The series Grosse Pointe Garden Society, which was created by Jenna Bans and Bill Krebs, revolves around four members of a suburban gardening club in the affluent Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe, Michigan. These members share a dark and murderous secret, which they must keep hidden while navigating their personal and professional lives. The main characters include Birdie (Melissa Fumero), the newest member of the garden society; Catherine (Aja Naomi King), a married real-estate agent; Brett (Ben Rappaport), a divorced father and manager of the gardening club; and Alice (AnnaSophia Robb), a high-school teacher.

Ford, who is portrayed by Felix Wolfe, is Birdie's biological son, who she gave up for adoption when she was just a teenager. As part of her community service after a DUI, but also a way to see Ford, she offered him a scholarship for college and has been trying to get to know him without telling him her true identity.

In the most recent episode, which aired Friday on NBC, Ford confronts Birdie, having realized she likely is his biological mother, and he asks her the truth, but she still holds back, making him angry.

Recently, Wolfe spoke with SciFi Vision about working on the series, where his character is headed, and more.

SCIFI VISION:   To start off, why did you want to be a part of the show?

FELIX WOLFE:   Well, Jamie, honestly, I would say the creatives behind it. I mean, I think you kind of go into each new project with good faith, an honest faith in what can be delivered, but the creatives behind it I've learned are far more important than even a great script or great characters, because they know how to execute that vision. You know, they really know how to deliver. So, obviously with Jenna Vans and Bill Krebs, they're two of the best in the industry, and they’re such brilliant minds that I've been fans of for years. So, getting to work with them and kind of enter a project with them behind it, their creative vision at the forefront, it makes it really, really easy to be like, “I buy into everything that you guys are putting out.” So, yeah. Then, obviously, [with] an incredible cast and crew, it's like, “Okay, we're going to do [it]. Yes, absolutely. Yes.” So yeah, I would just say the people behind it really.

SCIFI VISION:   And what was your prep like for this, and did you pull anything from places other than the script?

FELIX WOLFE:   Yeah, absolutely. I mean, my prep for Ford was really kind of learning him as I go, because he felt like such a character that was so lost. He felt like somebody that really didn't have answers. So, I didn't feel like I needed to have a concrete, like, “he is this and he is that.” I felt Ford himself really was on shaky ground with who he was as a person. You know, who is he? He was going, “I don't know. Am I this? Am I that?”

So, I think there was kind of an honest bond between me and Ford and the fact that we both were kind of learning each other as we went. But yeah, I would say that, from an emotional standpoint, I just pulled from me when I was younger. When I was seventeen, I didn't know what the hell I was doing and where I was going in life and everything I believed and didn't believe and all that. You know, you have these ideas and then life has a [way of] reminding you that you're completely wrong, and that's okay. So, I think I just pulled emotionally from where I was at, what I was doing, who I was at that point in my life, and it made me completely sympathize with Ford immediately. That honest vulnerability between the two of us felt really nice to kind of get to share on screen.

SCIFI VISION:   Was there anything you had trouble connecting with though? I mean, if you pulled a lot from yourself, I'm sure that part of it was pretty easy, but was there anything that you did struggle with?

FELIX WOLFE:   I remember early on kind of being intimidated by the sense of anger that he carried, because I'm such a believer in really pulling from real emotion. I think going back to when I was seventeen and remembering such a familiar anger myself, in my life and what was going on with me, you know, I try to put in work that allows me to evolve, hopefully, as a person, and not carry that so much, but then you find this character that reminds you of where you were at all those negative parts. You know, it's fun to remember [being] seventeen and being wild and fun and maybe a little bit reckless, but then also stemming from, why were you so wild? Why were you so reckless? And remembering that I…had those angry kind of negative emotions tied to some of [my] actions. I feel like, with Ford, I really needed to dive back into that. So, I think there were times where tapping back into that anger was a bit intimidating to be like, “Wow, I forgot that this is kind of what it felt like at that point in my life,” and that was scary. It was scary. So, I think maybe that, I would say.

SCIFI VISION:   That's fair. Talking about that anger, obviously in this [latest] episode, he's mad at Birdie, because he figures out that she is likely his mother. I mean, he kind of outright asks her. Do you think, just personally, that maybe it would have gone better if she had just been honest? Because I feel like a lot of his anger was more that she wouldn't tell him. And I mean, honest in that moment, not honest before, but, I mean, she wouldn't even admit to it, and I feel like that was where a lot of it was part of the problem.

FELIX WOLFE:   You nailed it right on the head, Jamie. Yeah. I think so much of when we were first going over that scene and understanding how big of a moment that was for both of their characters and their relationship and what it built up to that. I would say that I think so much of his hurt really comes from the fact that, yeah, in that moment, she I think struggles even within herself to be honest with herself, let alone, you know, Ford, in how it happened, where he really comes from, and who she really is in his life. The fact that he basically is almost - I viewed it very much as it's almost begging her, just like giving her this open opportunity to be honest with him and be like, “Please just tell me what I already know. I just need to hear the words.” That kind of desperation I think is so rarely shown throughout the relationship, especially from Ford. I think that's what he's always trying to cover up. I think he kind of opens that up to her and gives her that open opportunity.

And I think the way Melissa played it was so brilliant, but I think the character of Birdie, I think it does more harm than good, because she, I think, is so afraid. That fear that she carries within herself in that moment, I think she allows it to overtake an honest moment with Ford, and I think that does more harm than good.

SCIFI VISION:   Tease where his relationships going, not just with her, but also with his parents too, because I think that this is going to blow up with all three of them and Ford.

FELIX WOLFE:   They all go riding off in the sunset, holding hands. No, it's just not that kind of show, unfortunately. Yeah, no, I think Ford's relationships, I think so much of his character's arc and his evolution is understanding that relationships change and life will present people that will absolutely rock the foundation of who you think you need to be, who you think you are, and who you will inevitably become, for better or worse. So, I think really exploring the relationships within that has been a fascinating process. I'm very excited for people to see that, because, I think he starts to cut loose ends and recognize that, oh, these people are not good for me, or these people weren't as bad as I thought they were for me, and how that kind of ties in how he goes about addressing that. I think it's a very human thing. It's a very honest, very relatable storyline that we all went through at that age, especially, but I think we continue to go through that for the rest of our lives. But I think it's just at such a pivotal time in his life, discovering what his relationships will be going forward. [It] is a very, very powerful, quite, I think, painful experience, but it was, I think, beautifully written and executed.

SCIFI VISION:   Is there anything else outside of the relationship that you can tease that's coming up for him at all? I don't know what you're allowed to say, so I'll just leave it up to you.

FELIX WOLFE:   Yeah, I don't want to give anything away, but yes, there is more. I think there will be very valid reasons for why certain relationships that he has moving forward in the show become much more intense. There are certain factors outside of what's currently presented that will be presented that will absolutely explain why moving forward, I think he  and certain key figures in his life, their dynamic, their relationship, is forced to become much closer, much more trusting, but also much more, I think, severe.

SCIFI VISION:   Is there anything in particular you'd like to see happen for him that hasn't, if you were writing it, you know, that kind of thing?

FELIX WOLFE:   That's a good question. I mean, I'm super happy with how they've taken Ford's character. I thought they just did a great job. I think there's a sense of grace with what the writers and Bill and Jenna have done with the character that I'm like super fulfilled with as an actor. As a fan, are there things that I would be excited to see, like almost fan fiction-y kind of [things]? Yeah, I guess so. You know, I don't know, maybe like dabbling and joining the police force. I don't know. There could be like some really fun stuff there where you can kind of play an anti-hero in a lot of ways or kind of dive deeper, but all in all, so far I'm over the moon with how the character has been displayed, and where his character arc goes, I'm very happy with. So, I'm excited though to see where it does go.

SCIFI VISION:   Fair enough. I know we're almost out of time. I was just going to ask you, what is your dream role? Because I keep looking at all your superhero stuff behind you, and I'm just wondering and thinking you might be going to say that, but what do you still want to get to do?

FELIX WOLFE:   You'd be absolutely correct. I mean, my all-time dream role is to play Spider-Man. I always loved Peter Parker, and Spider-Man 2002 with Toby McGuire is what inspired me to really take acting serious and be like, “I want to do that.” So, I think he's my number one of all time.

But right now, again, I'd mentioned working with great creatives is what motivates me to be behind a project more than just a script or a character. And obviously, I would love to be Dick Grayson for the DCU. I'm a huge James Gunn fan. I think he's such a brilliant mind and everything. I can't wait for Superman, and I was a big fan of Creature Commandos, and Supergirl looks incredible. So, I just think what they're doing over there is really exciting. I think he's doing something different with superheroes, being a superhero fan, being an actor, being hopefully a writer, you know, like I love movies and TV. I think the way he's depicting superheroes is in such a fresh light, and so I'm a huge Teen Titans fan. I'm a huge, obviously, Batman fan. I grew up reading comics and watching the TV shows. Dick Grayson specifically as Robin, and inevitably Nightwing, is a character that I'm a big fan of, but because it's in James Gunn's DCU, I think it'll be done right. So, yeah, I would say right now, James Gunn, like Dick Grayson for the DCU all day.