J. August Richards
J. August Richards
Jaime Augusto Richards III commonly known as J. August Richards is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of vampire hunter Charles Gunn on the WB television series Angel and Mike Peterson/Deathlok in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth28 August 1973
CountryUnited States of America
J. August Richards quotes about
diverse environment love people
What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
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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.'
constantly fail freedom love
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.
absolutely adore charisma david love teaches
I absolutely love working with David Boreanaz, and Charisma Carpenter I completely adore - she teaches me to dance.
joss love period shows
I think often times on Joss Whedon's shows he can make you hate a character for a period and then love the character. He does it effortlessly.
create force love paradigm roles turns using
I love roles that don't really have a template or a paradigm and force me to create using my own imagination... that really, really turns me on.
marvel
I went right to the 'Guide to the Marvel Universe,' which has every Marvel character from A-Z, and fortunately, I had every issue. I found 'Deathlok,' read about him there.
believe saw
I believe that I'm an actor to this day because of 'Star Wars.' I saw 'Star Wars' as a child, and I was completely enamored by it.
shows
Over my career, I've had to do a lot of shows that involve stunts, and I so enjoy stunts.
brings great huge influences kinds latin mix obviously panama wonderful
Panama's a really wonderful country. There's obviously the Panama Canal, which brings a lot of tourism, and a huge American influence; it's just a mix of so many great things: African, Caribbean, Latin American Spanish, all kinds of influences there.
front marvel
Marvel makes you feel like 'Iron Man' will show up at your front door to kill you if you say the wrong thing.
I was in fittings for the first costume even before I knew I was even going to be 'Deathlok.'
cool objective
When you're doing superhero stunts, the objective is to look as cool as humanly possible.
great looks maybe realize watch
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.