Timothy Olyphant Praises His Controversial ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ Wigs: Made “The Job Easy”

The characters of Daisy Jones & The Six hit the road this week in a pair of episodes that followed Daisy (Riley Keough) to Greece and the reunited band on tour. It was the latter episode where Timothy Olyphant‘s scene-stealing tour manager Rod Reyes not only returned to the Prime Video show, but shined. Rod is in his element this week, opining on the state of managing rock bands and literally helping to save Daisy from a horrifying drug overdose.

Although we first met Olyphant’s be-wigged character all the way back in Daisy Jones and the Six Episode 1, Episode 8 is when Rod Reyes finally shows why he’s the best at what he does. He keeps the busses gassed up, the band on schedule, and their scandals neat and tidy.

Decider caught up with Timothy Olyphant before Daisy Jones & The Six‘s premiere and talked about Rod’s polarizing look, magnanimous ways, and cool head in a crisis…

DECIDER: My first question for you is…Rod: I love his hair, I love his look, it’s very specific. Can you talk to me about how you guys came up with the hair, the vibe, I want to know all about it

TIMOTHY OLYPHANT: You know, I don’t know we shot some ideas around when we started, we had some images in mind, it was sort of a hair/sunglasses conversation. I think they came together. And you know, it just, it came pretty quick. There was not a lot of back and forth. I think we were all on the same page. And for me, that was all the work. So those costumes and the hair, it makes the job easy.

One thing that is surprising is when the Dunne Brothers band comes to LA, Rod doesn’t turn them away. He actually sets them up with their first gig. It’s a huge favor. Why does he go out of his way to help these guys out?

You know, I’ve been around that sort of [guy] — my brother’s in the business — and I remember going to clubs all the time and seeing bands. Seeing bands you think might work or that everybody thinks is gonna work. And there is something really special about when you see something that you feel, like, there’s something there. Most people want to help be a part of that, you know. Because you see so much bad stuff, when you see something that you like… Plus, they are charming. All these lovely people showing up out of the blue and not having a clue how it works. It’s easy to be charmed by them.

One of the more dramatic scenes of the show is when your character and Billy discover Daisy in the midst of her overdose. And your character goes straight into action. He knows exactly what to do. What did that tell you about your character and what was it like shooting that on set?

It tells you everything. Those guys are pros and it’s his job to keep everything moving. And when the shit hits the fan, that’s when those guys do their job, you know. Their whole thing is about making sure big messes don’t become huge messes, you know? And it was a nice little touch. That comes from –— now I’m trying to remember if that scene’s in the book because I was about to give [Daisy Jones & The Six co-EP] Scott [Neustadter] all the credit for that, for really having that understanding. And I know it was part of our conversations along the way.

It seems that Rod might have discovered another act toward the end of the series. Would you ever come back for a spin-off about your character and a different band? Do you like the character that much? What was your read on that? 

I love that ending. That was Scott’s idea because Scott’s a romantic. And he just loved it, you know. I love that he loved that idea, ’cause he can’t help himself. And I’d work with him again, and this job was fun, but, yeah, I’d work with Scott again in a heartbeat