Mark Proksch Dishes On The Origin Of Energy Vampires On What We Do In The Shadows

All of the other members of the "What We Do in the Shadows" household have backstories. Nandor the Relentless (Kayvan Novak) was a warrior from the Ottoman Empire. Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) turned Laszlo into a vampire, and the two later married. However, Colin Robinson is a mystery except for the fact he can walk in the sunlight and is theoretically as old as his roommates. While the lack of a backstory may have hindered some actors, Proksch found it freeing. "It was an area that we never discussed and whenever it was brought up, they didn't have any concrete answers, which kind of helped the character to some extent knowing that there are no hard and fast rules," Proksch said. "It allowed me as an actor to come up with some things, both physically and emotionally, that I think informed the character moving forward." 

Part of what's made Colin such an intriguing character on the show so far is that his powers have been malleable. It means when he gets a promotion in Season 2, allowing him to grow even more powerful, he can develop psychic powers and it doesn't go against anything established previously in vampire lore. Still, Proksch is excited at the potential storylines that can come out of exploring Colin's origins. "I liked that we're now, after a couple of seasons, going to kind of try to define where he came from and where he's going," he said. For his roommates' sake, hopefully that doesn't include another promotion.

New episodes of "What We Do in the Shadows" air on FX every Thursday and then the next day on Hulu. Make sure to tune in for the new aftershow "After the Shadows" hosted by Harvey Guillén, which will be available on all "Shadows" social channels.