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- Erica Durance de 'Saving Hope' sobre los retos de aferrarse a la esperanza ante la desesperación (CTV):
Erica Durance de 'Saving Hope' sobre los retos de aferrarse a la esperanza ante la desesperación
Por Lindsay Zier-Vogel 08 de Mayo, 2012 12:32:52 PM
Though Dr. Alex Reid has been trained to be both logical and rational, relying on cold hard facts and medical evidence, the fiancée-to-a-coma-patient version of herself has to rely on something much different -- the ephemeral qualities of hope and faith.
“She’s stuck in this battle between the two sides of herself,” says actress Erica Durance about her character’s relationship to her comatose fiancé, Charlie. “And the side of her that she desperately wants to believe in is that if you love someone enough and if you hope for them enough they will come back to you.”
It’s easier said than done, as Alex is surrounded by medical staff who can also see the world in black and white. “I think what I love about this show is they have her private journey, but they tie it in in such a way that is so very human.
“It’s amazing what we all have gone through to hold onto hope and believe in miracles.”
Alex came from a small town, Durance reveals about her character’s backstory. “Her dad’s a plumber, her mom’s a stay-at-home mom, and through a series of different events in her life, that were quite painful, she needed to get out.
“She was driven to become a doctor. She’s a self-made woman. She put herself through school, working, not having a trust fund, one side of her is so driven and Type A personality.”
When she becomes chief resident at Hope-Zion Hospital, Alex comes in contact with Charlie and they fall madly in love with each other. “He helps her start to tentatively healing some of her wounds and she starts to believe that there is romance out there.”
And then it’s all taken out from under her when, en route to their wedding, they are hit by a car and Charlie slips into a coma.
Durance promises there’ll be flashbacks to their life before the accident, and says the series will trace her journey through grief and hope and how she negotiates keeping the hope alive.
Smallville love
Though Alex’s love is Charlie, Durance says “Smallville” is her “first love.” She played the lead role of Lois Lane in the ten season series.
“It was the best learning experience ever. It was seven years of so much joy. I had so many mentors who taught me so much. I think I learned to accept myself a little more. I learned to laugh at myself a little more and I realized that beautiful things can be made out of mistakes.”
Even though she soaked in everything she could out of her time on “Smallville,” Durance admits it was still a shock when it was over, but taping “Saving Hope” reminds Durance of “how much fun being on set really is.”
“It’s such a great opportunity to go in again with a great group of people,” she says about the “Saving Hope” cast and crew.
“The thing that keeps me going is realizing that we’re all here to make something that hopefully helps people and gives them encouragement and makes them feel like they’re not alone.”
"Saving Hope" airs on Thursday June 7 at 10pm ET on CTV.
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Por Lindsay Zier-Vogel 08 de Mayo, 2012 12:32:52 PM
Though Dr. Alex Reid has been trained to be both logical and rational, relying on cold hard facts and medical evidence, the fiancée-to-a-coma-patient version of herself has to rely on something much different -- the ephemeral qualities of hope and faith.
“She’s stuck in this battle between the two sides of herself,” says actress Erica Durance about her character’s relationship to her comatose fiancé, Charlie. “And the side of her that she desperately wants to believe in is that if you love someone enough and if you hope for them enough they will come back to you.”
It’s easier said than done, as Alex is surrounded by medical staff who can also see the world in black and white. “I think what I love about this show is they have her private journey, but they tie it in in such a way that is so very human.
“It’s amazing what we all have gone through to hold onto hope and believe in miracles.”
Alex came from a small town, Durance reveals about her character’s backstory. “Her dad’s a plumber, her mom’s a stay-at-home mom, and through a series of different events in her life, that were quite painful, she needed to get out.
“She was driven to become a doctor. She’s a self-made woman. She put herself through school, working, not having a trust fund, one side of her is so driven and Type A personality.”
When she becomes chief resident at Hope-Zion Hospital, Alex comes in contact with Charlie and they fall madly in love with each other. “He helps her start to tentatively healing some of her wounds and she starts to believe that there is romance out there.”
And then it’s all taken out from under her when, en route to their wedding, they are hit by a car and Charlie slips into a coma.
Durance promises there’ll be flashbacks to their life before the accident, and says the series will trace her journey through grief and hope and how she negotiates keeping the hope alive.
Smallville love
Though Alex’s love is Charlie, Durance says “Smallville” is her “first love.” She played the lead role of Lois Lane in the ten season series.
“It was the best learning experience ever. It was seven years of so much joy. I had so many mentors who taught me so much. I think I learned to accept myself a little more. I learned to laugh at myself a little more and I realized that beautiful things can be made out of mistakes.”
Even though she soaked in everything she could out of her time on “Smallville,” Durance admits it was still a shock when it was over, but taping “Saving Hope” reminds Durance of “how much fun being on set really is.”
“It’s such a great opportunity to go in again with a great group of people,” she says about the “Saving Hope” cast and crew.
“The thing that keeps me going is realizing that we’re all here to make something that hopefully helps people and gives them encouragement and makes them feel like they’re not alone.”
"Saving Hope" airs on Thursday June 7 at 10pm ET on CTV.
http://shows.ctv.ca/SavingHope/Articles ... ofile.aspx
- El actor Michael Shanks cabalga sobre la línea entre el mundo real y el mundo espiritual (CTV):
El actor Michael Shanks cabalga sobre la línea entre el mundo real y el mundo espiritual
Por Lindsay Zier-Vogel 08 de Mayo, 2012 12:32:52 PM
Charlie Harris had it all – he was chief of surgery at Hope-Zion hospital and was engaged to the love of his life, but after a near-fatal car accident on his wedding night, he ends up in a coma.
“The pilot succeeded in taking this supernatural element to a whole new emotional level,” says actor Michael Shanks who plays the spectre in “Saving Hope.”
“His character presents a unique perspective and overview of what happens in the hospital and it’s fascinating to be playing this shift of someone who really thought he had it all figured out and now he has to figure out how to get back to where he really wants to be, which is with the love of his life.”
Where pre-accident Charlie was direct, and perhaps a little impersonal when it came to his patients, post-accident Charlie wrestles with an entirely different take on patient care.
“I think the first thing Charlie figures out is that he had an attitude when it came to patients. It was detached. It wasn’t cold, he had an optimistic approach, but he’s working on cars – ‘You’re broken and we’re going to fix you and that’s what it is and I’m not going to get emotionally involved.’ And then when this happens, he realizes that maybe it’s more important, the concern about what’s going on with the patient’s mind,” says Shanks.
Not only is Shanks having fun straddling the line between the real world and the spirit world, he is also enjoying playing Charlie as he’s questioning his spirituality.
“I think he’s established as a devout Atheist who doesn’t really think about that stuff too much and of course, when this happens, he sees things that make him question what he thought and that’s creeping in.”
After receiving his BFA in acting at the University of British Columbia, a young Shanks apprenticed at the prestigious Stratford Festival.
“I went as an apprentice in 1995 and stayed for another season where I did a few roles in ‘A Merchant of Venice’ – understudy work. It was unique and strange and a lot of fun. It’s one thing to be taught the Classics, and it’s another thing to see Christopher Plummer on the stage and say, ‘Oh! That’s what they meant. Now I get it!’”
Though he’s grown into his work on television, he says he learned how to be a professional at the festival. “To do a production from incarnation to closing night, from rehearsal to a nine month stretch was an amazing thing. And it’s one thing to do a hit and to do it for full houses for months. It’s another thing to do one that’s not quite a hit, and to still find the joy of doing it every night.”
After his stretch at Stratford, Shanks took on his role of Dr. Daniel Jackson in the hit series “Stargate SG-1.”
“That’s where I started cutting my teeth in television. I thought it was going to be a nice place to hang my hat, figuring it’d be a season, but it turned into 10 years of work.
“I only realized how lucky I was in retrospect. From theatre school, to Stratford for two seasons, then a show for ten seasons and now ‘Saving Hope!’”
http://shows.ctv.ca/SavingHope/Articles ... ofile.aspx
Por Lindsay Zier-Vogel 08 de Mayo, 2012 12:32:52 PM
Charlie Harris had it all – he was chief of surgery at Hope-Zion hospital and was engaged to the love of his life, but after a near-fatal car accident on his wedding night, he ends up in a coma.
“The pilot succeeded in taking this supernatural element to a whole new emotional level,” says actor Michael Shanks who plays the spectre in “Saving Hope.”
“His character presents a unique perspective and overview of what happens in the hospital and it’s fascinating to be playing this shift of someone who really thought he had it all figured out and now he has to figure out how to get back to where he really wants to be, which is with the love of his life.”
Where pre-accident Charlie was direct, and perhaps a little impersonal when it came to his patients, post-accident Charlie wrestles with an entirely different take on patient care.
“I think the first thing Charlie figures out is that he had an attitude when it came to patients. It was detached. It wasn’t cold, he had an optimistic approach, but he’s working on cars – ‘You’re broken and we’re going to fix you and that’s what it is and I’m not going to get emotionally involved.’ And then when this happens, he realizes that maybe it’s more important, the concern about what’s going on with the patient’s mind,” says Shanks.
Not only is Shanks having fun straddling the line between the real world and the spirit world, he is also enjoying playing Charlie as he’s questioning his spirituality.
“I think he’s established as a devout Atheist who doesn’t really think about that stuff too much and of course, when this happens, he sees things that make him question what he thought and that’s creeping in.”
After receiving his BFA in acting at the University of British Columbia, a young Shanks apprenticed at the prestigious Stratford Festival.
“I went as an apprentice in 1995 and stayed for another season where I did a few roles in ‘A Merchant of Venice’ – understudy work. It was unique and strange and a lot of fun. It’s one thing to be taught the Classics, and it’s another thing to see Christopher Plummer on the stage and say, ‘Oh! That’s what they meant. Now I get it!’”
Though he’s grown into his work on television, he says he learned how to be a professional at the festival. “To do a production from incarnation to closing night, from rehearsal to a nine month stretch was an amazing thing. And it’s one thing to do a hit and to do it for full houses for months. It’s another thing to do one that’s not quite a hit, and to still find the joy of doing it every night.”
After his stretch at Stratford, Shanks took on his role of Dr. Daniel Jackson in the hit series “Stargate SG-1.”
“That’s where I started cutting my teeth in television. I thought it was going to be a nice place to hang my hat, figuring it’d be a season, but it turned into 10 years of work.
“I only realized how lucky I was in retrospect. From theatre school, to Stratford for two seasons, then a show for ten seasons and now ‘Saving Hope!’”
http://shows.ctv.ca/SavingHope/Articles ... ofile.aspx
- Daniel Gillies: De 'Vampire Diaries' a 'Spider-Man II' a los zuecos de Hope-Zee (CTV):
Daniel Gillies: De 'Vampire Diaries' a 'Spider-Man II' a los zuecos de Hope-Zee
Por Lindsay Zier-Vogel 08 de Mayo, 2012 12:32:52 PM
Actor Daniel Gillies has spent centuries hunting down Elena Gilbert as one of the original vampires on “Vampire Diaries,” played Tobey Maguire's nemesis and Kirsten Dunst's love interest on “Spider-Man II,” and now he’s donning scrubs and heading into the O.R. as “Saving Hope’s” orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Joel Goran.
Gillies plays Joel, a brilliant, slightly vain and uber-confident orthopedic surgeon who is also Alex’s (Erica Durance) former flame. He was excited to join the surgical team at Hope-Zion, and especially excited about working with the hot-shot chief resident, Charlie.
But with Charlie in a coma, and Alex grieving, he has to figure out what his role is at Hope-Zion Hospital.
“I feel very privileged to be playing him because he can be fun and I saw a lot of room for mischief and fun, which is really important in a show like this,” says Gillies.
“There’s also a burgeoning potential romance, but I won’t say with who,” promises Gillies. “It’s certainly going to get a little physical!”
Though he was born in Winnipeg, Gillies was raised in New Zealand and has been living in L.A. for the last ten years. He admits it was a bit of a shock to the system when he arrived in Toronto to begin shooting the series.
“I arrived on one of the coldest days,” he says with a laugh. “And my dog, who had never been out (in anything but) 20 degree weather, was suddenly shot down into minus 20 and he was looking at me like, ‘What’s happening? I hate you!’”
But he does know that it’ll get better. “I was here (shooting the pilot) in May and June last year and it was really hot! I’ve got to say, it’s just great to be shooting in Toronto.”
He admits that last year, he didn’t get to see as much of the city as he would have liked. “But this time around, there are a lot of actors shooting in town to show me around. And my wife will be visiting. She loves this city. She just adores Toronto!”
From the cyclists to the Pride parade, to all of the parks, Gillies is excited about spending time in the hometown of Hope-Zee.
“I felt like the city was just involved and I think that’s what makes a city great and makes me excited about being here.”
http://shows.ctv.ca/SavingHope/Articles ... ofile.aspx
Por Lindsay Zier-Vogel 08 de Mayo, 2012 12:32:52 PM
Actor Daniel Gillies has spent centuries hunting down Elena Gilbert as one of the original vampires on “Vampire Diaries,” played Tobey Maguire's nemesis and Kirsten Dunst's love interest on “Spider-Man II,” and now he’s donning scrubs and heading into the O.R. as “Saving Hope’s” orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Joel Goran.
Gillies plays Joel, a brilliant, slightly vain and uber-confident orthopedic surgeon who is also Alex’s (Erica Durance) former flame. He was excited to join the surgical team at Hope-Zion, and especially excited about working with the hot-shot chief resident, Charlie.
But with Charlie in a coma, and Alex grieving, he has to figure out what his role is at Hope-Zion Hospital.
“I feel very privileged to be playing him because he can be fun and I saw a lot of room for mischief and fun, which is really important in a show like this,” says Gillies.
“There’s also a burgeoning potential romance, but I won’t say with who,” promises Gillies. “It’s certainly going to get a little physical!”
Though he was born in Winnipeg, Gillies was raised in New Zealand and has been living in L.A. for the last ten years. He admits it was a bit of a shock to the system when he arrived in Toronto to begin shooting the series.
“I arrived on one of the coldest days,” he says with a laugh. “And my dog, who had never been out (in anything but) 20 degree weather, was suddenly shot down into minus 20 and he was looking at me like, ‘What’s happening? I hate you!’”
But he does know that it’ll get better. “I was here (shooting the pilot) in May and June last year and it was really hot! I’ve got to say, it’s just great to be shooting in Toronto.”
He admits that last year, he didn’t get to see as much of the city as he would have liked. “But this time around, there are a lot of actors shooting in town to show me around. And my wife will be visiting. She loves this city. She just adores Toronto!”
From the cyclists to the Pride parade, to all of the parks, Gillies is excited about spending time in the hometown of Hope-Zee.
“I felt like the city was just involved and I think that’s what makes a city great and makes me excited about being here.”
http://shows.ctv.ca/SavingHope/Articles ... ofile.aspx
- Huse Madhavji de'Saving Hope' está encantado de interpretar al socialmente incómodo neurocirujano Shahir Hamza (CTV):
Huse Madhavji de'Saving Hope' está encantado de interpretar al socialmente incómodo neurocirujano Shahir Hamza
Por Lindsay Zier-Vogel 08 de Mayo, 2012 12:32:52 PM
Though Shahir Hamza is a genius with a scalpel in his hand, this “Saving Hope” character isn’t nearly as comfortable outside of the operating room.
“He’s a socially awkward neurosurgeon,” says the actor Huse Madhavji. “I think he’s really, really smart even though he can come across sometimes as blunt, or rude, even though he doesn’t mean to.”
His symptoms are similar to Asperger syndrome, says Madhavji.
Shahir is a voice of reason and directness for fellow doctor, and close friend Alex (played by Erica Durance).
“He really tries to be there for her. He’s not the greatest at it, but I love that he tries,” says Madhavji.
“Shahir is very, very intelligent. I love that about him. He’s confident and good at what he does. I love that he’s very honest. He’s honest with his patients and colleagues.
“He’s also so handsome,” Madhavji jokes.
He does wish, however that Shahir was more adventurous and less controlling. “He doesn’t go exploring enough. I wish he’d live life a little but more. He can be a little too focused on one thing and miss everything else,” says Madhavji.
“If he’s really interested in something, he’s going to give you his full attention and then if you say something boring, he’s just going to leave. And I love that about him, I love that dynamic.”
Madhavji says it’s an honour to be involved in the show. “The team is second to none,” he gushes. “The production team, the writing, the acting, everything is at another level.”
Madhavji graduated from The Radio and Television Arts program at Ryerson University then moved to Winnipeg to take on his first on-air position as an anchor/reporter for A-Channel.
From there, his reporting duties took him to California and he returned to Toronto as the national host for Star! Canada’s Entertainment Channel’s flagship show Star! Daily in Toronto.
Madhavji is excited to see where his character goes over the course of the season. “I think you’ll start to see more about Shahir and how he deals with his relationship with his partner,” Madhavji says.
“We’ll see how he is in a relationship and his brilliance in surgery – there’s a little bit of tension going on!”
http://shows.ctv.ca/SavingHope/Articles ... ofile.aspx
Por Lindsay Zier-Vogel 08 de Mayo, 2012 12:32:52 PM
Though Shahir Hamza is a genius with a scalpel in his hand, this “Saving Hope” character isn’t nearly as comfortable outside of the operating room.
“He’s a socially awkward neurosurgeon,” says the actor Huse Madhavji. “I think he’s really, really smart even though he can come across sometimes as blunt, or rude, even though he doesn’t mean to.”
His symptoms are similar to Asperger syndrome, says Madhavji.
Shahir is a voice of reason and directness for fellow doctor, and close friend Alex (played by Erica Durance).
“He really tries to be there for her. He’s not the greatest at it, but I love that he tries,” says Madhavji.
“Shahir is very, very intelligent. I love that about him. He’s confident and good at what he does. I love that he’s very honest. He’s honest with his patients and colleagues.
“He’s also so handsome,” Madhavji jokes.
He does wish, however that Shahir was more adventurous and less controlling. “He doesn’t go exploring enough. I wish he’d live life a little but more. He can be a little too focused on one thing and miss everything else,” says Madhavji.
“If he’s really interested in something, he’s going to give you his full attention and then if you say something boring, he’s just going to leave. And I love that about him, I love that dynamic.”
Madhavji says it’s an honour to be involved in the show. “The team is second to none,” he gushes. “The production team, the writing, the acting, everything is at another level.”
Madhavji graduated from The Radio and Television Arts program at Ryerson University then moved to Winnipeg to take on his first on-air position as an anchor/reporter for A-Channel.
From there, his reporting duties took him to California and he returned to Toronto as the national host for Star! Canada’s Entertainment Channel’s flagship show Star! Daily in Toronto.
Madhavji is excited to see where his character goes over the course of the season. “I think you’ll start to see more about Shahir and how he deals with his relationship with his partner,” Madhavji says.
“We’ll see how he is in a relationship and his brilliance in surgery – there’s a little bit of tension going on!”
http://shows.ctv.ca/SavingHope/Articles ... ofile.aspx
- La tímida residente de cirugía de 'Saving Hope's' encontrará su lado seguro, promete la actriz Julia Taylor-Ross (CTV):
La tímida residente de cirugía de 'Saving Hope's' encontrará su lado seguro, promete la actriz Julia Taylor-Ross
Por Lindsay Zier-Vogel 08 de Mayo, 2012 12:32:52 PM
Not being able to trust your gut isn’t the most ideal quality in a surgeon. But the timid young surgical resident, Maggie Lin does just that.
“But I’m confident that as we go on, we’ll see her grow and be on her way to becoming a great doctor,” says the actress who plays Maggie, Julia Taylor Ross. “But in the pilot, she’s definitely got a nervous energy!”
Since reading the script for the pilot, Taylor Ross admits she fell in love with Maggie. “She’s really, really smart and I think she really wants to be a great doctor. I think the human side of learning how to trust yourself, that journey is so interesting. I’m so excited to get into that with her.”
And though she kicks off the series as quite meek and mild, Taylor Ross says her character definitely has a cheeky side. “She’s definitely got a good sense of humour – you see that a bit with her and (fellow resident) Gavin.”
She also ends up finding an assertive side, Taylor Ross reveals, though it might not be in an operating room.
“Figuring out Maggie is a process of discovery and seeing what these amazing writers come up with is a treat,” says Taylor Ross.
Taylor Ross’ first acting gig was in a pilot produced by “Saving Hope” executive producers Ilana Frank and David Wellington. “My favourite projects have been working with them,” Taylor-Ross says. “There’s something very comforting about working with people you’ve worked with before.”
Taylor Ross currently lives in New York City, but was born in England, to a Canadian mom and a Chinese dad and she grew up in Hong Kong.
“My mom always said that having parents from different places is great because you see completely different worlds,” she says. “And I think the more experience and people watching you can do as an actor is going to enrich you in your work. I feel like I’ve been really lucky to have exposure to different cultures.
“I think as a doctor, you have to have had a lot of life experience, to have empathetic responses to be able to work with people on such a personal level every day,” she says.
“I hope some of that will come into Maggie.”
http://shows.ctv.ca/SavingHope/Articles ... ofile.aspx
Por Lindsay Zier-Vogel 08 de Mayo, 2012 12:32:52 PM
Not being able to trust your gut isn’t the most ideal quality in a surgeon. But the timid young surgical resident, Maggie Lin does just that.
“But I’m confident that as we go on, we’ll see her grow and be on her way to becoming a great doctor,” says the actress who plays Maggie, Julia Taylor Ross. “But in the pilot, she’s definitely got a nervous energy!”
Since reading the script for the pilot, Taylor Ross admits she fell in love with Maggie. “She’s really, really smart and I think she really wants to be a great doctor. I think the human side of learning how to trust yourself, that journey is so interesting. I’m so excited to get into that with her.”
And though she kicks off the series as quite meek and mild, Taylor Ross says her character definitely has a cheeky side. “She’s definitely got a good sense of humour – you see that a bit with her and (fellow resident) Gavin.”
She also ends up finding an assertive side, Taylor Ross reveals, though it might not be in an operating room.
“Figuring out Maggie is a process of discovery and seeing what these amazing writers come up with is a treat,” says Taylor Ross.
Taylor Ross’ first acting gig was in a pilot produced by “Saving Hope” executive producers Ilana Frank and David Wellington. “My favourite projects have been working with them,” Taylor-Ross says. “There’s something very comforting about working with people you’ve worked with before.”
Taylor Ross currently lives in New York City, but was born in England, to a Canadian mom and a Chinese dad and she grew up in Hong Kong.
“My mom always said that having parents from different places is great because you see completely different worlds,” she says. “And I think the more experience and people watching you can do as an actor is going to enrich you in your work. I feel like I’ve been really lucky to have exposure to different cultures.
“I think as a doctor, you have to have had a lot of life experience, to have empathetic responses to be able to work with people on such a personal level every day,” she says.
“I hope some of that will come into Maggie.”
http://shows.ctv.ca/SavingHope/Articles ... ofile.aspx
- 'No hay límite para el cerebro,' dice el actor de 'Saving Hope' Kristopher Turner (CTV):
'No hay límite para el cerebro,' dice el actor de 'Saving Hope' Kristopher Turner
Por Lindsay Zier-Vogel 08 de Mayo, 2012 12:32:52 PM
Listening, understanding human behavior and being empathetic are three key components to being a great psychiatrist, and actor Kristopher Turner who plays “Saving Hope” psychiatry resident, Gavin Murphy, says they are also the same three qualities of a great actor.
“The reason they got into psychiatry is because they use their own creativity and listening skills and that’s what I do as an actor,” says Turner.
“As a surgeon, your scalpels are your tools, but as a psych man, your ability to talk and listen and be present to every patient and pick up on cues – those are your tools.”
To prepare for his part, Turner met with psych residents at Toronto’s Mt. Sinai hospital. At first I was nervous and scared about it, but they were all like me. I blended right in,” he says.
“Every appendectomy is the same when you’re a surgeon, but there’s no limit to the brain – it’s unique to each individual and I find that thrilling!”
Turner hails from Winnipeg, though he’s lived in Toronto for the last eight years. He was featured in the first season of “The L.A. Complex,” as an eccentric young writer who tries to get his movie made, and just days before shooting the “Saving Hope” pilot, he wrapped up his most recent movie, “A Little Bit Zombie.”
In the “rom-zom-com,” Turner plays a mild-mannered HR rep trying to negotiate hostile tension between his best friend, fiancée and sister to cottage who gets bitten by a zombie-infected mosquito. The film recently won Best Feature Film at the Canadian Film Festival.
“It was one of the most fun projects I’ve worked on,” says Turner.
Though Gavin is a keen observer and picks up on the emotional nuances of others, he’s not always as clear with his own issues, namely his affections for a certain, timid surgical resident (ahem, Maggie!)
“I just love where this character is going,” says Turner.
“Working with this team is really exciting. We’ve got some of Canada’s most talented writers and producers and cast. It’s some of the best this country has and we get to shoot it here, in our own backyard!”
http://shows.ctv.ca/SavingHope/Articles ... ofile.aspx
Por Lindsay Zier-Vogel 08 de Mayo, 2012 12:32:52 PM
Listening, understanding human behavior and being empathetic are three key components to being a great psychiatrist, and actor Kristopher Turner who plays “Saving Hope” psychiatry resident, Gavin Murphy, says they are also the same three qualities of a great actor.
“The reason they got into psychiatry is because they use their own creativity and listening skills and that’s what I do as an actor,” says Turner.
“As a surgeon, your scalpels are your tools, but as a psych man, your ability to talk and listen and be present to every patient and pick up on cues – those are your tools.”
To prepare for his part, Turner met with psych residents at Toronto’s Mt. Sinai hospital. At first I was nervous and scared about it, but they were all like me. I blended right in,” he says.
“Every appendectomy is the same when you’re a surgeon, but there’s no limit to the brain – it’s unique to each individual and I find that thrilling!”
Turner hails from Winnipeg, though he’s lived in Toronto for the last eight years. He was featured in the first season of “The L.A. Complex,” as an eccentric young writer who tries to get his movie made, and just days before shooting the “Saving Hope” pilot, he wrapped up his most recent movie, “A Little Bit Zombie.”
In the “rom-zom-com,” Turner plays a mild-mannered HR rep trying to negotiate hostile tension between his best friend, fiancée and sister to cottage who gets bitten by a zombie-infected mosquito. The film recently won Best Feature Film at the Canadian Film Festival.
“It was one of the most fun projects I’ve worked on,” says Turner.
Though Gavin is a keen observer and picks up on the emotional nuances of others, he’s not always as clear with his own issues, namely his affections for a certain, timid surgical resident (ahem, Maggie!)
“I just love where this character is going,” says Turner.
“Working with this team is really exciting. We’ve got some of Canada’s most talented writers and producers and cast. It’s some of the best this country has and we get to shoot it here, in our own backyard!”
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- Promo #3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pxw3sJT ... e=youtu.be
(thanks to @_origin)
- Título de tres nuevos capítulos:
1x04 - "The Fight"
1x05 - "Out of Sight"
1x06 - "The Great Randall"
- Compositor de la serie (Gary Koftinoff):
Web: http://www.koftinoff.com/index_hi.html
Twitter: @garykoftinoff
