Harvey Guillen in Burbank, California, on Feb. 4, 2024.Photo:Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty
Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty
Harvey Guillénwon’t be letting Guillermo go that easily!
Speaking with PEOPLE recently amid the release ofWishon 4K, Blu-ray and DVD, the 33-year-old actor revealed that he and hisWhat We Do in the Shadowscastmates are “in the middle of shooting"the sixth and final seasonof their hit FX vampire mockumentary series.
The actor admits he did snatch his character’s “original glasses” from the show’s pilot episode, which aired in March 2019.
“I didn’t know the pilot would get picked up, but I fell so in love with the character that I was like, ‘If this show doesn’t go on, at least I’ll have a small piece of its character,’ " Guillén says.
From L: Kayvan Novak, Harvey Guillén and Matt Berry in the pilot episode ofWhat We Do in the Shadows(2019).John P Johnson/FX
John P Johnson/FX
“I like to always take a little piece,” he continues. “So I have Guillermo’s original glasses from the pilot still with me, and I’ve been lucky enough to have one of Guillermo’s original sweaters. So I have a little bit of him forever.”
Guillén plays Guillermo de la Cruz, a mild-mannered familiar to vampire Nandor the Relentless (real-life best friendKayvan Novak) with a lifelong goal of becoming a vampire himself — only to find out that he is descended from famous vampire hunter Van Helsing.
The show also starsMatt Berryas Laszlo Cravensworth, Natasia Demetriou as Nadja of Antipaxtos, Mark Proksch as “energy vampire"Colin RobinsonandKristen Schaalas The Guide, among many recurring and one-off guest stars likeBeanie Feldstein,Nick Kroll,Mark Hamill,Fred Armisen,Doug Jones,Vanessa Bayer,Haley Joel Osment,Sofia Coppola,Patton Oswaltand even Waititi, 48.
While “it’s hard to hang out as a group” for Guillén and his castmates, since most of them live in the U.K. and he’s based in Los Angeles, they still make time for one another off set when they can.
“Whenever we’re working, Kayvan and I go to dinner. We have little buddy brunches,” says theBlue Beetleactor. “I’m really close to him and his fiancée.”
Guillén tells PEOPLE that theShadowscast and crew “haven’t had a wrap party in years,” due to theCOVID-19pandemic that erupted early on in the show’s tenure.
That being said, the series finale might just be the perfect time to hold the biggest and best bash there is. “I think this might be our last year that we can do that. So here’s hoping,” Guillén says.
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Season 1 through 5 ofWhat We Do in the Shadowsare streaming on Hulu.
source: people.com
