Carlos Valdes, Father of Mae Whitman’s Baby, Shares Insight into His Role as a Dad – E! Online

Carlos Valdes is loving the perks of being a new dad. 

Six months after The Flash alum and Mae Whitman welcomed their first baby, Miles, he reflected on balancing fatherhood while starring in Broadway’s Hadestown.

“Not a lot of people know this, but I’m a dad, a relatively new dad,” Carlos told People in an interview published March 3. “It’s my personal preference that I don’t share more beyond that, but being a Broadway dad… let me tell you, it’s not for the faint of heart!” 

As the actor put it, “This life is pretty unforgiving when it comes to balancing it with parenting.”

Although it’s hard work being on stage multiple times a week, Carlos revealed that being a dad inspired his starring role as Orpheus.

The 35-year-old added, “I’ve really put a lot of my own personal experience as a dad, and as a fan of my child, into Orpheus’ own naiveté of looking at the world.”