Michael Evans Behling ‘Loves’ Bringing the Funny on a Drama Like ‘All American’: ‘It’s About to Get Messy’

29.11.2022 - 05:51 / usmagazine.com

Here for the laughs! Michael Evans Behling may portray Jordan Baker on the popular teen drama All American — but he’s more than happy to be the show’s resident comedian.

“The first three, four seasons [of the show] I feel like I made Jordan a little bit lighter here and there, but he definitely had the dramatic moments. This fifth season — and you might be able to tell – I have definitely leaned more into the comedy aspect,” Behling, 26, exclusively told Us Weekly in an interview published on Monday, November 28. “I love the comedy aspect. That’s something that I didn’t really think I had in me for the longest time until I kind of got these scripts. I thought, okay, let me really lean into it.”

While the Indiana native — who credits his character’s witty demeanor to “our best comedy writers” David Strauss and Mike Herro — revealed that playing into Jordan’s lighter side is “definitely for a reason,” fans will have to wait for the payoff. “I can’t necessarily get into it because you’ll understand when the season is finished,” he teased. “I love doing it for sure.”

Behling has starred on the CW series since its 2018 premiere. While the show was an underrated critical darling following its release, the teen dramedy hit a new stratosphere of popularity when season 1 became available to stream on Netflix.

Behling’s Jordan quickly became a favorite among fans, with much of that adoration stemming from his dynamic with costar Samantha Logan, who plays his twin Olivia Baker. It’s a relationship that Behling said comes easy for the twosome, who already enjoy each other’s company off screen.

“It’s kind of weird because me and Sam, we already kind of look alike. We kind of fit the part of being twins, but then our personalities mesh so