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At what age did you see yourself as an actor? My parents put me on a stage when I was six. Theater was my life for the next 12 years. Then I spent my 20s touring with rock bands. Eventually, I came back around to acting at age 33. Did you see yourself acting in horror films? Not specifically, no. I'm happy to get whatever work I can find, in whatever medium.
What was your first horror project? In 2007, I did a vampire short called 'In Twilight’s Shadow' and a short-lived web series called 'Buried Alive'.
You were in a TV miniseries called 'Buried Alive' who do you play in it? What was it like performing on set of this show? Did you get feedback from TV viewers? It was a lesbian vampire story adapted from a short story of the same name. It was my first project shot on 35mm film, and director Tina Scorzafava did an amazing job with the visual composition of the film. It wasn’t really horror per se, but you could probably fit it in that category. It ran for a while on the Logo network. What was the experience like doing this film? Considering that I sliced my arm open the night before my scene filmed, and found myself in the ER for 16 stitches and a Vicodin prescription, I felt lucky just to not get fired from the film. And despite my measly one day of shooting, I still have several friends from that project. I enjoyed your performance as Billa Crawford in 'Millenium Bug'. What kinds of experience would you like to share with us on set of that film? What was the most rewarding experience working on a scene for this film?
I think a scene is rewarding when you know that you’ve given it your best. With that yardstick, I’m happiest about my stunt fall through the ceiling and of the scenes when I interacted with the monster. In the former case, it was dangerous work that took concentration. In the latter, it was challenging to perform opposite a character who was either inanimate or invisible (depending on how the scene was shot, composited, and created). Even though we filmed more than two years ago, I distinctly remember feeling like I was having a ho-hum day on the set when we filmed the jail scene. I hope it doesn’t show. Who did you enjoy working with the most on set? This was a really fun pilot. Think 'True Blood' if it were zombies instead of vampires. My character could alternate between human and zombie appearance at will, and had superhuman strength. I ripped a car door off its hinges, flattened a cop, and fed on live human flesh. It was fun.
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Thanks. 'The Millennium Bug' was easily the most demanding film or television project I’ve completed. The time commitment was considerable (roughly 30 shooting days, spread out over six months, followed by a lot of voluntary promotional time during the film’s festival run), and the physical demands were many. Almost every day on the set, I found myself beating, punching, stabbing or shooting somebody. Granted, that’s fun, but it’s exhausting too. Also, every day started with roughly 1.5 hours in the makeup chair. 
Director Kenneth Cran is one of the most patient humans I’ve ever met. As this was his first feature, there were mistakes that needed correcting on a pretty regular basis. But he never settled for less than his vision, and scenes took as long as they took. That was pretty amazing. The makeup/SFX department (Robert Lindsay, Bridget Clarke and Lea Willard) kept things fun on set. And actors Trek Loneman aka Bill Brinsfield and Christine Haeberman always seemed to be game for anything that came their way.