Isiah Mustafa stars as Detective Ray on "Charlie's Angels," on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/GLENN WATSON) ISAIAH MUSTAFA
There are plenty of hot chicks in the reboot of Charlie’s Angels (Thursdays, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, ABC), but where the heck are the guys?
Well, Isiah Mustafa, who stars as Detective Ray Goodson on the action-adventure, is a well-known hottie…but not recognizable by his name. All that is about to change, though.
Mustafa has been striking a mean pose as the hot and humorous Old Spice man. Not the seafaring guy from the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s, but the updated dude riding the horse backwards and deadpanning his lines to perfection.
Now, he’s ready for that breakout role and he believes that Charlie’s Angels just might do it for him.
“It gives me an opportunity to do something different and I always like to challenge myself,” he states. “I like to try new things and I’ve never played a detective. It’s fun to do something action oriented. The commercials I had were just me doing odd things here or there. But, to be in a car driving at a fast speed during explosions, it’s just fun.”
At 37 years old, Mustafa is too young to have been on the original Charlie’s Angels, but he’s convinced that the time is right for a trio of tough women.
“Anytime a woman can kick some tush, it’s a good thing,” he laughs. “The most exciting part of the day is when I go into the makeup trailer because I get to sit with three beautiful women and hear girl-talk.”
Still, he did have reservations that he’d fade into the background because of the focus on the women.
“That was my concern, but when I read the script I thought, ‘Oh, it’s all in the writing,’” he acknowledges. “All I have to do is go out there and do my job. The writing will take care of what I’ve got to do.”
And Mustafa promises we’re going to see a lot more about the lives of the Angels in the coming episodes.