Felix Wolfe Reflects on Career Shifts and High-Stakes Drama in NBC's "Grosse Pointe Garden Society"

amp8220The serious dramatic stuff was I feel like the backbone of my careeramp8221 But as his career evolved so did the tone of his work amp8220I kind of transitioned into doing more comedy and I think I craved getting back to those dramatic rootsamp8221With Grosse Pointe he got that chance and more amp8220Iamp8217ve never been part of something so big with such a powerful role that gave me time to really build out a character and have a full arcamp8221 he said amp8220Being on set is like having a great cup of coffee youamp8217re just buzzingamp8221Wolfe especially enjoys the showamp8217s nonlinear storytelling amp8220I really enjoyed the murder mystery aspect You read these scripts week by week and youamp8217re just blown away But then you get to set and watch these brilliant creatives depict it itamp8217s fascinatingamp8221The Moment It All Changed Learning the Craft Early OnLooking back on his early career Wolfe credits an episode of Bones as a turning point amp8220I was like 10 and I remember that being a big tonal shift for meamp8221 he recalled amp8220That was the first time I wasnamp8217t treated like a kid actor but a young actor And there is a differenceamp8221He said that level of respect pushed him to bring more to the table amp8220I got to see incredible actors who looked at me as an equal Feeling what that feels like itamp8217s motivating You hold yourself to that standardamp8221Wolfe also shared fond memories of doing voice work for The Land Before Time and appearing in the Disney Channel series Ravenamp8217s Home amp8220I was technically not a kid anymore I was 19 but very much a kid at heartamp8221 he said amp8220Those kids taught me so much and Raven was wonderful Getting to make kids laugh week by week Thereamp8217s not much more joy than thatamp8221Advice for Parents of Child Actors amp8216Make Sure the Kid Loves Itamp8217Instead of doling out advice to young actors Wolfe had a message for their parentsamp8220Make sure the kid likes it Please make sure the kid likes itamp8221 he said amp8220Make sure youamp8217re not doing it for youamp8221He emphasized the importance of communication and honesty amp8220This industry can be a monster if you let it Donamp8217t let people take advantage of you Protect your kidamp8221Wolfe is deeply grateful for the support he received growing up from his family and colleagues alike amp8220I had great parents My mom was in my corner from day one She never once told me I couldnamp8217t do thisamp8221 He smiled adding amp8220Sheamp8217s English the British are brutal When she saw me kick a soccer ball she said amp8216Nope not for youamp8217amp8221Above all he stressed amp8220Donamp8217t talk about the money Donamp8217t bring up the fame Thatamp8217s not why you should be in it Kids should do it because they truly love performingamp8221What Fans Can Expect From the FinaleWith just a few episodes left in the season Wolfe is buzzing with anticipation The seriesamp8217 most recent episode finally revealed the identity of amp8220Quicheamp8221 the murder victim whose identity was not known to the audienceamp8220Iamp8217m very excited to see what fans think of where this goes because I donamp8217t think itamp8217s at all where people are expectingamp8221 he teased amp8220Arguably I think people get distracted by the flashing light that is amp8216Who is Quicheamp8217 But the question of why it happened and how it happened those are way more insaneamp8221He praised the showamp8217s creative team for subverting expectations amp8220Theyamp8217re not just going to answer the questions Theyamp8217re going to answer them in ways you donamp8217t expect And I think thatamp8217s quite funamp8221While he didnamp8217t spoil anything he hinted that fans should be ready for a ride and perhaps a setup for a second season amp8220Where it goes from here is arguably more insaneamp8221Whatamp8217s Next From Teen Titans to NarniaThough television has been his home base Wolfe focuses on the big screen amp8220I would love to break into film in a bigger wayamp8221 he said amp8220Iamp8217ve done a couple of independents and those were great but Iamp8217ve yet to do a big movieamp8221Heamp8217s also not shy about making his dream roles clear as we asked and he quickly pointed to a mannequin behind him that was decked out in a full Robin costume from the Batman comics Wolfe also happened to be wearing an Anakin Skywalker tshirt at the timeamp8220I know James Gunn is cooking up some great stuff at DC and Iamp8217m a huge scifi and fantasy fan SpiderMan and Tobey Maguire are the reason I wanted to be an actor in the first placeamp8221 he revealed amp8220And Iamp8217m a big fan of Teen Titans I grew up reading the comics and watching the shows I think Dick GraysonRobin would be someone I would have a lot of fun playingamp8221 James Gunn if youamp8217re listening give Felix Wolfe a shotFelix brought up another industry hitmaker Oscar nominee Greta Gerwig amp8220I know sheamp8217s working on Narnia for Netflix and that seems like itamp8217d be a blastamp8221 he explained amp8220Superheroes and fantasy are genres I havenamp8217t even gotten close to tapping into and now there are two creatives that Iamp8217m a massive fan of are doing that in their respective lanes Itamp8217d be epicamp8221Catch new episodes of Grosse Pointe Garden Society Fridays at 8 pm ET on NBC available to stream next day on PeacockClick the social buttons to share this story with colleagues and friendsThe opinions expressed here are the author39s views and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillageorgMyersBizNet

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