Tonight, NBC airs an all-new episode of The Irrational. In the series, Jesse L. Martin stars as Alec Mercer, a leading figure in behavior science who uses his specialized knowledge to take on high-stakes cases, assisting everyone from the FBI to ordinary people in challenging situations. His unique insights into human behavior, supported by his trusted team and social-science experiments, enable him to uncover truths, solve crimes, and answer irrational questions.

Arash DeMaxi stars as Rizwan, Alec’s grad student assistant. Recently, the actor spoke with SciFi Vision about working on the series, including what’s to come for his character and much more.

Watch the interview below and be sure to catch an all-new episode of The Irrational, tonight on NBC.