Mika Amonsen has been opening up about the pressure, and responsibility that came with joining Blue Bloods as Donnie Wahlberg’s onscreen son, Sean Reagan.
In a new chat with Us Weekly, Amonsen discussed what it was like stepping into a role previously played by Andrew Terraciano, who originated Sean and portrayed him for over a decade.
“I definitely felt a ton of pressure at first. I felt the pressure to respect an actor before me because I wanted to respect Andrew the best I could,” Amonsen said.
“There were even certain visual choices that I made that I wanted to keep in terms of hair styling and certain ways of being [as Sean].”
Amonsen explained that honoring the character's history was important to him.
“I really want to maintain Sean as close as I can in the ways that I do it out of respect for this character that everyone loves — but also the character Andrew built.”
The actor added that his transition onto the show happened very quickly after booking the part.
“When I booked the show, it all happened really quickly. It was within about a week’s time and I was really thrown into it quickly,” he recalled.
To prepare, Amonsen claimed binge-watching the series' more recent episodes.
“I did binge watch as much as I could and I found doing the later seasons was more helpful. I wanted to get a sense of who Sean was toward the end of the show,” he explained.
“I really wanted to get a sense of his character at that point into adulthood and his relationship with Danny.”