![]() ![]() “I was like, ‘OK, great, there’s a precedent and people are hungry for this genre and this material - because there is definitely overlap - and the success they had bodes well for us,” he says. But Schreiber says the success of Disney+’s The Mandalorian isn’t seen as a threat. The project’s lengthy development, however, meant it was beaten to the screen by another streaming title about a mysterious helmeted space warrior who gradually discovers his humanity while aiding a fugitive child. So the question “Who is the Master Chief?” becomes a journey for Schreiber’s character as well as the audience across the debut season’s nine episodes as he finds himself defying orders to protect a young girl (Kwan Ha Boo). Rather than viewing Master Chief’s opaqueness as a hurdle, Halo makes the character ignorant of his past (his memory has been erased and emotions chemically suppressed). It’s a very tight box, especially early in the series, trying to find the sweet spot of restraint and figure out this guy’s inner life.” “I was given a lot of leeway in those roles to push the boundaries because the characters are so big and broad,” says Schreiber, who’s half brother to Ray Donovan star Liev Schreiber. ![]() ![]() The stoic cyber-warrior is quite the reversal for the 43-year-old Canadian, who got his first notable break with a season-long arc on HBO’s The Wire but is best-known for larger-than-life roles in titles like American Gods and Orange Is the New Black. “And now here I am, attempting to play it.” “There’s this expectation because a huge portion of the audience has played the game believing they are the Master Chief,” he says. Since 2018, however, there has been at least one constant attached: Pablo Schreiber, the actor tasked with embodying a character known to every gamer, yet one that nobody really knows. How 'Dahmer' Breakout Rodney Burford Approached His Small but Vital Role ![]()
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