8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁depart ed ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁King ▁joined ▁the ▁serial ▁while ▁in ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁jug g led ▁his ▁studies ▁with ▁acting . ▁Edward ▁was ▁King ' s ▁first ▁television ▁role ▁after ▁mainly ▁working ▁in ▁the at res . ▁King ▁spoke ▁to ▁the ▁serial ' s ▁official ▁website ▁about ▁his ▁experiences ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁" am az ed " ▁by ▁the ▁older ▁actors . ▁" They ▁have ▁taught ▁me ▁so ▁much , ▁it ▁has ▁felt ▁like ▁the ▁new ▁kid ▁at ▁school , ▁when ▁you ▁walk ▁in ▁and ▁don ' t ▁know ▁anyone ▁and ▁then ▁you ▁find ▁your ▁feet ▁and ▁sett le ▁in ▁– ▁it ▁hasn ' t ▁taken ▁long . ▁Every one ▁is ▁so ▁wel coming ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁fant astic ". ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁spoke ▁about ▁other ▁characters ' ▁att itudes ▁towards ▁Edward . ▁" Ed ward ▁is ▁jud ged ▁by ▁every ▁one ▁else , ▁they ▁think ▁he ▁is ▁some ▁evil ▁character ▁and ▁going ▁to ▁cause ▁trouble . ▁I ▁think ▁it ▁is ▁because ▁he ▁looks ▁so ▁different ▁from ▁everyone ▁else , ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁s tere ot yp ical ▁bl onde ▁hair ▁blue ▁e yed ▁sur fer ▁who ▁hang s ▁out ▁in ▁Summer ▁Bay ▁– ▁he ▁looks ▁quite ▁different . ▁So ▁everyone ▁has ▁the ▁same ▁kind ▁of ▁opinion ▁of ▁him " ▁Edward ▁is ▁a ▁ref res hing ▁change ▁to ▁Summer ▁Bay ". ▁The ▁website ▁commented ▁that ▁Edward ▁is ▁" not ▁a ▁common