Comic actor Orlando Jones is guest starring on the Hugh Laurie medical drama “House”, in the episode to be screened this week in the US, playing Dr. Foreman’s (Omar Epps) jailbird brother – a role that seems likely to become a recurring one.
In an interview with April McIntyre of monstersandcritics.com, Jones said that while his busy schedule will keep him from appearing in any more “House” episodes this season, it looks likely that he will return to the series in the fall. “I am just getting out of prison,” Jones reveals, “and House gives me a job at the hospital, so I start working for him.” The relationship between him and Epps’ character gets “a little dicey”, Jones admits. “I think it’s a tough situation for both Omar’s character and my character as we’re sort of trapped in the middle, but I think that is the bulk of what we’re seeing in the episode and in future episodes… House is always in the middle of everything.”
Although he acknowledges that it is a one-shot turn this year, he says that looks likely to change next season. “I’m actually on location shooting a movie right now, so I’m sort of out of pocket for the rest of their shooting schedule. But, hopefully, I’ll rejoin them next season, and we’ll see what happens from there… It was an amazing opportunity to work on this show… I think it will be collectively exciting for everybody, and I’ll look forward being back on “House” again.”
