Sebastian Roché is not foreign to play viles but a brutal moment in 1923 He changed his focus.
In an interview with Use weeklyThe 60 -year -old actor reflected on the preparation to film his character, Father Renaud, killing Lenah Robinson“S BAAPXTI, student of the North Dakota Boarding for Native Americans, in the season 1.” There was a whole room filled with native native American women, “Roché recalled.” Before the scene, I wanted to erase the air and talk about what we were about to do because we are recreating (the) story that It really happened. ”
“I wanted to erase the air asking for forgiveness before I did the scene”, Vampire newspapers The student continued. “This really helped not only everyone to relieve the tension, but myself, because I suddenly felt incredibly emotional in these scenes.”
“(It is) so realistic that I really found it incredibly emotional and nervous,” Roche explained, emphasizing that he was “really physically exhausted.”
In 1923, Renaud’s father, Renaud, is the abusive director of North Dakota boarding school for native Americans where Baapuxti and his cousin Teonna Rainwater (Aminh Nieves) They are students. In the first season, Teonna kills two abusive nuns before fleeing at night. After the priest discovers the deceased women, interrogates Baapuxti for answers. When he refuses to reveal where Teonna has fled, Father Renaud kills her. Season 2 picks up where the end leftWith Father Renaud and the Marshals of the United States seeking Teonna.

Sebastian Roché as Renaud Father in 1923. “
Emerson Miller/Paramount+The shoot of season 2 was “physically imposing and emotionally imposing”, said Roché Usemphasizing that his character goes through “a change” to the Stone of yellow Return of the preuella. “It is accompanied by this marshal that can be even more ruthless than it is, so you see an alter ego, a kind of carbon of itself, which makes him begin to question certain things about himself.”
For Roché – the previous roles include The vampire newspapers‘Mikael Mikaelson and General Hospital ‘S jerry jacks – It is crucial that he does not see his characters as “evil” or “bad” when he takes them to screen on the screen. Instead, he chooses to go through a “psychological evaluation” of the character.
)Anthony hopkins He always told me (to) reading the script – read the script 80 times – and finally the script will tell you his secrets, “he said Us. “Could you find (Renaud Father) is a scary character, but where does this ruthless come from?”
“It needs so much energy and focus, and he is a very exhausting character to play in the best possible way, because he is so rich,” added Roché. “It may be unilateral to you but to me it is extremely rich.”
Roché hopes that viewers will witness his character’s trip to season 2. “You will see many different aspects of Renaud Father,” he added, “I really found, really exciting and interesting.”
Season 2 of 1923 Premiere Sunday, February 23 in Paramount+.