You may recognize actress Shohreh Aghdashloo from TV shows like 24 or in films like House of Sand and Fog, which scored her an Oscar nomination. Aghdashloo's latest role is as a powerful United Nations official, Chrisjen Avasarala, on the SyFy TV drama, The Expanse. Set 200 years in the future, humans have taken over the solar system and are now living on every planet — but they don't really get along.

Aghdashloo stopped by the q studio to offer a peek into the new season of the show, and talk about what it's like to become a character who walks a fine line between good and evil.

Season 3 of The Expanse premieres Wednesday, April 11.

— Produced by Elaine Chau