What is it about ‘Sleepy Hollow that made you want to take this role on?
I think it was the fact that the little boy in me always wanted to be a treasure hunter, I wanted to be Hawley. I wanted to be Indiana Jones, so I guess that was it. I can live vicariously through the character so I get to enjoy my day job.
Is there a particular creature/demon/legend you’d like Hawley to fight?
I’ve always been curious about the monster that lives under your bed. Even now at 30 years old I wonder, you know, when you lean under your bed there could be something there, potentially.
What has been your favorite scene or episode to film so far?
Actually, the first episode I filmed, me and Tom have a scene where we’re in the church and staring at the stained glass window it was the first time that I experienced that dynamic between Ichabod and Hawley and how fun that was going to be. As actors we both got the whole joke, that these guys are two different people but they’re sort of meant to be together.
A lot of discussion has been made about whether Hawley is friend or foe, so which would you prefer to play?
It’s much more fun being a foe, is it not? What’s fun about Hawley is that he’s kind of bi-polar in the sense that he can jump on board at any moment, but also [at the same time] he can jump off ship. He takes care of himself, and I think that makes for a fun and dynamic character – he’s unpredictable, which is always entertaining.
The scenes between Ichabod and Hawley have been nothing short of hilarious, so can we expect a bromance between them or are they going to become adversaries over the course of the season?
Well I hope they’re always adversaries because that’s a fun dynamic, but they will recognize that they serve each other and there’s a higher goal, something more important than themselves. I don’t want to give too much away, but we definitely see a turn with Hawley. For a conventional loner he starts to find a bond with this group, and especially with Crane.
With Ichabod being so new to the 21st century, is there anything you’d like Hawley to introduce him to? With Hawley being grittier and rougher around the edges I imagine him showing Ichabod how to knife fight or something.
[Laughs] I feel like there’s an episode waiting to be written where Hawley takes Ichabod to Vegas and they go to a prize fight and then they go to the craps table. And what’s funny is I bet through the episode they’d find out they were made for each other, they’re bros. They’re pretty savvy guys so they’d probably kill it in Vegas!
You’ve filmed in Wilmington before, so tell us your history with it and how it feels coming back to film.
Eight years ago I did One Tree Hill and played a character who’s infamously known as psycho Derek; it was a fun character and [also] a big deal for me and my career. So Wilmington is sort of a magical place, and it [still] holds that magic for me.
For all the years following One Tree Hill I’m always joking about trying to find a place back in Wilmington, because it’s like the first girl you kissed – you never forget her name. So I finally made it back, it took eight years, but I made it back.
Do you have any theories about Hawley on ‘Sleepy Hollow’?
Don’t forget Barr will be back on Sleepy Hollow this coming Monday in “The Weeping Lady,” airing at 9:00 p.m. Eastern on Fox.
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