A new interview with Jennifer!
Jennifer Carpenter stars as Detective Debra Morgan in the hit FX drama Dexter, in which her adopted brother Dexter (Jennifer’s ex-husband Michael C Hall) works alongside her in the Miami Police Department as a murder expert, while moonlighting as a serial killer by night. It’s propelled her to fame as the potty-mouthed ‘tec and Jennifer tells TV Choice she’s loving it…
What’s in store for Dexter in series six?
There’s a real powerhouse of talent coming in. We have Mos Def, Colin Hanks and Edward James Olmos. This year we get more in-depth with the characters – all of the characters and supporting cast – which makes the whole show richer.
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Amanda Seyfried has “no filter” – but that’s not a criticism, according to her Gone co-star Jennifer Carpenter.
“I keep saying that she has no filter and that’s a good thing because she doesn’t have anything to hide,” Jen explained.
“She makes certain decisions about her character and it all comes together very organically.”
The Dexter star plays Amanda’s best friend in the suspense thriller, which is released in the UK next month.
And she said the pair’s friendship on-screen has been mirrored away from the camera.
She said: “She’s a joy to be around and I think that’s one of the best things I got from this film, is her friendship.”
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The Star interview with Jennifer!
When I sat down to talk with Jennifer Carpenter, I found myself feeling a fair bit of trepidation.
Not because she’s got a reputation for being difficult, far from it.
But the 31-year-old actress has become famous for playing Debra Morgan, the foul-mouthed sister of Michael C. Hall’s serial killer, Dexter, on the hit series (now in its sixth season, Sunday nights at 10 p.m. on The Movie Network) with such total believability, consistency and depth, that I wondered just what toxic cluster of f-bombs she might unleash on me.
For example, the most recently aired episode found her berating her ex-lover Quinn for having compromised a major case by sleeping with one of the witnesses.
“I could give a f—k who you f—k!” she railed. “Just don’t f—k with my investigation, you f—k!”
See what I mean?
With a sigh of relief I rapidly discovered Carpenter is not at all like the character she portrays, even though she admits, “the more time I spend on the series, there’s definitely been an exchange between Debra and me.”
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Dexter’s Jennifer Carpenter: ‘It’s Harder and Harder to Justify’ Deb Not Realizing Her Brother Is a Killer
As Dexter‘s Debra Morgan, Jennifer Carpenter has a way with foul words and overlooking the obvious: her brother’s Dark Passenger. When we left her last week, she had just been promoted to lieutenant over the more seasoned Batista (the squeaky fucker gets the grease), leaving us to consider: Does her ascension to the top mean she’s that much closer to finding Dexter out? Or are we just that much closer to our televisions next time we yell, “Ask him why he’s always the first person to arrive at a crime scene!” (Please, God, don’t let Dexter get caught.) We spoke with the Kentucky-born actress about her character’s blind spots, why they drive her crazy, too, and the dirty Debism she’s saving for next season.
Congratulations on the show’s best season-premiere ratings yet.
Oh, wow, thanks. I don’t really pay attention to that, but I’m glad it’s doing well. I sort of enjoy the fact that we’re in a bubble when we’re shooting it. I feel like if I were imagining people really watching it, or the pressure of numbers, that maybe I wouldn’t work as well [laughs].
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New interview with Jennifer by The Hollywood Reporter!
Sunday’s Dexter saw Jennifer Carpenter’s Debra Morgan step out from her brother – and father’s – shadow when she was promoted to lieutenant of Miami Metro, a position higher than anything her father, Harry, had achieved in his career.
While the promotion may have been out of spite – Matthews (Geoff Pierson) promotes Deb instead of Batista (David Zayas) to get back at LaGuerta (Lauren Velez) – it serves as a culmination for the character who first started as a gangly Vice cop still learning the ropes in Season 1.
As things are looking up for Deb’s career, Carpenter says Deb’s response to Sunday’s other proposal is an example of how much her character has grown and learned how to finally start making “healthy decisions.”
The Hollywood Reporter caught up with Carpenter to discuss Deb’s evolution, Quinn (Desmond Harrington) and how her “f-bomb” ways will change now that she’s a lieutenant (hint, they won’t!).
The Hollywood Reporter: How has your approach to playing Deb changed since the early days of Season 1 when she was a rough-around-the-edges Vice cop?
Jennifer Carpenter: The first year was absolutely an education in how to work in television and I appreciate the learning curve the audience gave me. I feel like I’ve been able to mature as an actress alongside of Deb. I feel like every year she makes huge leaps – not as a cop but how she’s evolved as a woman. This year she’s fine-tuned her tools a bit; she’s a little better about masking her feelings so that she can charge through the work and also be a little more creative about how she tries to penetrate Dexter’s walls.
