Will we get to see Connor Hawke again in the Arrow-verse?

And what can we expect from David-Jones' role in Allegiant?

Joseph David-Jones: Oh, yeah.

I didnt really realize how big his fandom is … Madean Instagram, made aTwitter.

My Instagram went to 5,000 in a couple of days.

And Im getting fan art.

People made Legos of me.

So, its overwhelming … Its awesome, too.

Everyone is super loyal.

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Connor Hawke is such an iconic role from the comic books.

Can you talk about what the process of getting the role?

It was serendipitous, actually.

I met with CW just on a general meeting, and casting ended up liking me.

It worked out perfectly.

Once I did get this, though, everything was shrouded in mystery.

I didnt know who I was playing.

I auditioned for Colin Offspray, who is some random, madeup character.

The description was the exact same.

He was the exact same person in the sides that they had.

It was just Future Green Arrow Guy, and I was like, What?

Who is this Colin Offspray guy?

Never heard of him before.

And so, when I got it, they called me and told me, Youre playing Connor Hawke.

They told we everything.

Were gonna make you Diggles son.

All this other stuff … and they said, You cant say anything for four or five months.

And had you watched any of theArrow-verse before that?

I had not, and I didnt know what the tone of the shows were like.

Thats why if you see that episode, the tone shifts back toArrowseason 2 or season 1.

Yeah, its very dark.

There are a lot of things on fire.

But theres so much implied backstory.

The episode feels like it could launch its own show, you know if you could clone Stephen Amell.

Everyone has been saying that.

Theyre like, c’mon makeArrowBeyond.

Link up with Terry McGinnis.

How much did you know about Conners backstory going into the filming of the episode?

The whole origin is different.

But I read so much about Connor Hawke before that.

And so I started reading up on who this guy was and reading some of the comic books.

He has a really compelling story.

In the comic books, hes rejected by the Green Arrow time and time again.

He blows him off all the time.

I think his story is a tragic one that gets to people.

Well, that and the fact that hes such a badass in the comic books, too.

What did you think of the decision to make Connor Diggles son?

And how did that inform your take on the character?

Once I found out he was Diggles son, I watched the show.

Diggles very, very military-oriented.

He grew up that way.

I wanted to have that aspect to him.

I wanted it to be like he is in his own sort of war, in a sense.

Did you get a chance to meet David Ramsey?

But you obviously did get to film with Stephen Amell.

What was that like?

Stephen was awesome, man.

And he was just joking around most of the time with his bionic arm.

And he was just like, Oh, yeah.

No.Arrowseason 1, that is exactly how it was.

He knew, man.

He was like, Trust me.

Ive been doing thisArrowthing for a while.

I dont know, man.

Its all up to where the writers and producers want to go with it.

Things have been hinted at towards me, but I cant say anything for sure.

We just gotta hope that this isnt the last time weve seen Connor Hawke.

I think, ideal situation,Legendsneeds his help for something.

He goes on the ship with them.

And then I go around making sure he doesnt get knocked off.

It was pretty cool to see not one, but two superheroes of color on The CW last week.

I think, right now, CWs kind of killing it.

As far as diversity, theyve been doing such an awesome job.

All their shows are really, really diverse.

You have another big role coming up intheAllegiantfilm, part of theDivergentseries.

Can you tell us a little bit about your role in the movie?

This movie takes place two weeks from where the last movie left off.

Its gonna be great.

My character, personally, I am Factionless.

Im one of the generals in the Factionless army, and my characters name is Hollis.

In the last movie, you saw Jonny Weston playing Edgar.

Im directly under Edgar.

So, Im not a nice guy.

So youre at the other end of the villain-hero spectrum… Did you like playing the villain?

Its so much fun.

They did great shooting some of these scenes.

Im really excited to see the movie come out.

I dont want to give too much away, but it gets pretty dark right off the bat.

So far, a lot of your roles have been within this action-adventure category.

I think those are my favorite types of movies.