Halo’s Joseph Morgan Teases a Big Arc in Season 2 and Reveals His Go-To Karaoke Song

One of the characters being introduced in Paramount ’s new and improved Halo Season 2 is Colonel James Ackerson, played by Joseph Morgan (The Vampire Diaries). The character will be stepping into the boardroom of the UNSC as the new director of the Spartan program, in place of an MIA Dr. Catherine Halsey (Natascha McElhone). Ackerson comes into Season 2 headstrong and off to a bad start with Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber) after a Covenent Elite attack on Sanctuary. With the first two episodes available to stream now, Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke with Morgan about his Halo debut, and how he’s feeling now being one of the in-universe’s most-hated character. Unfazed by Ackerson’s harsh take on the war, Morgan firmly believes viewers’ opinions of his character will change with time — whether of their own accord or his. They discuss Ackerson’s goals, why he feels Season 2 is better than the first, and what it was like to join a world he was so familiar with from the video gam