Exclusive Interview with Nico Tortorella for The Following
Interview by Jamie Ruby
Written Jamie Ruby

The Fox drama The Following revolves around Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) and his devoted cult followers, as well as Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon), who works with the FBI to try to catch Carroll, who has escaped from prison for the second time, and is now living in a house with his kidnapped ex-wife, Claire (Natalie Zea), and son (Kyle Catlett), as well as his followers, who are generally sociopaths and killers.

One of these followers is Jacob Wells, who up until recently had never killed anyone. Jacob was recently betrayed by Emma (Valorie Curry), who left him with a dying Paul (Adan Canto; the three were lovers). After Paul begged him, Jacob suffocated him. That action, as well as Emma's betrayal, has changed him.

The actor, who plays Jacob, Nico Tortorella, recently sat down in an exclusive interview with Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision.

When he first read the script, Tortorella was thought to be too young for the role. "It was the first script I read for pilot season last year, and originally they thought that I was going to be too young for the role, but as my team does, they pushed hard, and I got in the room and was testing the next day, and chemistry reading with Paul the day after."

By Jamie Ruby

If you watch movies, it's a pretty good bet you know who Kevin Bacon is. Bacon has appeared in numerous projects over the years, such as Footloose, Tremors, Mystic River, and many more. Bacon is mostly known for his work in film, but he returns to the small screen as the star of the new Fox series The Following, which recently premiered on Fox.

In the new series, Bacon plays Ryan Hardy, a retired FBI Agent, known for putting away serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy). He is called back to duty when Carroll escapes from prison. Hardy discovers whether in prison or out, Carroll has many followers and the number is rising.

By Jamie Ruby

Shawn Ashmore is probably best known for his role as Bobby Drake aka Iceman in the X-Men films, but has numerous credits to his name, including Smallville, Earthsea, and Fringe to name a few.

Ashmore, who will soon be starring in the upcoming film Mariachi Gringo, currently plays the part of Mike Weston opposite Kevin Bacon in the new series The Following, premiering tonight on Fox.

The Following is about serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy), who has cult of followers, and continues to gain more. The protagonist in the story is retired FBI Agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon), who is called back to consult with an FBI team when Carroll escapes. He is joined by new partner Mike Weston, played by Ashmore, the only one who seems to idolize Hardy and is accepting of working with him.

Ashmore recently talked to Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision in an exclusive interview about his new roles.