All The Acting

A blog of interviews with actors and actresses.

Actress Nora McClellan interview – Far Point 2018 – youtube

Nora McClellan is a Canadian actress who has appeared on my many shows including X-Files, Orphan Black and Killjoys. I met Nora at Far Point 2018 and interviewed her about her work and inspirations.

0:47 – Nora talks about being on Killjoys.

1:26 – Nora talks about having been on Orphan Black and the original X-files. She said that no one thought the show would last. The effects didn’t work and seemed to have various problems. But she still gets residuals for it. She enjoyed working on the show even with the problems. She loves being on a stage regardless.

4:05 – Nora talks about having been an actor since age 8.

4:20 – Nora says that she likes working on tv, film and the stage equally. TV working hours are quite long. She’s inspired by acting because she constantly learns things from people older and younger than her. She likes new opinions.

6:04 – Nora talks about needing to start her day in the bath with the script to calm down for the day. She thinks about her dreams which often are very positive and uplifting.

7:39 – Nora likes being able to play a wide array of characters including Ebenezer Scrooge, a retired vaudeville performer, a retired space bounty hunter. She loves acting and hopes to be on stage even to old age.

9:41 – Nora talks about her first success in acting when she was in an opera at age 8. She likes acting whether performing for a small or large audience. She talks about how big the opera is with the performers, audience, and orchestra. She didn’t have stage fright even when she was young. She’ll even walk off stage if she doesn’t know why her character is doing something she is doing.

12:20 – Nora is inspired working with Tatiana Maslany and Maria Doyle Kennedy. Tatiana’s kindness and generosity was inspiring. She’s always positive and energetic. She said listeners should watch Orphan Black and watch her work.

14:00 – Nora talks about being inspired by things like SpaceX’s car launch. She is amazed by how much we can do scientifically and yet there’s so many things we can’t solve on Earth like drought. She said maybe the world needs to come together like science fiction shows for us to solve our problems.

15:20 – Nora was inspired by Blade Runner 2049 especially since she was waiting for it for so long and she enjoyed it very much. Wonder Woman really moves her. She liked the new Star Wars films too. She loves Star Trek and Star Wars.

16:43 – Nora wished she had a teleporter to help her commute and then she’d want a cloak of invisibility too.

17:35 – Nora would like to do some male Shakespeare roles especially since people are more into gender fluidity now. Falstaff and Lear are two characters that came to her mind.

18: 15 – Nora likes that D&D is coming back since people can come together without a tablet. She likes role-playing and Settlers of Catan. She really likes groups of friends binge watching shows.

19:35 – Nora is on @McClellanNora on twitter and she uses it often and talks to her sci-fi and tv show fans by tweet. She’ll meet fans who tweet with ehr.

 

Links to things mentioned

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3952222/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2234222/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106179/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1856101/

https://www.catan.com/

 

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Guests: Nora McClellan

Host: Cris Alvarez

Matt Frewer and his acting – an interview at Far Point 2018

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Matt Frewer is an American Canadian actor, singer, comedian and all around performer. He’s been on numerous shows including Max Headroom and Orphan Black. I was able to interview Matt at Far Point 2018. We had less than 10 minutes available to us due to scheduling so I tried to get some good questions in. Matt learned classical acting at Bristol Old Vic in the UK and from there he did television work in the UK for many years until he played Max Headroom. From there he went to the US and has continued acting in numerous and very popular roles.

0:45 Matt Frewer discusses a project for Netflix called Altered Carbon. Then he touches on his favorite past works – Doctor, Doctor, Sherlock Holmes, Max Headroom, being in the Harry Quebert Affair.

1:55 Matt talks about his ambitions to be a hockey player. He was a center and gave a lot of hits.

2:50 Matt mentions being inspired by nature. He doesn’t have a problem getting regenerated with acting.

3:25 He talks about being able to develop a character himself and that he loves the buzz of getting a scene well. He likens it to scoring a hockey goal.

4:30 Matt says that he loves acting and would do it for free and going from job to job. He doesn’t often reflect back on all the things he’s done. He likes going to conventions where he’s reminded of all his work.

5:26 – He talks about being inspired by the SpaceX launch. He also touches on his Alice in Wonderland work and also his role in a Greek gods series, Olympus.

6:36 – Matt mentions being inspired by Gene Hackman, Alan Bates, and Robert Shaw and explains why.

7:14 – Matt talks about having wanted to fly as a kid but now just yearns for better vision.

8:16 – Matt says that the actor’s role is to hold the mirror up to nature as Shakespeare intended. He’d like to see more freedom of expression and comedy. Anger has become black and white and is about volume.

9:18 – Matt talks about his upcoming projects but that he doesn’t have an online presence.

 

Links of interest and mentioned

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001242/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2261227/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7134194/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2234222/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096566/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_111

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092402/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_118

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3681794/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_11

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1461312/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_31

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264695/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_54

 

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Guest: Matt Frewer

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: science fiction, max headroom, 80s tv, alice, olympus, sherlock holmes, old vic, orphan black, trashcan man, the stand, jim taggart, white knight, altered carbon

Cris Alvarez Full Contact Nerd Interviews

Matt Frewer and his acting – an interview at Far Point 2018

Matt Frewer is an American Canadian actor, singer, comedian and all around performer. He’s been on numerous shows including Max Headroom and Orphan Black. I was able to interview Matt at Far Point 2018. We had less than 10 minutes available to us due to scheduling so I tried to get some good questions in. Matt learned classical acting at Bristol Old Vic in the UK and from there he did television work in the UK for many years until he played Max Headroom. From there he went to the US and has continued acting in numerous and very popular roles.

0:45 Matt Frewer discusses a project for Netflix called Altered Carbon. Then he touches on his favorite past works – Doctor, Doctor, Sherlock Holmes, Max Headroom, being in the Harry Quebert Affair.

1:55 Matt talks about his ambitions to be a hockey player. He was a center and gave a lot of hits.

2:50 Matt mentions being inspired by nature. He doesn’t have a problem getting regenerated with acting.

3:25 He talks about being able to develop a character himself and that he loves the buzz of getting a scene well. He likens it to scoring a hockey goal.

4:30 Matt says that he loves acting and would do it for free and going from job to job. He doesn’t often reflect back on all the things he’s done. He likes going to conventions where he’s reminded of all his work.

5:26 – He talks about being inspired by the SpaceX launch. He also touches on his Alice in Wonderland work and also his role in a Greek gods series, Olympus.

6:36 – Matt mentions being inspired by Gene Hackman, Alan Bates, and Robert Shaw and explains why.

7:14 – Matt talks about having wanted to fly as a kid but now just yearns for better vision.

8:16 – Matt says that the actor’s role is to hold the mirror up to nature as Shakespeare intended. He’d like to see more freedom of expression and comedy. Anger has become black and white and is about volume.

9:18 – Matt talks about his upcoming projects but that he doesn’t have an online presence.

 

Links of interest and mentioned

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001242/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2261227/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7134194/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2234222/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096566/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_111

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092402/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_118

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3681794/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_11

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1461312/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_31

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264695/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_54

 

For more “Creating Sci-Fi and Fantasy – An Inside Look” please follow me on Facebook at crisalvarezwlc, on youtube at Cris Alvarez and on Instagram @crisalvarezscifi

Guest: Matt Frewer

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: science fiction, max headroom, 80s tv, alice, olympus, sherlock holmes, old vic

Cris Alvarez Full Contact Nerd Interviews