Nick dies in the present, but he's still alive in the past. Privacy | While Nick's death is still fresh on the minds of viewers and characters alike, Dillane has long since moved on. How much is Nick looking for someone to sort of fill that role? Right now, I couldn't say. I hope this isn't the end of our time together. If you asked Nick, I don’t think he’d say he needs a dad. Having been at the heart of Fear the Walking Dead from its very first scene, the British actor has since said goodbye both to the zombie apocalypse and to Nick Clark, the shaggy-haired recovering addict who regularly wandered into harm's way and always walked away with his life intact. Richard Foreman/AMC. There’s an interesting moment where Strand calls Nick “Nicholas,” and there are nods to Nick’s father. Fear not! I also get quite homesick; I miss Europe very much when I'm away. Dylan Sprouse Returns to the Hotel Suite—This Time, in a Pink Dress, Sway House Demands Your Attention, for Better or Worse, Matilda De Angelis on Her First Onscreen Kiss—with Nicole Kidman, “It’s Going to Be Mad”: Anya Taylor-Joy Gets Back to Work, “Cock!”: Nicolas Cage and Marilyn Manson in Conversation, The Perfect Halloween Costume for Your Sign, According to Benny Drama, “The Spectacle Can Never Be Trauma”: Nia DaCosta and Taika Waititi on Exorcism Through Art, Talia Ryder on the Transition from Indies to Spielberg, Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer on The Burden of Representation. So far, so good. What makes this an appropriate end point for the character? Nick Clark died in Fear the Walking Dead season 4, but it wasn't a creative decision to push the plot forward. You know what I can say? But it felt like it was time to move on and try different things, and play new characters. The film is a taut dramatization of the 1820 whaleship Essex tragedy, a shipping disaster that was the inspiration for Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. Do you have a "happy place," in terms of your time on the show? There had been much chopping and changing. 10:30am PT I'm very humbled to hear that people responded so well to Nick. “I would love for Nick to walk past a hospital room and you just see…Rick waking up from his coma.”. I'm just going to take it slow. Was it difficult to keep track of Nick in the different periods of time? I'm always touched and very moved knowing that Nick resonated with people. Sound off in the comments section below, and keep checking our Fear the Walking Dead coverage all season long. But as I was reading the script, I found it quite interesting. Everything that is an unnecessary perk goes out the window—sexual libido, peace of mind, and then happiness.”.