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J. August Richards

American Actor

Born: Aug 28, 1973

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I really love fan art, which I get sent a lot of. I really, really get a lot of. I get a kick out of it. J. August Richards

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Everything with Marvel is on a need-to-know basis, so I didn't officially know until the second episode I did, which I think was the 10th episode in the season. Information is carefully guarded over there. I definitely didn't know that I was 'Deathlok.' J. August Richards

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Even when I'm playing a lawyer or a doctor, I want to play a person. A human being. J. August Richards

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I thought, 'Oh, this is great,' because maybe someone who does look like me will watch 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and realize that they can be an actor if they want to be, or they can be a superhero. They can have a hero that looks like them as well. J. August Richards

I always say that I'm at my best when there's no example of what the character is supposed to be. I thrive when there's not much and I have to create it. J. August Richards

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I feel like my life experience is that of an outsider. Let me explain: my parents are from Panama, and they moved to the United States the year after I was born. They moved into an all-white neighborhood, where the previous black family had a cross burned on their lawn. J. August Richards

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I love creating characters that people may or may have not ever seen before. But I enjoy the opportunity to try to make something new, and that's when I really come alive as an actor, so I really enjoyed working on 'Arrow.' J. August Richards

The interesting thing for me is, if I met Michael Peterson in person, I'd want him to let himself off the hook just a little bit. J. August Richards

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Anyone who's trying to be there for their family and trying to take care of their children is a hero to me. J. August Richards

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Everything I've ever learned about acting - and I went to theater school - was about playing what the character wants and throwing yourself fully into going after what the character wants. J. August Richards

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I feel that, as an actor, you're constantly working to become better, which I love, but with painting, I can fail on my own terms. There's a freedom in that, so that's why I love to paint. J. August Richards

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