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Orlando &#; Jordan Woods-Robinson’s career is at an upswing. He currently plays “Eric” on AMC’s blockbuster series The Walking Dead (one of the first gay male characters ever portrayed on the show) and co-stars in the upcoming Solace with Colin Ferrell and Sir Anthony Hopkins.
A full list of his credits and links to his other projects can be found at
The actor, who lives in Orlando with his wife and children, recently sat down with Watermark to discuss his role on the record-breaking show and what it’s like to be LGBT-identified. He also talks about his role in the Blue Human Group and his blossoming role as entrepreneur in music production.
WATERMARK: The auditioning process for The Walking Dead—how did that reach about?
JORDAN WOODS-ROBINSON: It was done through video. There are more and more projects being done that way.
It means that rather than going into a room with a casting director and driving for hours, I actually booked the role of Eric without having to place foot out of my own house. What is also cool about the audition is that because the show is so under lock and
Hailing from Colorado, performer Ross Marquand grew up impersonating celebrities that eventually led to a career in voiceover work. His talents have been heard on the cartoons Robot Chicken, and Phineas and Ferb, as well as video games like Battlefield Hardline.
It was when this straight actor grabbed the opportunity to portray The Walking Dead&#;s first openly gay character that people began to take notice.
As Aaron [no last name] he portrayed the recruiter for the community of the Alexandria Safe-Zone. He met his character&#;s boyfriend, Eric Raleigh, before the apocalypse and stayed together until Raleigh met his last end.
At the recent Walker Stalker Fan Fest convention, he stopped to discuss with Windy City Times about his experiences on the hit AMC television show.
Windy City Times: First off, what&#;s you favorite celebrity impersonation, currently?
Ross Marquand: Right now, it&#;s John C. Reilly, which is good for Chicago because he has his roots here. He has one of the most marvelous and goofy voices. There is a lot of range and complexity to it. I have a lot of fu
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Marquand's other credits include voicing Han Solo in an episode of Phineas and Ferb, playing Paul Newman on Mad Men, voice perform on Conan O'Brien's speak show, and several shorts and web series, including I Heart Vampires.
Speculation regarding Daryl Dixon's (Norman Reedus) sexuality exploded on the Internet after comments Kirkman made in the letters page of his comic book. They were furthered by Reedus who discussed playing the character as "prison gay" and by the show's executive producer and showrunner Scott Gimple who indicated a gay character would be coming to the series.
"We engage Daryl Dixon as being somewhat asexual on the show. He's a very introverted character and I think that's some of his appeal," Kirkman said on Talking Dead. "I do have to plain something up, though: in the letter column of the comic book that I do, I mentioned that there was a possibility early on about making Daryl Dixon's character gay…It caused quite a hubbub online a
The Walking Dead season 6: Ross Marquand shocked but grateful at responses to gay character Aaron
Aaron was introduced to viewers as the first gay character to appear in The Walking Dead but actor Ross Marquand reveals he was shocked by the abundance of negative responses he received over the role. However, the TV star admits he was "grateful" for the opportunity to bring attention to the issue.
Marquand, 34, began playing the Alexandrian resident in season five and the character has become a good friend to other survivors including Rick Grimes and Daryl Dixon. Explaining the public response to his role as a gay man, Marquand told the IBTimes UK: "It's been a bit mixed. On one hand, we've had very negative [responses]. But for as many negative responses, there were just as many, if not more, fans who were coming to the defence of not only Aaron but the LGBT community in general, which is really pleasant to see."
He continued: "I think at first I was really shocked by the response and gentle of baffled as to why people would be writing such vitriolic comments, but as time went on