One-On-One w/Jensen Atwood...

I'd like to think my writing abilities are better than my photography but I did snap the above picture of Jensen Atwood last month (I can't believe it's August already!) at Outfest and it's pretty hard for him to take a bad picture. Jensen is best known for his role as Wade, Noah's on-again off-again love on Logo's "Noah's Arc" which after running two seasons, is now being made into a feature fiilm set to begin shooting this month. While Jensen is set to be in that film, he also managed to land a role as a regular in the third season on here! TV's sexy supernatural soap "Dante's Cove" which will begin airing new episodes in October.
Jensen, who I first met at Outfest 2005 when he was working as a valet at an after-party, is enjoying a bit of well-earned success and we had a little chat about it.
Here is our conversation:
Q. To go from playing Wade on "Noah's Arc" to a warlock on "Dante's Cove" must have been like culture shock for you.
A."It was an adjustment, very different from 'Noah's Arc.' It was like jumping on a moving train with them going into their third season. It was a matter of getting used to all of the erminology, all the magic, getting informed about the show. But it was a good adjustment."

Q. You were a newcomer to the cast along with Reichen Lemkuhl. What was it like to join a group of actors already used to working together?
A. "It was great and the cast was more than welcoming from when I made my first step onto the set. It was a great experience and being in Hawaii for four weeks, that's not a bad job at all."

Q. What's it been like to be cast in the of the highest-profile gay-themed shows around?
A. "It's a blessing, to say the least. Just to be an actor and to be working is fantastic and then just to be a part of great projects is a great bonus, 'Noah's Arc' and 'Dante's Cove' both being that."

Q. Tell us about your character.
A. "My character's name is Griffin, a bisexual warlock and he has come to Dante's Cove to set things straight."

Q. Do you have your shirt off more than you had in 'Noah's Arc'?
A. "I don't think I'll EVER do a project where my shirt is off more than on 'Noah's Arc.' [laughs]. But, there's a pretty good amount of skin on 'Dante's Cove.'

Good to hear...yet another reason to look forward to the new season on "Dante's Cove." I also chatted with other cast members and will be sharing our conversations in the days and weeks to come.