William Jackson Harper (dubjackharper) is a new brand of romantic lead. BeeBabs writes
Photo: DeSean McClinton-Holland William Jackson Harper has the ineffable quality that comprises a male romantic lead. The role is a thing of gravitas that cannot be learned or taught, but rather is comprised of an innate, mystical quality that one just has. If it’s contrived, it will buckle under the judicious scrutiny of femme cultural desire. Good looks or, in academic terms, the quality of looking like a “snack,” is but a fraction of what it takes.
Photo: DeSean McClinton-Holland It is also notable that this confession of vulnerability happens to be coming from a Black man playing a romantic lead on a major network. When asked what drew him to the role of Marcus, Harper says he was intrigued by “the fact that he’s just a mess. He’s a guy that feels his life should look a certain way. He judges himself for being this age and making these messes, because that’s not the dude that he is, as far as he knows.
There is a candor to Harper. He often stills to consider a question and gather his thoughts, and when he shares them, the answer is thorough, with an acknowledgement of his perceived pitfalls. He isn’t afraid to offer up his interiority. The allure of the rom-com boyfriend isn’t that he is perfect, but rather, that he is open to growth with the knowledge that he isn’t.
Playing a romantic lead — someone so unlike how he saw himself — was revelatory for Harper. “I learned how vulnerable I feel when it comes to expressing that kind of emotion. I feel like a little kid, you know? Like it’s mushy, and I have to push past that. I’m a 41-year-old man! This shouldn’t be such a frightening thing.” Casually, he adds, “I should probably talk with a therapist.” I’m sure playing Marcus Watkins, a man so fraught with feeling, was a form of therapy too.
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