David Chisum has established a solid career in daytime television, starring on the hit ABC soap
One Life to Live. However, Chisum admits that he only started paying attention to soap operas after he decided to give daytime acting a try.
“I never watched soap operas,” he told eyeonsoaps.com's Belinda Ache, “probably because I wasn't home during the days and no one in my family watched the soaps. I began to study them when I started auditioning for the soaps.”
Chisum's decision to try out for soaps worked well for him, as it landed him a starring role on
One Life to Live, in which he plays Miles Laurence. He joined the series last February, and since then has been part of many of the show's core plotlines, including the death of Marty Saybrooke (
Christina Chambers), whom Miles forced to marry.
“Well after Marty's death any hope of impressing Marty and perhaps having some kind of understanding between them has gone,” Chisum said. “I believe Miles really loved Marty and wanted to be a good husband to her but was terribly ill equipped. I think Miles has been slowly redeemed and needs to shed the guilt while moving forward with his life.”
David Chisum said that in moving forward, he is really interested in what
One Life to Live fans have to say about where they want his character to go.
“Miles is a unique character in that he is limitless in the potential storylines,” he said. “The beauty in playing the character is that he can be unpredictable and naïve. I would like to know what Miles fans and [
One Life to Live viewers] want from Miles. I'm interested to know what fans are interested in seeing Miles experience.”
Working on
One Life to Live has not stopped David Chisum from exploring other projects. He claims to be working on a couple “of screenplays that have been bouncing around in my head for years,” as well as coordinating with his charity of choice, The Foundation Fighting Blindness (FBB).
“[FBB] was an easy choice,” he said. “My father was forced to retire at 41 after being diagnosed with macular degeneration of the retina… My older sister has the same disease and recently lost her driver's license and some of her independence. I want to help them and others like them.”
-Lisa Claustro, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: eyeonsoaps.com
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