For the most part, Wall Street has been glorified as the destination for the elite, a place where multi-million dollar deals and lunches at Masa happen before the closing bells chime. In the new film, by first time director Julio DePietro and former investment banker, The Good Guy takes a raw and honest look at life on Wall Street for young twenty-something Manhattanites.

The Good Guy examines the relationships of Beth (Alexis Bledel), her boyfriend Tommy (Scott Porter), and their new friend Daniel (Bryan Greenberg). The film goes beyond being about a torrid love triangle; it observes the life of a young adult working and living in Manhattan. Like any relationship, these characters are dealt endearingly beautiful moments that are soon forgotten by betrayal and dishonesty.

Trapped in a NYC blizzard, PopStar spoke with Bryan Greenberg over the phone about his role as Daniel, the newbie to the Wall Street world. Greenberg, who is currently starring in the hit HBO show How to Make It in America, was thrilled to talk about the role in this film. Nursing a broken wrist, the musician/actor jumps into the interview and talks about his unique character study of Daniel for this role.

For many of us, Bryan Greenberg caught our attention as Jake Jagielski, the hardworking young father on One Tree Hill. When Greenberg left the show in 2006, many fans held on hoping that Jake and Peyton reunite, but sadly that never happened. The good news for fans was that in 2007, Greenberg was starring on another primetime hit October Road alongside That 70′s Show (TV) star Laura Prepon. After a two season run, the show ended and Greenberg moved to the big screen, starring in 20th Century Fox’s Bride Wars as the onscreen brother of Kate Hudson and husband of Anne Hathaway.

Greenberg is back on the big screen, playing Daniel, a young guy who has left the army and moved to NYC to begin his life in the film The Good Guy. Upon meeting Tommy (Scott Porter), the high-powered Wall Street consultant, Daniel quickly gets sucked into the world of power and greed. Enter Beth, played by Alexis Bledel. Beth is Tommy’s girlfriend, but has a strong connection with Daniel, but the question is, how strong? Last week, PopStar spoke with Bryan about life on location in NYC, similarities between him and his introverted character and Bryan even provided very good reasons on why you should get out and go see The Good Guy!

In the upcoming film, The Good Guy, you play Daniel, the newcomer to the fast-paced, high-flying Wall Street scene. Can you tell us a little bit more about Daniel?

He is very serious in the beginning and you are not sure if he has an angle or not. He is one of those too good to be true characters; he has a strong moral compass but is very awkward socially. He is an introverted guy who would rather spend his night reading a Jane Austen novel instead of being out on the town mixing it with Wall Street characters. He is old school.

Sounds all good, something has to go wrong; can you give us a sneak peek into Daniel’s life as a Wall Street maven?

Daniel gets emerged into the Wall Street world and is taken in by his boss Tommy who is trying to groom him into being a better salesman. That entails taking out clients, picking up girls, and embracing the whole lifestyle. Daniel is having a tough time adjusting. He meets Tommy’s girlfriend Beth who is played by Alexis Bledel and they have a connection. I would say it causes some problems.

Do you see any similarities between you and your character Daniel?

Not really. I think that Daniel is much more of a character than I have played in the past. I am a lot more outgoing, I am a social guy and Daniel is very uncomfortable in his own skin.

You guys shot the film on location in New York City; can you give us a look behind the scenes of what happens while on set?

We shot this over a year and half ago. I remember how smooth it was and what a pleasure it was to be at work every day. We were always on time, and it was easy. Everyone hung out together, it is such a cool young cast, and everyone was always going out and having fun. I usually do that when filming, I like to be on location, get to know the cast and everything.

However on this one, I felt that I had to remove myself from that. I didn’t want anyone to get too comfortable and didn’t want anyone to get too comfortable with me because I didn’t think it would work for the character. So I stayed uptown on the Upper West Side and didn’t really participate socially with everyone else.

That was the first time I had done that, so it wasn’t like a blast [laugh] for me ’cause I was in character the whole time. I remember it was a pleasure to work on the movie and Julio [DePietro] was a great director. For a first time director, I think he did a great job.

The name of the film is The Good Guy; would you consider yourself a good guy?

Yeah, I consider myself a good guy. I come from a good family and I try to be honest and treat people with respect. It is not really for me to say, anyone who says that they are a good guy probably isn’t or has an angle; you have to ask other people. Everyone thinks they are a good guy, s**t, I bet Hitler thought he was a good guy.

We heard some exciting news that in 2010, you were going to have a new album coming out, tell us more!

I was supposed to be in the studio in January. I have all these new songs but I broke my wrist, and everything got delayed. I don’t know when it will happen, but I am itching to get back into the studio once my wrist heals up.

Sorry to hear that, how did you break it?

I was mountain biking in Puerto Rico.

Message to the fans.

It is important now more than ever to support indie film makers because it is a dying bread and there are a lot of talented voices that need to be heard. This movie gives viewers a cool look at the Wall Street culture and the love life in New York City.

Usually every character I have played has an arch and what I found really interesting about this role was it didn’t. This one made me think a lot as a viewer because the character doesn’t change; however, as an audience member, your perspective changes. This movie is all about perception and how you feel about the characters in this world. I thought that was a really interesting journey to go on as an audience member.

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