Daryl: I only spent a small part of my childhood in Detroit. I was raised in Atlanta. I lived in various parts of Detroit.... Some parts were rough areas.

Greg: Were you ever bullied?

Daryl: I stayed indoors and watched alot of TV. The bullies never saw me much. It was low key and elusive.... Most bullies would forget that they wanted to kick my ass.

Greg: At what point did you ever see yourself as an actor?

Daryl: I got involved in acting classes and drama as a child. I thought it was cool that you could play "make-believe" and get paid for it. I wanted to do movies when I saw characters I could identify with like "Luke Skywalker" in 'Star Wars' and "Marty McFly" in 'Back to the Future'.

Greg: Did you do any school plays and such?

Daryl: A few school plays.

Greg: Which one's?

Daryl: The earliest was a Thanksgiving play in Elementary school. I played an indian whose lines were: "White man take our land.... Now we take white man's scalp!"

Greg: What year did you sign up for an agent?

Daryl: I got my first agent in my teens during my last year in high school.

Greg: What was your first paid acting job?

Daryl: My agent got me my first job.... A modelling ad for 'Coca-Cola'. My first acting job was a TV commercial for teen pregnancy and marriage.

Greg: Good stuff! Where did you hear about them?

Daryl: I got it through a theatre group I was working with.

Greg: Who did you play in the commercial?

Daryl: I was part of a couple being interviewed on relationships.

Greg: What was required for your audition?

Daryl: I didn't have to audition. My theatre teacher got me the job.

Greg: Tell us who you played in that commercial and what did he do?

Daryl: Again, I was part of a couple. I sat with my "girlfriend" and we were interviewed about our relationship.

Greg: Okay, that is a good idea about your character as commercials are short. But tell me, how did you feel about your first experience of professional acting in the commercial?

Daryl: Very Nervous!!!

Greg: What other acting gigs did you do after that one and were they ever released?

Daryl: An assortment of acting jobs for video, TV and theatre mostly smalltime with limited exposure.

Greg: When did you move to the Atlanta area?

Daryl: I've always lived in Atlanta. Most of my family lives in Atlanta. Detroit was just a temporary second home.

Greg: Where did you hear about the audition for the cult slasher film 'Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland'?

Daryl: My agent called me about 'Sleepaway'

Greg: What did the director Michael A. Simpson ask you to do for the audition for your character Riff?

Daryl: Michael Simpson just had me read a couple of lines from the script for the audition. It was that simple.

Greg: Who did you get along the most in that film?

Daryl: I liked everyone that my character worked with. Pamela Springsteen as "Angela" was a sweetheart. Kim Wall as "Cindy" was cool. Haynes Brooke as "Bobby" was very talented and fun to work with.

Greg: Was 'SC 3' your big break for a main role?

Daryl: 'Sleepaway' was my first major movie role.

Greg: Did you get other casting directors calling your agent to play other type roles as you did Riff? Cause from what I understand you were typecast playing a gangster or a thug for a while.

Daryl: I don't know if I got typecast. Work was scarce so when a role came along, you took it... regardless of what it was. After 'Boyz N' the Hood' was released this spawned alot of "gangster-thug roles" for black actors. I'm actually kind of a wimpy soft spoken guy... so I think I lucked up by getting these roles.

Greg: One of the main acting school's in Georgia is 'Dorsey Studios' which is (Of course) ran by stage and screen actress Sandra Dorsey who co-starred with you as counsellor Lilly in 'Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland'. Have you spoken to her at all since then?

Daryl: No. Actually, contrary to popular belief not all actors stay in contact with each other after a job. Some actors can be in the same movie and never actually see each other or meet. It's kind of like if I were to ask you if you remember everything and stay in contact with everyone from your first Birthday party.

Greg: What was your next gig after 'Sleepaway Camp 3'? Do tell!

Daryl: I went on to do a play, a few commercials and a crime re-enactment show 'America's Most Wanted'

Greg: Cool, alot of people watch 'America's Most Wanted'. Some people spotted you on that show as you were trying to help out by playing a character of a killer the police are out for. What was the year of that show?

Daryl: I don't remember the year. I just remember that it was winter. We filmed the episode in Greensboro, North Carolina the home of the killer "James King" who I was playing. The weather was really freaky. It actually snowed the day we filmed my outdoor scenes. The snow made the vintage 1950's car I was driving stall! Me, the director and the crew had to actually push it to get it started. It was pretty bad at the time... but looking back now... It's pretty funny!

Greg: How did you get the part?

Daryl: Same process for all. Acting in TV and movies. Your agent calls you and sends you on an audition.

Greg: What kind of a character is he?

Daryl: James King has killed his first wife by blowing her head offwith a shot gun when he was in his 20's. He later remarried then killed his second wife with a handgun. I guess he was a homicidal psychotic with an intense anger that unfortunately was directed at his wives.

Greg: Quite disturbing if you ask me! Were there any experienced actors/actresses that worked with you in that episode?

Daryl: From what I remember, all the actors on the show were from 'Atlanta Talent' with a string background in theatre.

Greg: You played a character named Eric Gray in an episode of the first season of 'In the Heat of the Night' in 1988 which was one of the most watched TV shows back then. Who were you up against for that role during the auditions?

Daryl: I don't know what other actors read for the role. When I auditioned, I don't remember the other actors... Just the casting director.

Greg: Did you feel that you would get the part?

Daryl: No. I just remember being kinda angry that I had to audition about three of four times. I had to make a 45 minute to an hour drive from Atlanta to Conyers where the show was shot. I channeled the anger into the audition and just went crazy. I didn't even care at that point. I forgot about it... Then two weeks later they called and said I got the part!

Greg: That sounds like a struggling audition. I understand that there were other characters in that episode who played your family. Were you playing a character whom abondoned his family or lived in a rough home? I understand that your character Eric was a thug in the show.

Daryl: The character was a former friend of one of the shows regulars who had gotten arrested and abused by a racist cop. The cop kills this character, sparking an investigation by his friend.

Greg: How big was your role?

Daryl: The role turned out to be pretty small.

Greg: Were there any big name actors/actresses that guested with you in that show as your family members and what were the names of them?

Daryl: No big names. The racist cop was played by a Hollywood character actor. I think his name was Ed Ames. The members of my family were all 'Atlanta Talent' ... Most of them unknown novice actors like myself.

Greg: What regular in the show did you play opposite from?

Daryl: The guy who played "Wilson Street" is actor Geoffrey Throne who I had most of my scenes with.

Greg: What was the experience like?

Daryl: He was a great guy to work with.

Greg: I also understand that you played two different characters in two different episodes of 'In the Heat of the Night'. Tell us about those two characters and what kind of things did you do?

Daryl: Not alot of detail. One was a bad guy who got killed. The other was the younger brother of a bad guy... Bot of whom get killed!

Greg: What years did you do those roles in those episodes?

Daryl: I don't remember exactly. But it was in the 80's with the role one season and then the second role following one or two seasons later.

Greg: Did you get alot of responses from people who regualrly watched the show?

Daryl: Some people that knew me saw me on the show and some complete strangers recognised me too.

Greg: Were you ever asked to be a regular in the series when it was made?

Daryl: I wished I was. Everybody in Atlanta wanted to get on that show. But the regulars were all from L.A. The only Atlanta actors who got regular roles to my knowledge, was the Tibbs housekeeper, and a black female cop.

Greg: Did you know the director or anyone involved with the series beforehand?

Daryl: No.

Greg: Did people think you'd be useful for the characters you played in 'Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland', 'In the Heat of the Night' and 'Amercia's Most Wanted' and were trying to track you down?

Daryl: I'm not sure I understand your question. But if you're asking if an actor's previous work can have an affect on what roles he will be considered for in the future then I think the answer is "Yes!"

Greg: Did you get any feedback from viewers?

Daryl: Yes but mostly from friends. They'll tease me about certain actions or lines or expressions I'll use in a scene.

Greg: I remember seeing you have a bit part in the film 'Freejack' starring Emilio Estevez, Anthony Hopkins and Rolling Stones rocker Mick Jagger and you played a Youth Gangmember in the future of a rough city. Did you have other scenes in the film and were they cut? By the way, you presented yourself well in it.

Daryl: Thanks for your feedback. Yes, there were other scenes of me in that movie. But they all ended up on the cutting room floor. But that's showbiz! Emilio Estevez's dad Martin Sheen had a cameo as a homeless guy in that movie. In between takes he jumped in my face and started teasing me about "Being a tough guy." It was really funny because his "Homeless Guy Outfit" was so real and I didn't recognise him at first!

Greg: Did you have a chance to associate with the talented Emilio Estevez since your scene was to push him aside and shoot someone to death that created a gun war?

Daryl: Emilio was really cool. He was very laid back and soft-spoken. I didn't get to talk any length with him, but he was nice enough to take a picture with me.

Greg: Now you've acted in some commercials. What were the names of themand what did you play in each of them?

Daryl: An assortment of commercials. Mostly "All American Boy-Next-Door" types in soft drink ads and fast food ads like 'Mellow Yello' and 'Kentucky Fried Chicken'

Greg: Have you ever starred in a 'Crime Stoppers' commercial to play some sort of a bad guy or were you ever approached to? I thought you'd be good in something like that.

Daryl: No 'Crime Stoppers' only 'America's Most Wanted' and a small part in an 'Unsolved Mysteries'

Greg: Did you act in any industrials at all and what were the names of them?

Daryl: Lot's of industrials. I don't even bother to keep track of these.

Greg: There are some regional theatre productions in Atlanta believe it or not like 'Pumphouse Players' and stage acting is the true craft of acting. Have you acted in any stage productions? If so which one's?

Daryl: My background and training is in theatre. I started acting in stage plays in productions with 'Onstage Atlanta' and 'The Academy Theatre'. But it's been years since I've been on a stage. I love theatre and hope to return to it.