New Blood: Delainey Hayles Unpacks Claudia’s Evolution in ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Season 2

Delainey Hayles loves night shoots. “I’m not really a morning person,” the actress said. Fortunately, it’s a good quality to have when you’re playing a vampire, and Hayles is playing one of the most unforgettable blood-suckers of them all, taking over the role of Claudia in Season 2 of AMC’s riveting series adaptation of “Interview With the Vampire.”

It’s a role that has taken her to “crazy,” “insanely beautiful locations,” including a castle featured in Episode 1 that “looked like the...