Q) What are the recent projects that you are working on?

A) The project I'm working on right now is called "Sons of Anarchy" and it is a show on FX Network.

Q) Please tell us the premise for the show "Sons of Anarchy" and about your character Deputy Chief David Hale.

A) The premise of the show revolves around an outlaw motorcycle club in Northern California. The name of the club is Sons of Anarchy and it focuses on the character Jax Teller, whose father founded the club. He's being groomed to take over the club since it has really become much different than what it was when his dad began it. It's a real outlaw criminal operation. My character grew up in the same town at the same time as Jax. They both went down opposite paths. David really is the antagonist of the show. He's the only good guy, so to speak, and he's the only person intent on stopping them. Jax's conscience is also trying to stop him. It's a really interesting piece and really the show that I've done that I've been the most excited about. It has just the perfect characters. It feels like a Western set in modern day. There is just a morality tale wrapped around this drama and coming-of-age story all at the same time. It really makes it a unique piece.

Q) Where do you draw from for your portrayal?

A) I'm from Texas and a lot of my family has been involved with law enforcement for many years. The character of David Hale sees everything so black and white and right and wrong. There is just one way to do things. A lot of my family members are very much like him. So, it was easy to find someone to base him on because I've been surrounded my whole life with people who are very stern and very strong.

Q) What's been your most memorable moment from filming "Sons of Anarchy?"

A) There is an element when I shoot with Charlie Hunnam, who plays Jax (who's doing an incredible job), and the gentleman who plays his father figure. There is such an intense rivalry between the three of us when we shoot together. You just never know where the scene is going to go. It seems to have a real electricity to it. So, any time I do a scene with them it is just a lot of fun because you don't know where the scene is going to go.

Q)  Why will people want to take their time to tune in to see the show?

A) There are a lot of reasons! Number one, it's such a fascinating world. The motorcycle outlaw clubs, ever since the late forties, have fascinated with their sense of freedom. In a lot of ways, they've always embodied and captured everything that's right about America and wrong about it at the same time. It's this sense of freedom that's such a fascinating world and motorcycles are such fascinating machines, themselves. It kind of represents the horse. It really just seems like the old West even though it's modern day with the relationships and stories that they have written. The people behind this show, the writers, are some of the most talented in Los Angeles. The feature directors that are doing the show are amazing. There are a lot of reasons to tune in,from the drama of a peek at this outlaw world, the feel of the show and the serial aspect of the show (in other words the relationships). It is a unique series that captures in one show everything you like about a lot of shows. It captures the crime drama aspect that you'll enjoy in like everything from "Law and Order" to "The Shield," would be more accurate. It could be the character pieces that you find yourself watching in shows like "Dexter, which shares a lot of similarities because the hero is the antagonist. The person you're pulling for is the bad guy and rooting against the good guy. It puts you in an interesting position as an audience member to really question your reasons as you are watching the show where at the same time, you could be watching something you don't think your hero should be doing. Then, you're rooting against the hero, the good guy, because you're hoping that he doesn't catch them even though you know he really should. It really pulls all of the audience's allegiance and right and wrong, putting it in a real interesting place. It does have pretty shocking humor with some pretty shocking violence. There are moments of real intense drama. I think it's just a very unusual interesting show.

Q) What made you want to be an actor?

A) There were all these different careers that I wanted to try, but didn't really ever want to do. I always wanted to be a cowboy. I was from Texas and had been a cowboy, but being a real cowboy is not a lot of fun. It's a whole lot of shoveling, digging and standing in the heat. I didn't want to be that kind of cowboy. I just wanted to run the horses for about an hour. I also wanted to be a soldier, but I didn't really want to be a soldier. I just wanted to explore that. So, what got me into acting was wanting to explore all these different lifestyles and lives, but not really have deal with the consequences of really doing it. In almost everything that I've done I've played the bad guy. This is the first time I've played the good guy. This time, the good guy is portrayed as the bad guy. I'm the bad guy again.

Q) Where can people go online to learn more about you?

A) I would say the Internet Movie Database would be the best place to start. There is also a pretty dedicated fan base for "Veronica Mars." I am not familiar with where they go to chat and talk, but that would be a pretty good spot. Everybody seemed to like the character of Danny Boyd

ALL PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY WHITE