Paul Anthony Kelly knew stepping into the role of John F. Kennedy Jr. would come with high expectations. Portraying one of America’s most beloved public figures in FX’s new series Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette marks the Canadian model-turned-actor’s first major role.
“Stepping into the characterization of John F. Kennedy Jr. definitely has a lot of weight to it,” Kelly tells The Hollywood Reporter. “Because of that, the care and integrity that I had to bring — to find the truth in the whole story — was essential. A lot of it is imagining what would happen behind closed doors given their circumstances. We tried to be as conscientious and truthful as possible about what that would look like.”
He adds, “He’s just such a beloved figure — you want to do right by him.”
Created by showrunner Connor Hines, Love Story traces the…
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