And the Raising Dion actor tried to do his part—even if the self-contained nature of the series proved quite a shift for him.
“Knowing Jack’s whole story from the beginning, the main challenge of this was not giving too much away,” Jason shared. “I know the whole story, but part of the point of the show is maybe you think something else is happening and so there’s a lot I had to keep close to the vest.”
But, of course, that’s easier said than done.
“That’s difficult for me because I’m a heart on your sleeve, open book kind of person,” he noted. “So, trying to keep secrets was a challenge. I want every character that I play to feel like a real person and I always start from myself and then I personally think that every one of us is a couple of steps away from being the other person.”
