Daryl Sabara from 2007
Daryl Sabara is a very watchable child/teenage actor who appears to be breaking seamlessly into the adult acting world with his mind and many talents intact.
Sabara talked to Entertainment Heartbeat today about his guest role in the popular TV show Grimm. “I actually was a fan,” Sabara says. “the first episode came out before I went to go; the show is so cool, I love what they do with the fairy tales and how they modernize them, and also I get to play Hansel from Hansel and Gretel episode…And this week especially, the show is pretty wicked and dark and weird.”
And the story that Sabara appears in tonight is no less wicked, dark and weird. “It’s cool…Hansel and Gretel (in the episode) are homeless kids; you start off your day normal and then step into that grim (Grimm) world; it’s really interesting, it’s fun, but everybody on that show..they do a great job with the creatures and the special effects and how eerie they make it.”
GRIMM -- "Organ Grinder" Episode 110 -- Pictured: Valerie Cruz as Dr. Vanessa Levine -- Photo by: Scott Green/NBC
If memory serves, things don’t turn out well for Hansel and Gretel, but Sabara teases “I guess you’ll have to watch the show to see how it turns out.”
On a feature film, all actors start at the beginning and continue on a journey with the rest of the cast, but coming into an established TV series, the regulars have already found their rhythm, so we asked Sabara how he was able to prepare and segue his way into the show.
“Everyone on that show is so nice…they were very welcoming and made me feel very comfortable; and also it was cool because I’m also a fan of the show, so being part of something that I watch and I like was a treat.”
Grimm is filmed amid the beautiful Portland forests so we wondered what Sabara did in his off time up there. “I like to explore, so I just walk around to get lost and found this donut place (Voodoo Donuts), so now I eat donuts on my downtime.”
Sabara left us by saying that he’s quite aware of his circumstances and more than grateful for his fortune. “I’m really lucky, I got to discover at a really young age what I love to do – and to get to do what I love is a real treat. And it’s so different; nothing is ever routine, everything’s always changing, so I’m having fun, I’m having a good time.”
Sabara‘s Hansel episode on Grimm appears tonight (Friday) at 9:00 pm ET/8:00 pm CT on NBC.