Scott Wolf He's played many TV doctors – but does this mean his loved ones are now asking him for medical advice?
“I've played the Doctor four times. I have to get a degree from somewhere,” Wolfe, 56, joked during an exclusive interview with Us Weekly About his new series on Fox document. “Fortunately for (my family) they don’t (seek my medical advice).”
Before he recorded the role For Dr. Richard Miller In the upcoming Fox medical drama, Wolff plays medical professionals Everwood, the nine and Night shift.
“I diagnose family members, much to their annoyance,” he joked. “One of the great things about being an actor is that you can — through osmosis — absorb these worlds. None of that makes any of us real doctors. This is the fourth time I've played a doctor, and there are some things stuck there.”
Wolf noted how important it is to honor real doctors, adding, “It matters greatly to me and everyone in this production that we honor the work that these life-saving heroes do in real life.”
documentWhich will premiere on Tuesday, January 7th. Adapted from an Italian TV series In your hands The film's events revolve around a doctor who loses her memory in a car accident and wakes up to find that her entire life has changed. Molly Parker He leads the cast alongside Wolf, Omar Metwally, Amira Van, John Ecker, Anya Banerjee and Patrick Walker.
(My character is a doctor document“It's my No. 1 favorite in terms of my enjoyment of complexity,” Wolf said. we“I've been exploring these different medical worlds playing doctors. But I've never played a more fun, interesting, complex and sometimes painful character. And to be back working with Fox again after starting out with him.” Party of Five (In the 90s), they are by far my favorite experiences. It's full circle in some interesting ways.
Despite playing a “flawed human being”. documentwolf I enjoyed the challenge.
“Any actor will tell you that you always have to find justification, understanding and empathy for the characters you play. But in this case, it wasn't like I had to figure out how to justify a bad guy doing bad things,” the actor explained. “This was a very good person and could Any of us can become that. But with his circumstances, he ends up in this terrible situation where something goes wrong and his response to it is just protection.
teased the wolf we That Richard's arc – and document As a chain – It will “continuously surprise viewers.”“It's very well written and I'm a huge fan of hospital shows, but obviously this central premise is very interesting, and the character development is incredible,” he said. “The whole point is to create characters and tell stories that appeal to people.”
He continued, “Sometimes it can take a while, and the first episode of a show can make you feel like you're just scratching the surface. … I didn't know what direction they were all going to go, but it's amazing to read something and feel like I'm going to play any character on this show.”
document It airs on Fox Tuesdays at 9pm ET and new episodes air the next day on Hulu.
With reporting by Cristina Garibaldi
