Grace Van Dien Praises ‘No Forced Chemistry’ With Male Costars Such as Joseph Quinn and Kyle Gallner
03.08.2023 - 13:39
/ usmagazine.com
Grace Van Dien has nothing but praise for male costars who make her job easier — which includes Stranger Things costar Joseph Quinn and What Comes Around‘s Kyle Gallner.
“[Joseph] is great. I think in the past few years — actually always — anyone who my [fictional] characters have a flirtation with or anything like that, the actors are always so kind,” Van Dien, 26, exclusively told Us Weekly during a joint interview with What Comes Around director Amy Redford, ahead of the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike. “Kyle, Joe, everyone, they’re all so kind and so giving and I think that just makes the scenes easier to be in. There’s no forced chemistry. All these people are so lovely and it’s the easiest part of my job is acting opposite of people who are kind.”
Van Dien became a household name after her performance as Chrissy in season 4 of Stranger Things. During the hit Netflix series, which aired the newest season in July 2022, Chrissy was introduced as a cheerleader at Hawkins High School who became one of Vecna’s (Jamie Campbell Bower) victims.
It was Chrissy’s brief connection with Eddie (Quinn), however, that has stood the test of time with an active fanbase, still hope to see the couple resurrected in some way on screen. Van Dien, for her part, is open to a possible return to Hawkins, Indiana.
“Of course I would go back,” Van Dien teased in response to a question about reprising her breakout role.
The actress reflected on the love viewers have for Chrissy and Eddie — and how it relates to her other projects.
“What makes people fall in love with a character with such short screen time [such as Chrissy] is the same thing as with Anna in What Comes Around. Like, these are these outcast characters that are finding someone that