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River Joseph on honing his craft as an actor: ‘I just try to carry what I’ve learned from the previous projects’

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Peter Andrew Acierto

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Kapamilya actor River Joseph talked about the passion he now has for acting. The former Pinoy Big Brother housemate said in an interview with <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz">PUSH ABS-CBN</a> during the mediacon for the finale of<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/blood-vs-duty"> Blood vs Duty</a> that he makes sure to hone his skills by taking workshops.<iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DX_sKoij9LZ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A664931.8000000007%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="925" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>River plays the role of agent Andre Flores in <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/blood-vs-duty">Blood vs Duty.</a><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/12/13/exclusive-brent-manalo-river-joseph-on-acting-firsts-in-call-me-mother-the-secrets-of-hotel-88-1201">EXCLUSIVE: Brent Manalo and River Joseph reflect on acting firsts in ‘Call Me Mother’ and ‘The Secrets of Hotel 88’</a></div>He revealed that it was only after his stint in PBB that he really got into acting and found the passion he had for it. “Feeling ko, it was really only after PBB when I really got to acting talaga, the whole craft of it. After PBB, I was able to do continuous projects and feeling ko after every project, may natututunan talaga ako and kahit at least a little improvement–– kahit konting improvement–– at least may improvement,” he expressed.Since exiting the PBB house, River starred in several shows and films such as<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/the-secrets-of-hotel-88"> The Secrets of Hotel 88,</a>  Love at First Spike, Call Me Mother, and Tayo Sa Wakas, among others. These opportunities are something that the Kapamilya actor makes sure to treasure and learn from. “Every opportunity that I get, I just try to carry what I’ve learned from the previous projects and learn as much as I can from those new projects,” he added.River stressed the importance of taking workshops as he continues to hone and refine his acting skills. “Yes, I take workshops pa rin so continuous pa rin yun kapag walang project, kapag medyo free yung schedule. I’m either doing acting workshop or ngayon, nag-a-action workshop na rin ako para lang handa ako pagdating ng mga eksena,” he said. <div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/9/19/exclusive-river-joseph-opens-up-about-why-he-got-emotional-during-a-fan-get-together-0957">READ: EXCLUSIVE: River Joseph opens up about why he got emotional during a fan get-together: ‘Naalala ko rin na I’m not alone’</a></div>When asked what it was like working alongside Gerald Anderson and Richard Gutierrez in Blood vs Duty, the Kapamilya actor had nothing but words of praise for them. “Ako, I wanna be like them when I grow up. In the future, siyempre, they’re the ones whom I look up to and whom I want to be like. Siyempre, future leading man. Ang dami kong natutunan just being with them. They’re all very humble din, very down to earth, and that’s something I also want to be,” he ended. Catch River and the action-packed finale of <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/blood-vs-duty">Blood vs Duty </a>on iWant, Netflix, and other Kapamilya platforms: ABS-CBN sa ALLTV2, A2Z, Kapamilya Channel, and Kapamilya Online Live.