While Astro is unsure of what he’ll major in once he reaches college age (“I
like art, photography, writing…â€), he already has a potential backup career lined up. This past February, Astro made his acting debut on the CBS drama Person of Interest, which stars Jim Caviezel and Taraji P. Henson. The opportunity came as a result of the exposure from X-Factor. “Basically as soon as I got off X-Factor agents were contacting my parents and they told me I should come read for this episode of Person of Interest,†recalls Astro, who plays a boy seeking revenge after his brother is murdered. “They called me back twice and I got the part of this kid named Darren. It was a good experience for all my friends and family to see me on TV acting for the first time.â€If all goes well, hopefully it won’t be the last time. While Astro is hard at work on completing his album and keeping up with his studies, the young go-getter is still open to the idea of pursuing acting down the line.
Not just for the potential big payday, but for the therapeutic pluses that come with the craft. “It’s fun to be able to be in the shoes of somebody else and be another character for five months, a week or however long it takes to film a show,†he says. “I want to be somebody else sometimes I don’t always want to be Astro so I definitely plan on acting more.â€