‘FBI: Most Wanted’: Dylan McDermott Address Fans Who Can’t See Past Richard Wheatley: “They’re Going To See Me In A Completely Different Light”

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newest addition Dylan McDermott is ready to make his series debut as Remy Scott on April 12 at 10 p.m. via CBS, taking over as Fugitive Task Force boss following Julian McMahon’s exit in early March.McDermott most recently played the villainous Richard Wheatley in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a series within the same universe as Most Wanted.

The actor opened up about transitioning from playing a bad guy to a good guy during a chat with the media on Wednesday.“I think it’s really interesting.

I’ve been reading comments online and people are saying, ‘It’s too soon. He’s Richard Wheatley, a bad guy.’ I relish in that because it’s amazing that people believe that I’m the character I’m playing,” he shared. “Now they’re going to see me in a completely different light, going from Richard Wheatley to Remy Scott, two wildly different people with wildly different agendas in life.”He continued, “I knew instinctively that I had played some questionable people along the way and now it’s time to play someone good again.

Remy Scott is that character.”McDermott revealed his first day on set was the first time he met his castmates, a move that he made intentionally.“My first day of work was my introduction to the actors,” McDermott said. “Remy was introduced to them at the same time as Dylan.