Despite appearing in only 5 episodes of The CW’s “Supernatural,” Richard Speight Jr. has become an indelible part of the show’s legacy — a position that’s due to both the enduring popularity of his character, the archangel Gabriel (who was originally introduced as a mischievous Trickster), and Speight’s own rapport with the fandom.
So it should come as no surprise that, despite his character’s supposed demise in season five (and a couple of cryptic cameos thereafter), Speight recently returned to the “Supernatural” set in yet another guise — director.
While it would be easy to assume that Speight was handed the gig because he has friends in high places, the actor tells Variety it’s a role that’s been two years in the making, and one he takes very seriously. Below, Speight discusses the long road to the “Supernatural” director’s chair, the people who helped him get there,
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So it should come as no surprise that, despite his character’s supposed demise in season five (and a couple of cryptic cameos thereafter), Speight recently returned to the “Supernatural” set in yet another guise — director.
While it would be easy to assume that Speight was handed the gig because he has friends in high places, the actor tells Variety it’s a role that’s been two years in the making, and one he takes very seriously. Below, Speight discusses the long road to the “Supernatural” director’s chair, the people who helped him get there,