person of interest

Person of Interest is about a man named Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) who invented a machine that can track people and determine when a crime will occur.  Finch employs an ex-CIA agent, John Reese (Jim Caviezel), to carry out most of the physical labor involved in preventing these crimes.  While Finch and Reese do their thing, they catch the attention of Detectives Lionel Fusco (Kevin Chapman) & Joss Carter (Taraji P. Henson).

(Taraji P. Henson and Kevin Chapman in Person of Interest)

As the Person of Interest story progressed for our primary characters, so too did the relationship with the detectives.
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Kevin Chapman who plays Det. Fusco was gracious enough to take a few minutes to chat with me and who I encountered on the other side of my questions was a very well-grounded, down to earth kind of person.  A man who has gratitude for the great career and opportunities that have been given him.

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The Interview with Kevin Chapman

(Sean Penn and Kevin Chapman in Mystic River)

Kevin has a great developing career in the entertainment industry.  He’s been a part of 20+ TV projects and roles in close to 30 different movies.

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I asked Kevin about Detective Fusco’s initial unwillingness being a helper in the scheme of things, and where that might go.  He confirmed that

“Initially Fusco was unwilling in the beginning, but as time progressed he saw the good that Finch and Reese were doing and Lionel becomes a willing participant.“

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I asked how he likes working with other primary cast members and if he had any juicy cast gossip.  I could not pry any inside scoops out of Kevin, but he made note that both Michael Emerson and Jim Caviezel are great to work with and that he previously worked with Jim Caviezel on the 2006 movie, Unknown.

This is the first project he’s worked on with Emerson.  He doesn’t spend an inordinate amount of time shooting with the leads, but he does spend a lot of time on set with Taraji P. Henson, who plays Det. Carter.  Believe it or not, underneath that serious looking facade we see in Detective Carter, Kevin said,

“She is really an actress with a bubbly personality.  I like to make her laugh because she has an infectious laugh.“

Who’d a thunk!?

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