Picks and Pans Review: 10 Things I Hate About You's Ethan Peck Carrying on Heath's Legacy

>• Gregory Peck’s grandson, 24, steps into Heath Ledger’s shoes as brooding Patrick Verona on the hit ABC Family series based on the 1999 romantic comedy.

WERE YOU NERVOUS PLAYING HEATH’S ROLE?

I never felt any pressure to fill his shoes. I’m doing my own thing, and he did his own thing—awesomely.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT MAKING WOMEN SWOON?

I’m flattered, but I can be very self-conscious about myself. I was at a premiere, and these girls blurted out, “We love your hair!” That made me laugh.

DID YOUR GRANDFATHER INFLUENCE YOUR ACTING CAREER?

He was just Grandpa to me. He taught me how to float in a swimming pool. He passed when I was 17, and I don’t recall ever having a conversation with him about acting. I have so many questions for him now.

Updated by Paul Chi