RUSH’s Tom Ellis on His Complex Character: ‘He’s a Good Guy, He Just Makes Some Bad Choices’

On Thursday, July 17th at 9 PM, USA Network is debuting their new drama, RUSH, and the series is a slick, fun — but also complex — show that explores the world of a disgraced physician, Dr. Rush, who makes specialized house calls. (Think ROYAL PAINS meets RAY DONOVAN/SCANDAL…he has to deal with some seriously questionable clients and their majorly dirty laundry.)

And while there are heartbreaking and freakishly weird cases that will help propel the storyline forward (and will intrigue medical show junkies), RUSH star Tom Ellis (Rush) straddles the thin line of his character’s cockiness and extreme vulnerability with apparent ease, and elicits a level of sympathy that wouldn’t be there with a lesser actor.

Last month, Ellis sat down with reporters and talked about falling in love with his character, and playing a good guy who makes bad choices…

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RUSH premieres Thursday, July 17th at 9 PM on USA Network.

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