Actor and director Wayne Péré
Original Airdates: Apr. 3-6, 2026
TVC 731.1: TV Confidential commemorates the recent passing of Chuck Norris by bringing you an encore presentation of our conversation with Wayne Péré, the actor known to fans of Walker: Texas Ranger as the villainous Victor LaRue. At the time we spoke to Wayne in November 2018, he was starring as Dr. Emerson in the hit Sony/Marvel feature Venom, while his many other film and television credits include Friends, That 70s Show, Tracey Takes On…, The Practice, Third Rock from the Sun, Nip/Tuck, Star Trek: Voyager, NCIS, SpiderMan: Homecoming, Out of Sight, The Limey, Galaxy Quest, Trumbo, Ocean’s Thirteen, and Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House. Topics this segment include the appeal of Walker: Texas Ranger; how Wayne did some of his own stunt work on Walker while filming an episode in New Mexico; and his experience riding a horse while filming the miniseries Roots.
Wayne Péré as Dr. Emerson in Venom
How Wayne Péré approaches playing villainous characters
Original Airdates: Apr. 3-6, 2026
TVC 731.2: From November 2018: Actor and director Wayne Péré talks to Ed about his approach to playing villains in movies and on television (including a few more memories of playing Victor LaRue on Walker: Texas Ranger); his approach to playing characters movies that are based in the Marvel Comics universe; and how he became a director.
Wayne Pere as Victor Péré in Walker: Texas Ranger
More with Wayne Péré
Original Airdates: Apr. 3-6, 2026
TVC 731.3: From November 2018: Actor and director Wayne Péré talks to Ed about how he sometimes creates his own back story for the characters as he prepares to play them; and the difference between playing a fictional character and a character based on a real person.
