Chase Brown

Interview by Carol Wright |Photographer: Michael Justice

Chase Brown is just getting his start in the industry, and he managed to luck out by having his first television experience be Lovecraft Country, a new HBO show produced by Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams. Lovecraft Country is based on the book by the same name and focuses on racism in the United States during the era of Jim Crow. Brown talked with us about stepping into the shoes of young Atticus Freeman and what he loves most about acting.

What do you love most about acting?

The thing I love most about acting is meeting new people and traveling. I have traveled to a lot of states I had never been to before and met some big actors.

Tell us a bit about your character Young Atticus Freeman. What did you do to step into his shoes?

My character Young Atticus is the younger version of Jonathan Majors, who plays Atticus Freeman. To step into his shoes before filming, I talked with my grandmother who is 85 on how things were during the Jim Crow Era here in Alabama. She talked to me about things that occurred during that time and how she and her sisters and brothers lived. I also had to wear glasses, which was new for me, and cut off all of my hair.