Scott Patterson Is a Chad Michael Murray Fan After ‘Sullivan’s Crossing’

Sullivan’s Crossing deserves credit score for giving Us the long-awaited Scott Patterson and Chad Michael Murray onscreen collaboration.

Throughout an unique interview with Us Weekly, Patterson, 65, recalled engaged on two initiatives with Murray, 42, earlier than they lastly appeared collectively on display screen.

“It’s the primary time I’ve ever labored with him. I didn’t work in any scenes with him on [Gilmore Girls], which type of catapulted each of us [to stardom]. After which there was the indie movie [Other People’s Children], however we didn’t have any scenes collectively,” he defined. “It’s the primary time we had scenes collectively and I really loved working with Chad.”

Patterson praised Murray for being a “actual professional,” including, “He understands the medium, he understands what to do in entrance of a digicam and actually what to not do in entrance of a digicam. And that’s many of the battle. So it’s at all times a pleasure to work with him.”

After filming season 1 of Sullivan’s Crossing, Patterson is hoping for extra onscreen moments between him and Murray.

“I hope our characters intersect extra within the coming episodes — within the coming seasons as effectively. It seems to be like this may run somewhat bit, in order that’s at all times a great feeling too,” he continued. “Give me extra Chad. I believe I can be part of the refrain of individuals on the market which can be his followers and agree with them. Give me extra Chad.”

Sullivan’s Crossing, which is predicated on a e-book collection by Robyn Carr, follows neurosurgeon Maggie (Morgan Kohan) who should return to her hometown in rural Nova Scotia. She finally ends up reconnecting together with her estranged father Sully (Patterson) whereas forming a bond together with his coworker Cal (Murray).

“[Cal] has been round Sullivan’s Crossing for some time. He’s on his personal journey. He’s in search of his personal peace and his personal solace and his personal therapeutic,” Patterson famous. “He’s a little bit of a thriller, however Sully instinctively is aware of that he’s a great particular person and he trusts him. So Cal helps out across the campground when he can and he’s simply type of there.”

Patterson spent extra time filming with Kohan, 29, — who performs his daughter on the present.

“I believe we each carry real-life expertise into the world on the subject of such a [estranged father-daughter] relationship. Not that it’s useless on, however I believe that’s the factor that made this straightforward. [We] type of seamlessly match the 2 items collectively — Morgan and myself — to see if a scene goes to click on,” he defined. “You simply by no means know if there’s chemistry. So it clicked instantly as a result of I believe we each have some fairly life expertise that informs these kinds of roles.”

He continued: “To us, it means the whole lot. It implies that we are able to truly do the roles, whereas some folks may learn this and assume they may do these roles, however then they understand after possibly a casting course of that they’re actually not proper for these roles. I believe that we’re each actually proper for these roles.”

The collection, which aired on Canada’s CTV earlier this 12 months, continues to search out success on The CW. For Patterson, it has been a pleasure attending to see his followers present help for a brand new venture.

“It’s at all times thrilling to go to a brand new place with a brand new venture [and] with new expectations. Everyone’s pretty. The work is deep and the collaboration is actual. You’ve acquired a built-in viewers with [Gilmore Girls] and now we’ve acquired Robyn Carr’s e-book viewers,” he instructed Us. “So it’s type of thrilling to return into one thing that’s type of established — has already a longtime fan base — and I can carry mine in. They’ll be part of forces and watch the present collectively and examine notes.”

Patterson additionally praised Sullivan’s Crossing for leaving room for collaboration.

“I’ve much more freedom to create the position. I’ve much more enter with what [Sully] says and what he does. I simply love that concerning the present. I like that concerning the producers and the community and all of the help they provide. And [executive producer] Roma Roth is a really, very particular showrunner,” he gushed. “She actually, actually trusts her actors and he or she actually listens. She simply desires one of the best for the episode. She desires one of the best for the scene [and] she desires one of the best for the present. To me, that’s the signal of a real chief. So we comply with her lead, however she’s open to ideas, which makes this a lot stronger.”

The spotlight for Patterson has been how “revered” the solid acquired to really feel on set.

“Everyone has a platform to voice their issues or their opinions and state their concepts they usually’re taken severely,” he added. “It makes all people really feel like they’ve acquired pores and skin within the sport and that they’re serving to to create this as we go alongside in somewhat manner. Roma’s nonetheless the boss and he or she’s doing the entire heavy lifting. However she desires to listen to our ideas and that’s uncommon. That’s very, very particular. I believe that’s why this present feels so pure, so alive and [why] it’s been so profitable to date. I hope that continues.”

Sullivan’s Crossing airs on The CW Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET.