EDGE Interview: 'Fear the Walking Dead' Star Isha Blaaker May Never Do Another Same-Sex Kiss

He has kept his love life private on purpose, which has left some people to speculate about his sexual orientation. His gay character in "Fear the Walking Dead," only furthers that curiosity. The gay community loves a great role model, and when a good-looking actor takes on a gay part, that curiosity triples.

"I am straight, if that's what you're asking," Blaaker says, seeing through my roundabout questions regarding why he keeps his relationships private. I apologize, thinking that I may have overstepped my bounds.

"No, don't worry about it," he says. "I have no qualms about that. But the other question: Why I kind of keep quiet about relationship status or not – I just feel like there's a life before all of this, there's a life next to this industry, and there will be a life afterward, and I think some things are better kept to yourself.

"And if it makes it out because I'm out with my partner and all that, that's me, that's great," he continues. "But I probably won't make an effort to flaunt that. I'd rather keep it to myself and enjoy that, and keep it personal and beautiful."

Although he is happy with his kissing scene with the out (and Oscar-nominated) Domingo, Blaaker says it was a personal struggle.

"Yeah, that was not easy for me," he says. "I was kind of like, you know, in my head about it quite a bit. I just wanted to make sure that the whole thing went well and that it wouldn't be an issue. I try to really do my best to make sure, you know, it went that way."

The scene remained on his mind long after it wrapped "because it is a really weird experience for a straight man to do that.

"I don't know if I would ever do it again," he adds. "But later on, when I saw the project, I was like, 'I'm so happy that we were able to sell two characters that were in love, two husbands.' That actually meant way more to me than any of the difficulties going into it."

Many straight actors playing gay characters in Hollywood are often confronted with opinions and reasons why they shouldn't. This wasn't something Blaaker knew before going into the role.

"Quite a few of my gay friends who are actors don't wanna get pigeonholed in playing characters like that, or typecast," he concedes. "And then, with the straight actors, you get this thing of, like, either you also get typecast afterward, or, you know, you have to go through the physicality of kissing another man. And so I would imagine that for casting it's not easy to book gay characters if you're famous. Then there's also the other thing of people knowing your sexuality, or thinking to know, and then they make assumptions about that."

His next move doesn't involve a camera. He says he would love to perform on stage, and recently he auditioned for a show.

"I'd love to be on Broadway; that almost happened. That was great," he said with a little disappointment in his low, resonant voice. He says it's something he wants to solidify along with other things that utilize his creativity. "I write, you know, and hopefully something beautiful comes out of that."

As for his everyday life, Blaaker continues his journey to the top by "auditioning, hustling, grinding, and networking." He admits his online presence needs improvement: "I could get better on my social media if anybody has any advice." But that's not nearly as important as acting, he says. "I like to keep it around the craft so I'm growing and studying."