Mika Amonsen on Taking on a familiar Role in ‘Boston Blue’

Boston Blue‘s Mika Amonsen discussed the opportunity to play Donnie Wahlberg‘s onscreen son, Sean – a role that was recast after Andrew Terraciano first portrayed the character on Blue Bloods.

“I definitely felt a lot of pressure at first. I felt the pressure to respect the actor who came before me, and I wanted to respect Andrew as much as possible,” Amonsen exclusively told Us Weekly. “There were even certain visual choices that I made that I wanted to keep, in terms of hair styling and certain mannerisms [as Sean].”

Amonsen aimed to honor Terraciano’s interpretation of the character, adding, “I really want to maintain Sean as closely as I can in the ways that I approach the role, out of respect for this character that everyone loves – and also the character Andrew built.”

Blue Bloods fans first met the Reagan family when the show premiered on CBS in 2010. Wahlberg’s popular character Danny was previously married to Linda Rose reagan (Amy Carlson), with whom he shared sons Jack and Sean, before her death. Terraciano played the role of Danny’s youngest son for all 14 seasons of the show before Amonsen was announced as the new actor for Sean in Boston Blue.

“When I booked the show, it all happened really quickly. It was within about a week, and I was really thrown into it. I did binge watch as much as I could, and I found