it is to honor real doctors, adding: “It’s important to me that we honor the real-life work these life-saving heroes do with this piece. It’s also important for everyone in it.
doctorPremiering on Tuesday, January 7, it is adapted from an Italian TV series Nell Tuesday It tells the story of a doctor who loses his memory in a car accident and wakes up to find that his entire life has changed. Molly Parker With Wolfe leading the cast, Omar Metwali, Amira Vann, Jon Ek, Anya Banerjee and Patrick Walker.
“[My doctor character on Doc] In terms of my enjoyment of complexity, this is my first choice,” Wolfe told us“I’ve played doctors to explore these different worlds of medicine. But I’ve never played a character that was more interesting, more complex, and sometimes even more painful. After I started going back to work at Fox Party of five [in the ’90s]two of my favorite experiences so far. In some interesting ways, it comes full circle.
Despite playing “a flawed human being” on the show doctorWolfe has always enjoyed the challenge.
“Any actor will tell you that you always have to find justification, understanding and empathy for the character you play. But in this case, I didn’t need to figure out how to justify bad people doing bad things,” the actor clarified road. “Here’s a very good guy, as any of us could be. But in his case, he ended up in this terrible situation, mistakes happened, and his response to that was to take protective measures.
wolf teases us Richard’s arc—and doctor as a series – will “continue to surprise viewers”, they said. “It’s well written and I’m a huge fan of hospital shows, but obviously the central premise is really interesting and the character development is incredible. The point is Create characters that draw people in and tell stories.
He continued: “Sometimes it can take time, and the first episode of the show makes you feel like you’ve only scratched the surface. … I don’t know what direction they’re going to go with it, but reading something and feeling like I’m going to be in this It would be great to play any role in the show.
doctor Airing Tuesdays on Fox at 9pm ET, with new episodes on Hulu the following day.
Reporting by Christina Garibaldi
