Joseph: Yes he is, yeah.

Q: Could you have imagined that when you signed on, and what kind of father

do you think he's going to be?

Joseph: I absolutely wouldn't in my wildest dreams imagined that they would

do that. And it was a wonderful surprise. From the beginning I was behind

the idea, because I can see the potential there, you know, for me to

explore a whole new side of him and to really kind of, you know, it's

giving us something that the Vampire Diaries doesn't have as well, it's

really separating ourselves. It's allowing us to kind of become an entity

on our own. So that's wonderful. What kind of father will Klaus be? I mean,

a domineering one, I would imagine. Strict, but I feel like his loyalty to

his family, especially his relationship with his sister, I think it will,

we'll see aspects of that with his baby. I would imagine he'll be

incredibly possessive, and incredibly protective. I hope he's protective,

because that is going to allow me to have some fun with anyone who tries to

get in the way of my child or bring harm to my child, you know?

Q: Any baby names in mind? Like North Michaelson?

Joseph: Do you know what? Believe it or not, this is the first time I've

been asked this. I think, you know, he should go for some sort of celebrity

baby name like, I don't know, Beetroot Cyborg Michaelson or something, you

know, that would be great.

Q: It's got possibility.

Joseph: Yeah, there you go.

Q: Final question really quick. You know, now that you're the protagonist,

the star of a show, you came on board as a villain, a hardcore villain.

Will there be even more softening of Klaus now that he's kind of at the

center of a show? It's kind of hard to have a villain as a center of a

show.

Joseph: It is. You know, I don't think so. I've read the first two episodes

and he does some pretty crazy stuff. I think people root for him because

there is those moments of vulnerability and moments of softness, but I

think it would be a disservice to the character if he suddenly became the

good guy on the show. I feel like he is an antagonist and will always be,

you know. And Elijah will be there as his voice of reason, and Rebecca will

be there so he can show his love for his family and his protective side and

everyone else will be there to show his crazy side, you know?