Who is common on hell on wheels

Though Common has far from given up on his acting career, once the decision to exit the series was made, the multi-tasker jumped right back into his music. Opportunities are something HoW has never been bad at grabbing hold of.

The show has average around 3. As fans of HoW know, the end of Season 3 saw Elam attacked by a bear as he was on a rescue mission for the then-captured Bohannon.

Now, Cullen Bohannon must deal with the aftermath of having killed his friend in the next episode. Fans will have to tune in to see how Bohannon copes with this latest tragedy. Will you miss Elam Ferguson? In this manner, why did Elam leave Hell on Wheels? Instead, Elam had survived — though the mauling left him with brain damage. Halfway through its fourth season, the post-Civil War-set show killed off one of its most beloved and original characters tonight with the death of Elam Ferguson, played by Common.

After realizing that he's the one who lets the people in his life leave him, Mei leaves Cullen behind, sailing on a boat back to China. It was a lot of work. Q: What was it like filming the fight and then the death scene with Anson Mount? Was it emotional? A: Elam and Bohannon have had fights, and I fought on every season, so it was almost like getting back into the ring with someone you've fought with many times. Emotionally, it was definitely tough, and just to know that the last scene where Elam is killed, the doors would be closed and there's no turning back -- it's a sad feeling.

This show is monumental in my life, and one of the best experiences I've had as a creative artist. Q: What have you enjoyed most about playing Elam?

Is it hard to let go of the character? A: I enjoyed really being able to express what a human being from that time is and was, and to really represent a black man from those times in a strong way -- what he felt.

How much of a human being he is -- one that loves, makes mistakes, has determination, is a warrior, and all the things that Elam embodied. It's hard to let go. I was on the show for four years, so it's like we all went to college together. The character is somebody I got to know very well and was a true expression of me and of my respect for my ancestors. AMC Talk.