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 positively felt a ton of stress at first. I felt the stress to respect an actor earlier than me as a result of I wished to respect Andrew one of the best I might,” Amonsen completely instructed Us Weekly. “There have been even sure visible decisions that I made that I wished to maintain when it comes to hair styling and sure methods of being [as Sean].”
Amonsen wished to pay tribute to Terraciano's tackle the character, including, “I actually wish to preserve Sean as shut as I can within the ways in which I do it out of respect for this character that everybody loves — but additionally 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 dying. The position of Danny's youngest son was performed by Terraciano for the whole thing 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 shortly. It was inside a couple of week's time and I used to be actually thrown into it shortly. I did binge watch as a lot as I might and I discovered doing the later seasons was extra useful. I wished to get a way of who Sean was towards the top of the present,” Amonsen recalled. “I actually wished to get a way of his character at that time into maturity and his relationship with Danny.”
Amonsen wished to search out methods to have a good time Terraciano's efficiency.
“I wished to respect Andrew's portrayal of Sean as a lot as I might — but additionally including one thing to my very own model. The present runners Brandon Sonnier and Brandon Margolis have been actually good at giving me a variety of freedom to discover that new dynamic with Donnie,” he continued. Watching Andrew's efficiency, I really seen a variety 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 positively stored 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. After all, 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 area and so they're bumping into these points each as father and son but additionally as coworkers.”
Amonsen continued: “Firstly, 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 bought to convey into that position — that exploration of him as an grownup as he's navigating this new job and this new relationship together 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 regulate to somebody new taking part in the position of Wahlberg's onscreen son.
“There's been some negativity, for certain. However once I look beneath these posts which have the negativity, there's a variety of followers rallying for Sean and other people 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.
