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Stephen Amell Says His Daughter, 11, Helped Him Read Lines for Suits LA Pilot — Including This NSFW Quote (Exclusive)


Stephen Amell got a little help from his real-life family to step into the ‘Suits’ universe for the new NBC spinoff series ‘Suits LA.’ He told PEOPLE that his daughter, Maverick, read lines with him so he could prepare to audition for the legal drama.

The Arrow star, 43 exclusively told PEOPLE at the Suits LA premiere in Los Angeles on Feb. 20 that his and wife Cassandra Jean ’s 11-year-old daughter, Maverick, read lines from the show’s pilot with him when she was 10 so he could prepare to audition for the legal drama series. Stephen plays prosecutor Ted Black, whom NBC describes as a “charismatic force of nature who puts his own needs above others.” The Suits LA logline elaborated on Stephen’s character: “Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles.

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