Oliver Hudson on ‘The Cleaning Lady’: ‘It mirrored a lot of my life’
17.09.2022 - 02:59
/ nypost.com
Thony De La Rosa (Elodie Yung), a former Cambodian-Filipino doctor who has been working as a cleaning service worker in Las Vegas while seeking medical treatment for her son. Soon, she becomes entangled with mobster Arman (Adan Canto), and she becomes a cleaner and a doctor on his payroll. Hudson co-stars as Garrett Miller, an FBI agent who goes after Thony in an effort to bring down Arman.
Hudson, 46, answered some questions for The Post. What attracted you to this role? I’ve done some drama, I did a show called “Nashville,” but I have really mostly done comedy, and this was an opportunity to do something different. And when I talked to Melissa [Carter] and Miranda [Kwok], our creators, about the character, it wasn’t your standard FBI guy. He’s not a suit and tie, play by the rules guy.
He lives in a gray area. And I watched the pilot, and it was really good. It had this feeling of a streamer, in a sense.
It was deliberate, it wasn’t all chopped up and cut for time, it felt like it had some gravitas to it. I thought it would just be a fun experience. And so far, I’m extremely happy.
Because I had a choice between doing a comedy and this, and I went out on a limb and chose “The Cleaning Lady,” and it was the right choice. What parts of Garrett do you find relatable? It’s relatable to me on a personal level – Melissa and Miranda created his backstory probably long before they ever thought of me. But, I read the backstory they sent me, and it mirrored a lot of my life. It’s obviously different, but Garrrett’s dad was a criminal, and his uncle sort of came in and raised him and was a firefighter and a war hero, and that’s who he looked up to.