![]() Most of us don't have a difficult time letting the good shine through. We all have an air of villain inside of us and we make a daily choice, all of us, to suppress some sort of villainous thought and villainous act within us. The Bible says that if the man thinks it, so is he. How do you get into such a ruthless mindset? You've had memorable moments over the course of the season so far, and it's clear Tobias is someone you don't want to mess with. In the way that they're misunderstood, I believe that's where both of those characters take full form and as you watch the show, I hope Tobias Whale will become the most understood villain in some time. If you think about it, and it was something that was in episode one that a lot of people caught and didn't catch, that him and Black Lightning have more in common than they have differences. I always did, though. In the layers of his immorality, he has so much morality and standards, and he is redemptive to a point. God makes babies and they're innately pure until we get into a point, and the clean, pure water is dirtied up by this muddied world that we live in.ĭo you see Tobias as a redemptive character? Now when I say this, and I mean this sincerely, because we have to be careful how we justify things, and I'm not justifying anyone's heinous act, but what I will say is that evil is taught and it's learned and it's infused in the human spirit because everyone that God makes is innately good. I think with everything, if you looked at the backstories of any villain, fictional or non-fictional, you will be able to find a thread - whether it be childhood, adolescence or young adult, or somewhere in life - that caused this. If you look at the layers in the backstory of Tobias Whale, it is definitely the things that he experienced in life. So, Tobias isn't just a one-dimensional villain here - we're going to eventually go into the fourth and fifth dimensions of this guy. I didn't think that the story would go there to create such a humanity for me to tell. If you watch the whole arc of the story that we have out so far, I didn't know that Salim was going to tell Tobias' story from a human perspective of the history that anybody with a genetic indifference or something that's unique to them, whether it be a handicap or a genetic disposition or racial or geographic, and the ridicule or the bias that you might face, how it somehow shapes and molds you. When I read the character, it wasn't just about the look per se, but it's going to be about his layers. ![]() Salim's thing was he wanted his actor to be African American with albinism, but he wanted him to be a really good actor. I knew that Tobias Whale was an African American with albinism, so that's just something at face value that we have in common. What initially connected you to this character that you weren't expecting? He's not the archetype of what a villain is. Tobias Whale is quite a unique and intriguing character. ![]() For it to come out and be received so well and have the success it's having, I ask him all the time, "Bro, how does it feel?" This is a passion project beyond words and it's near and dear to him. It's not necessarily always a prerequisite in this business, but the Akils are shining examples that being true to yourself and family first will pay off. Being true to yourself in a business like the Hollywood show business is something that can be done. One thing that I've taken from them is family first, that you can live out your dreams fully and have your family be completely a part of that, and that integrity is No. ![]() What have you learned through working with the Akils that you'll take with you for the rest of your career and life? It was sad to see it end so soon and, hopefully, we'll be back to work in no time. I don't like to make comparisons, but they're like the Michelle and Barack Obama or Beyonce and Jay-Z of television, honestly. Salim and Mara Brock Akil are the best bosses and mentors you could ever have. Marvin Jones III: It was incredible, very emotional. ET: First of all, congratulations on wrapping the first season of Black Lightning. ![]()
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