By Mina Sharpe
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Jonathan Del Arco has often been, in his own words, an outsider. But, rather than seeing this as a liability, Del Arco hails that perspective as one of his greatest strengths. As he notes, many of the characters he has played – from Hugh the Borg on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Sophia Lopez on Nip/Tuck to his current role as Dr. Morales on Major Crimes – stand outside the mainstream. When asked about his history for making memorable impacts in smaller parts, Del Arco says that playing the role of the “outsider”, whose actions become vital to the story, is something he relishes. “There’s a certain challenge to taking something that is on face-value small and making it an integral piece of a plot that you can’t do without. If you really dig deep into Morales’s arc, within the context of all The Closer and Major Crimes episodes, there is a definite effect he has on the story and the way we view the crime. In a way he is sort of the eyes of the audience in that he comments, for example, on Brenda’s annoying qualities, or at Captain Raydor’s insistence on rules.” Continue reading →