(CBS News)– Wilmer Valderrama has been in over 120 episodes of “NCIS,” on CBS, however on Monday evening, followers will see his character Nick Torres in a predicament he has by no means confronted earlier than. On the episode referred to as “Last Dance,” an notorious arms vendor is launched from jail and Torres is pressured to face the repercussions of his actions from an undercover operation he labored over a yr in the past.
Valderrama spoke with CBS News’ DJ Sixsmith to debate this fascinating episode, how he feels about “NCIS” being renewed for season 20 and the affect of his daughter on his profession. “NCIS” airs Monday nights at 9pm EST/PST on CBS and is out there on Paramount+.
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“Season 20 just got picked up, so we have a runway and a canvas to do some things,” mentioned Valderrama. “With this character, we’ve done the crossover episodes and we put him through a lot of trauma. There has been a lot of fracturing that has happened to him the last couple of years. Tonight, we uncover a lot of what he’s been and what he used to be. He is going to go through a tough transition as he decides what he wants to be. We have a case from the past and there is a love story intertwined in there that he was a part of and that comes full circle. It gives him something to really fight for or something to perhaps feel really guilty about. I think there is something about that that is going to be transformative for the character and he will never be the same after tonight.”
#NCIS This Monday, the whole lot adjustments for Torres.
CBS at 9pm (@NCIS_CBS) pic.twitter.com/3kl1eDsvwx— Wilmer Valderrama (@WValderrama) April 16, 2022
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Valderrama says tonight’s episode shall be emotional, dramatic and one which shall be very telling in defining the longer term for Torres. In addition to his time on “NCIS,” the actor has appeared in films akin to “Encanto” and TV reveals akin to “That ’70’s Show.” Valderrama additionally just lately grew to become a father and he says he appears to be like at his profession by the attitude of how the content material he’s engaged on will affect his daughter.
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“I had a moment of reflection during Easter because I was looking at my daughter and she is 14 months old and she is walking around for the first time and I looked back at all the roles I’ve played and all the roles I want to play tomorrow. They are directly attached and what reality do I want her to grow up into. I want to be responsible for those characters that are contributing to where we have to go next with content. I think a lot my next chapter will be creating characters that she will see herself in and feel connected to. I hope other audiences and young people can see that.”