Kathleen Robertson & Freddy Rodriguez Video Interview On ‘Seal Team Six’

The National Geographic Channel’s SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden stirred controversy with its release so close to the election. But stars Freddy Rodriguez, 37, and Kathleen Robertson, 39, preferred to focus on prepping for their roles. “I played a Navy SEAL. It started off with going online and researching BUDS, which is where they train, and to kind of see what goes into becoming a Navy SEAL,” Rodriguez told Uinterview exclusively. “And then we had a tech advisor on set who kind of walked us every step of the way from there.”

Born and raised in Chicago, Rodriguez became recognizable in films such as A Walk in The Clouds and Dead Presidents. His breakout role was as Federico Diaz on HBO’s critically acclaimed Six Feet Under, receiving an Emmy nomination for best supporting actor in 2002. When the show ended in 2005, Rodriguez found work in movies, and he returned to TV in 2007 in the role of Giovanni “Gio” Rossi on ABC’s Ugly Betty.

Robertson, who was born in Hamilton, Ont., got her big break when she was cast as Claire Arnold on FOX’s Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1994. She stayed for three years and from there had roles in the films Beautiful and Scary Movie 2. She’s recently garnered critical praise as the personal assistant of Tom Kane, played by Kelsey Grammer, on the STARZ series Boss.

Robertson found challenges in preparing for her role as Vivian, a member of the CIA team that has been on Bin Laden’s tail for years. “Ultimately, when it comes down to it, our job as actors is to figure out a way to bring that human being forward in a way that the most amount of people can relate to that human being,” Robertson told Uinterview, “and it’s really about not judging that character.”