How To Get Away With Murder’s Matt McGorry opens up about emotional final scenes as Asher’s killer is revealed
HOW To Get Away With Murder’s Matt McGorry has opened up about his emotional final scenes after Asher’s killer was revealed. The 33-year-old actor played the character for six seasons before being murdered. *Spoilers ahead for How to Get Away with Murder season six* This week’s episode revealed his killer to be FBI agent Pollock […]
HOW To Get Away With Murder’s Matt McGorry has opened up about his emotional final scenes after Asher’s killer was revealed.
The 33-year-old actor played the character for six seasons before being murdered.
*Spoilers ahead for How to Get Away with Murder season six*
This week’s episode revealed his killer to be FBI agent Pollock (Deborah Levin), who ended his life with a fire poker in a bid to frame Oliver (Conrad Ricamora), Connor (Jack Falahee), and Michaela (Aja Naomi King).
Speaking about his exit, Matt said he had known who Asher’s killer was for a little while but was “definitely shocked.”
He told Entertainment Weekly: “It’s a character that Asher’s never met before.
“Also, I liked that it was the FBI in a sense, too, because the FBI does have a long history of doing shady things and oppressive things…”
Asher was last seen on screen in a video message to his friends and Matt said it was a hard scene to film.
He explained: “I was focused on how to do it justice, as an actor and a performer, and that was my prime focus.
“Then, saying some goodbyes, and also to be honest, not knowing if I was going to come back or not — for flashbacks, obviously, not because Asher is still alive.
“The scene itself is really emotional. That definitely bled over into real life and to having to say some goodbyes to some of the amazing crew that’s been around and worked so hard on the show for so long.
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“It was definitely a bittersweet moment.”
He continued: “It felt really special. Giving Asher the time and the space in this episode to really say what he’s about and to say his piece felt very cathartic to me.
“It was very touching and emotional to really think that these are the last words that Asher will speak to his friends and to the people he loves, through a video message.”