Patton had impressed him in an audition for an earlier feature film .
Mark Finguerra , the director of Awake , was able to look past the potential typecasting of Patton 's role in Blue 's Clues to cast him in a darker role .
Patton had impressed Mark Finguerra in an audition for an earlier feature film .
Mark Finguerra , the director of Awake , was able to look past the potential typecasting of Patton 's role in Blue 's Clues to cast him in a darker role .