It is rare that an actor has a chance to walk in the well-worn shoes of a character already familiar to TV audiences. Kenneth Choi is one such actor. He can currently be seen as Captain Ed Rollins in NBC’s remake of the long-running police procedural crime drama Ironside, which aired on the same network...
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October 7, 2013October 7, 2013Interviews
An Interview with Don Jon’s Jeremy Luke
When he was ten years old, Jeremy Luke begged his mother to let him take an acting class. She finally relented and agreed, but the summer class he signed up for was not exactly what he expected. “It wound up being more of a singing type of class and I was the only boy there...
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September 29, 2013September 29, 2013Interviews
Duking It Out: Interview with Dragon Day’s Ethan Flower
In today’s world, no country can feel 100% safe from an attack by a foreign power, especially if the assault is technological in nature. The upcoming 2013 independent feature film Dragon Day shows the United States of America falling victim to such a crippling security breech, and to make matters worse, the threat comes not...
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September 9, 2013September 9, 2013Television
The Human Equation: Interview with David Sutcliffe from Cracked
When it comes to its victims, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) does not discriminate. It does not consider your sex, race, religious beliefs or other factors before striking, and the cause can differ from one person to the next. Combat military personnel, those caught in a natural disaster or the survivor of a violent crime are...
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September 1, 2013September 1, 2013Interviews
Therapy Session: Interview with Orange Is the New Black’s Michael Harney
Police detective, SWAT commander, Blackjack pit boss, FBI agent, assistant district attorney, U.S. Marshal—these are just a few of the many roles that veteran stage, feature film and television actor Michael Harney has portrayed in his long career. Currently, he can be seen as Sam Healy in the new hit Netflix series Orange Is the...
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August 18, 2013August 18, 2013Television
Dame Judi Dench and Michael Williams: A Fine Romance
Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Sonny and Cher — besides having been married in real life, these celebrity couples once worked side-by-side on their own TV shows. Over the years, art has also imitated life in the same way on the UK small screen, one example being Dame Judi Dench and...
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August 15, 2013August 15, 2013Television
A Chat with The Lady Vanishes’ and Silk’s Tom Hughes
A 1930s Balkans railway journey filled with mystery and suspense, and a look at the inner sanctum of the UK legal system. British actor Tom Hughes does double duty this month and next in the States when he dips a proverbial toe in both these worlds. First off in The Lady Vanishes (airing Sunday night,...
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July 17, 2013July 17, 2013Television
Anger Management: Interview with King’s Alan Van Sprang
Most of us have said or done something at some point in our lives that we wish we could take back or at the very least do a bit differently. For Toronto city police detective Derek Spears, a brief professional misstep cost him his position as head of the Major Crimes Task Force. Although still...
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July 15, 2013July 15, 2013Television
Oxford’s Finest: Interview with Endeavour’s Shaun Evans
Classic cars, real English ale, opera and cryptic crossword puzzles — probably not the interests of your typical police officer, but whoever said that Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse was typical? Created by writer Colin Dexter, this often sullen-tempered but still likeable and always dependable police officer was the bane of existence of many a...
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June 16, 2013June 16, 2013Television
Detective Work: Interview with Motive’s Brendan Penny
There are some people who from childhood know what they want to be when they grow up, while others are what you might call “late bloomers” when it comes to deciding on a career path. Actor Brendan Penny freely admits to being one of the latter. “I didn’t really have any specific aspirations when I...