His name was Rodolfo Reyes, he’s obviously Latino, Latinos aren't like this,” Huertas revealed. “I was like, first of all this doesn't happen in the military, secondly, nobody talks like this who's from this background. Having “PTSD” from that experience, when Huertas got the sides for Generation Kill he was initially quite critical. Interestingly, Huertas had done a film for HBO years before Generation Kill when, as the actor describes it, “HBO wasn’t really making the best stuff.” It was a military film that he believes didn’t hit the mark in terms of authenticity.
“To be sent away to shoot this thing in Africa for eight months with 30 other men and to meet some of your best friends, that was 15 years ago and Alexander Skarsgard, I was just hanging out with him at the premiere of The Northman because whatever he does, I'll support him, because he's one of my best friends.” “We were so, I think, dedicated to telling the story with integrity, telling it right, and all of us shared in that, and all we had was each other while we were over there.” The experience was amazing,” Huertas said. “Being able to tell the story about the military that is true and honest, and the depiction is not swayed in any direction when it comes to politics, when it comes to what's right, what's wrong, it allows the audience to make their own decision.
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The series takes place in the first 40 days of the Iraq war, from the perspective of U.S. Antonio Espera in the 2008 HBO miniseries Generation Kill. While Huertas has created iconic characters in Castle and This Is Us, the role that’s made the most lasting impact on him is playing Sgt.
(Photo by Jason Merritt/FilmMagic) The story behind being cast in HBO miniseries 'Generation Kill' The cast of Generation Kill during the premiere of HBO Films "Generation Kill" at Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California on July 9, 2008. then you can build on that with the writers and you can help infuse a lot of yourself into the character.” “I think now I look for stuff that’s got the spirit of collaboration built into it. “I'm not really looking to ever like play a narco kingpin or drug dealer or a gangster.unless there's something different to it,” he said. Ultimately, when Jon Huertas is looking at roles he really wants to take on, he likes developing “more positive characters,” with a mix of comedy and drama. (Photo by Scott Everett White/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) NATHAN FILLION, STANA KATIC, TOKS OLAGUNDOYE, JON HUERTAS, SEAMUS DEVER 'We have our insecurities' EDT), on the Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Television Network. office, Castle and Beckett's investigation leads Castle to suspect the victim's death could be the work of the Antichrist, on "Castle," MONDAY, MAY 9 (10:00-11:00 p.m. Like the fact that I was eating a donut when Ryan was on a cleanse, that was taken directly from actually me being on a cleanse and him eating some trash, and I was like, 'what are you doing man, eating that,' and the writers heard that.”ĬASTLE - "Hell to Pay" - When an axe-wielding, escaped psychiatric inmate drops dead in Castle's P.I. “They started taking these like little ideas we had and creating actual stories and episodes out of it. “A lot of the stuff that we did was because we wanted to have a different take on a procedural, the collaboration between Nathan and myself, Seamus and Stana. “That show to me was some of the most creative fun that I was able to have,” he said. While Huertas agrees that Castle certainly ended abruptly, which at the time (and still to some respect today) created a frenzy among fans of the series, he did say that if the cast could get back together, he would revive Esposito for some sort of reboot content. (Photo by Richard Foreman/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) STANA KATIC, NATHAN FILLION, JON HUERTAS Carlos Bernard guest stars as Jared Stack, a mysterious operative who may hold the key to solving the case. CASTLE - "The Human Factor" - When Homeland Security inexplicably seals the crime scene of a car bombing, Castle and Beckett find themselves with two mysteries on their hands: who murdered the victim, a government whistleblower, and why are federal agents trying to take over the case? The plot thickens when they discover that the victim wasn't killed by a car bomb but by a missile from a military drone, on "Castle," on the Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Television Network.
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