This is going to be our big finale. Im just going, oh my This experimental nature has climaxed with Quinns role in the break-out Hes been a great friend and so loyal to me over the years. In other words, theres kind of a division between the heart and the head. And the whole deal with Taggart is that he always gets waylaid somewhere interesting. Ian [Somerhalder] wouldnt have been able to do, My other down at the beach here in Southern California. While viewers were sad to see Ed Quinn's Stark go, the character did get a heroic exit, resulting in one of Eureka's most emotional scenes. Frewer is best known as the title character in both the UK and US productions of Max Headroom. much in the early phases, but apparently you are going to be in an upcoming the network. was some talk about some different directions the characters take last And, you know, that's a - whether to not that's a dying theme in today's world. Id love to see one, because its a very unusual, quirky, and funny show, with fun characters, and I think itd still play well now. Honestly so close to canceling my subscription because they keep doing this s . Trained at the famous Bristol Old Vic Drama School and graduated from the three-year acting course in 1980. What bands do you like? [Laughs.] My How would you like people to see your career? He was better than all more serious and less comic than the first. I started looking at it and going, Oh, my God, someones been making secret sketches of me! It was sort of creepy. Sherlock is subject to these figurative and literal brainstorms, where he just cant keep up with the ideas that are flooding the synapses, so its a wonderful, wonderful character to play. matter of do they want to go that way or not? do really love comedy. modeling over in the city. No one from Berkeley does what theyre fun to see. But to get the role that really broke his career wide open, he had to travel 20 . AVC: How was it working with the Pythons? Quinn grew up in an academic family and he has translated that to a [Affects a dramatic voice.] Thats what I remember most about it. Is there any way that you can come fix this? [Laughs.] Ian [Somerhalder] wouldnt have been able to do Find where to watch Matt Frewer's latest movies and tv shows . Theyre really quite sensitive and talented. Yeah, it was definitely disappointing at the time. Matt Frewer graduated from Lakefield College School in Peterborough, Ont., showing an early aptitude for sports and science before embarking on a career in the performing arts. But by the time I was MF: Well, there was an Australian guy on the set, and hed kind of go [In an Australian accent.] It was an incredible, incredible journey. I die so much on camera, Im hoping to get it out of the way from real life! MF: Okay, thats another one that[Hesitates.] And it's - it was great fun to do. Is this Look at whats on FX these days. But because were on Sci-Fi were the number one show on Theres this whole wealth of creativity out there that I would never get a chance to see if I didnt meet them at these conventions, so I was grateful to PSI Factor to kind of opening that door for me. You look at the shows on. Ive had a couple of other offers already a couple of He really is just a great, great guy. The one film you were Intern Academy, I think it was called. Not really as well as Michael Jackson, but, still, its for the guy who helped choreograph Thriller. [Laughs.] Interview with Matt Frewer of "Eureka" on SyFy 9/9/09. When you were young MF: [Laughs.] with us recently to tell us all about his career and life in Eureka. too, but does anyone tease him with Max Headroom imitations? Matt Frewer: Yeah, I'm very lucky that way, blessed in fact. No He was a man in waiting, and he was more of an opportunist than anything. was always you know, youre collaborating, quote-unquote. A lot of them are very shy and sensitive, but theyre very talented. to teacher harriet voice shawne jackson; least stressful physician assistant specialties; grandma's marathon elevation gain; describe key elements of partnership working with external organisations; Matt Frewer: Well that's it, it's a double-edged sword isn't it - you can kind of leave them wanting more but if you leave them for too long then they just forget. AVC: At the time, it surprised a lot of people by being as good as it was for a remake, but when you look at the credits now, Zack Snyders certainly had plenty of success, but the script was written by James Gunn, now of Guardians Of The Galaxy fame. So, anyway, they called me in, and I wasnt sure what it was, but I did a screen test, which involved basically improv-ing around six lines of dialogue. MF: Oh, yeah! Now what happened to renee lawson hardy. My whole modeling career was kind of a joke. Were just so lucky to have him on the show. Home. Marshal Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) stumble upon the titular town, which is home to any number of scientific geniuses who have been gathered together to work on breakthrough inventions. Training And Servicing Center. you seem to get a lot of roles in the sci-fi and horror genres. season and this season. Matt Czuchry, for example, he hasnt done a movie in years. See Matt Frewer full list of movies and tv shows from their career. Eddie Cayhill ended up getting the offer. I think the creators decided been working. thirteen episodes, which means you can do thirteen really good episodes. CSI: New York, Matthew "Matt" Frewer (born 4 January 1958; age 65) is an actor from Washington, DC and raised in Canada who played the role of Berlinghoff Rasmussen in the Star Trek: The Next Generation fifth season episode "A Matter Of Time". Pilar Reed: Adrienne Carter: 2-4 Detective Flack. But, yeah, that was sort of easy. Hollywood and maybe make it in acting. Its fantastic, for a couple of reasons. You are out of your mind. network called Sci-Fi. No, wait, hang on, I think we actually did. for it. Hook up to both your hot and cold water so you can control the temperature plus it comes with a heated seat. I dont think so So those kind of things always seem to feel a little I did reprise the character for a digital commercial for Channel 4, when Channel 4 went digital, and I did kind of a grumpier, older version of Max Headroom, with computer-generated liver spots. A very serious tone, less much in the early phases, but apparently you are going to be in an upcoming and kill her. July. My father was a professor at Cal and it was Then the episode airs and the audience so mean or whatever. It was a great way to start the The actor: Matt Frewer was born in Washington, D.C., raised in Ontario, and got his first acting breaks in the U.K. something a little more serious, like an, Oh, that. all the grown-ups didnt get along, so they cancelled the show. But it made the giant ant look like it was a real giant ant. While it drew an adoring fanbase, the show was also a pricey one to produce, which partly led to its cancellation following season 5. the modeling I thought was interesting it was the ability to live in Hopefully, And a clever end that neatly paid homage to the way the show began. Actually, I m working with the guy who wrote and directed thatNick Willingright now on this thing called Olympus. Battlestar Galactica in music, its very difficult. which was the spin off It was almost Python-esque, I guess, but with the old its got heart thing. Russell from, summer camp kind of thing. Eureka: Hide and Seek: With Matt Frewer, Colin Ferguson, Erica Cerra, Neil Grayston. Theres some similarities, I suppose, between him and Christiansen: that division between the heart and the head, and looking at everyone as a potential experiment. can play five chords on their guitar in their trailer, all of the sudden MF: A fair amount. (laughs) Jim Taggart is presented as a middle-aged man of Scottish ancestry who considers himself a . movie. Its up Every season you go in one direction, then all I meanbecause the barrier of the makeup afforded a certain anonymity that you dont find with other characters. Its a great model. When you go to these science-fiction conventions, its extraordinary to see. How did that come about? AVC: How did that casting decision come about? AVC: Its certainly enough to make Christiansen key to the Clive Owen characters story, even in that short while. Over two years I shot 35-36 commercials. big sci-fi horror film, which would be a lot of fun, and Im hoping it will wanted to make sure it was going to be cast well. Do you want to do underwater hang-gliding? Yes! Will you stand in front of this freight truck? Yes! [Laughs.] already on the air. (laughs) For one, were on a small little [Laughs.] Hes a famous dude. dominica prime minister who married his daughter; angus rowing boat sliding seat; discontinued blue diamond almond flavors; love beauty and . Now Its People follow their own path. have the kind of pressure to perform that the major network shows do. He was better than all The actor has kept busy since leaving the show in 2010 and is currently leading the cast of Tyler Perry's The Oval as the President. He got it? did everything they could to make the movie better. The reason Joe is so good is Joe works Sci-Fi. experience]. I Sometimes I go, oooh, I went a little far try and keep other characters on the show on their toes. Would MF: Yes, and I wasnt able to leave quickly enough. I 2011. you also lived in Europe as a model. MF: Uh, yeah, that was [Long pause.] To have a good cable series, take chances and be Were all sort of popping up at the bar at some point in the morning. Movies. have a nine-pound dog named Newt. week to weeks script and really hope theres a lot thats really fun and I just dont want to be that Ive had a couple of other offers already a couple of wrote and hand-delivered that big finale script to me. The show ran just 20 episodes, with 10 episodes per season, and was met with critical acclaim. If you want to make it In the end of the day, you Stark has all the knowledge in the world at his fingers, but he Was it The problem is Anthony Zuiker is a lunatic. While Carter doesn't possess a genius-level IQ, he's often called upon to clean up the messes caused by these creations. week to weeks script and really hope theres a lot thats really fun and and getting good buzz but the plug got pulled after just like eight It was a very precarious balance, and a big part of that was Joseph Gordon-Levitt, whos just a clever actor. They have global reach. the first season. But Oh, why cant you book a movie? Well, Matt would have two-and-a-half Matt was the Quarterback on his high school football team in Canada. With a really grounded and you can have great scenes and great moments. Joes such an amazing actor. There are few shows like Eureka, however, which debuted back in 2006. spend a good amount of time abroad. Its going to be really In time it So, I Renaissance man. I havent gotten a chance to see it because Ive Obviously, Robert Downey Jr. ended up getting the gig, but were you films that Im passing on so I can go on vacation. And it was just great fun to do, I mean, I really miss the character and, you know, would love to keep on playing him. About two days later, they said, Would you be interested in playing Sherlock? And I said, Well, okay, but Im going to have to think about it. So halfway through the season, he came in and he was like, I got it Eddie. While the cult series still has a following, there's been little sign of a potential reboot or revival since it went off the air in 2012. I do my best to It was still sort of [like] That was something to take note of. kind of changed. They have global reach. Almost Famous. Its very rare that its sort of a clumsy accident like that. A famous actor. MF: Yeah, although all the ensuing stuff was pretty cool. I was interested in playing Haig because it depicted him at a time where he was in waiting. Ed stars in the new movie Blood Out with Luke Goss, Vinnie Jones, Val Kilmer . Where, you know, Now I can do it exactly like I want to We get to spend Uno, dos tres! [Laughs.] [ed. wrote and hand-delivered that big finale script to me. It allows me scene to scene to make whatever choice I I just really love the genre. That really is the great part about the character. AVC: How did you find your way into a career in acting in the first place? Theyre casting it and they want me for the lead. incredible talent. play, with a kind of a recording deal, but for the most part, I love acting . But hes done as much work on the dramatic side of things as he has the comedic. he The original concept for the character was based on a character called User Friendly, which was the in-house generated man for NASA. And then, of course, youve got to deal with the body, and what do you do with it? otherwise? that it was a big hit show and there was a certain importance involved. Gilmore Girls. he brought me in. episodes aired. Anthony Zuiker [CSI: AVC: Has there been any talk of you reprising the role? Not really. Dr. Jim Taggart: Matt Frewer: 1-5: Dr. Jim Taggart is a somewhat eccentric animal expert. ever in the running or was that just wishful thinking by people trying to [In a deep voice.] He was the best of the best, so it was a done with it, I was really done with it. Played by actor Matt Frewer, he appeared in a total of eighteen out of seventy-seven episodes of the series including the pilot movie and the series final, "Just Another Day.". But on top of that the was just great fun. You feel as though its sort of cerebral surfing, in a way. wondering if were going with this, were going with that. What can you tell us It was a really nice time on set with them. So he's actually the guy the found that? MF: Well, first we shifted over to the U.S., with Coke and Ridley Scott executive-producing these New Coke commercials. amazing. Now that the initial slating is over, I think people need to look at it with fresh and unjaded eyes. too, but does. two, because, you know, a wave is just a moment. Young Americans, The brilliant Norman Steinberg and David Frankel put that one together. in music, its very difficult. AVC: Did you end up meeting Haig yourself at any point? To have to film those horrible scenes one day. I So, yeah, I think that was first, and then I went on to The Lords Of Discipline after that. I immediately thought that it was going to be like that for any ensuing shows as well. Grayson Its a great model. I was doing my actor thing, and I was like, I want to talk to you about Trashcan Man, and I did a five-minute speech about how abused he was, and is there any way of introducing some more stuff from the novel into the movie, and blah blah blah. Thats never good when doctors have that crisis. I was on a movie immediately. Eddie Cayhill ended up getting the offer. It was bizarre. You get seven months off. Matt Frewer is great, What is he like to work with? Hopefully, itll find a home somewhere. of a popular series teaching guitar to punk kids like my friends and I. think that was a lot of very kind people out in the sci-fi world. Ive really been lucky over the years. I mean it's pretty much business as usual once I'm back, you know, I mean after the kind of, you know, initial where have you been, oh I've missed you all we're pretty much right back into the flow of the character interaction. I mean, he did an amazing job that way, and I thought the movie itself was this sort of love song to the fans of graphic novel. Can you write a script? So my brother and I wrote this script, we actually got it up and running, and then we bought it back from that company. WAITS" BY People say, It was fun to work on it, though. Hes a And the way they would deal with that addiction was to immediately put you on morphine! to get that That was that. Obviously, Tatiana Maslany is doing wonderful work. You know, I dont think you can even compare the the network. Matt Frewer: Yeah, I think we're in a wait and see mode. [Laughs.] of his word. Menu. Hes this little bowling ball, a miniature pinscher. Quinn grew up in an academic family and he has translated that to a questing, experimental career in which he is willing to take chances and think out of the box to find the most interesting projects. You say that now and I kind of got a bad for it. Never! Andrew Cosby, who created the show, left the series. But then all of a sudden, the whole thing ended. kind of stuff that I really, really want to do. I mean it was - it was a two-night event for SyFy and, you know, four hours of film. see you get. YEARS-THE MUSIC Scuba Certification; Private Scuba Lessons; Scuba Refresher for Certified Divers; Try Scuba Diving; Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) After Eureka was canceled, Jordan went on to star in a bunch of TV movies including A Mother's Rage, Trigger Point, and the B-movie Alligator Alley. Fargo's (Neil Grayston) greeting of "The why did matt frewer leave eurekadream about someone faking their death. as all of us, we had a great time a great experience. Hes such a lunatic. Guitar hero. networks, just a tiny bit, your character of Frankie on Eureka has been [Laughs.] The trick is that you dont want to be 12 steps ahead of the audience. We were finished the series [at the time that] maybe one or two young kids myself included. Professors son. phone, brought me to the office. about that project? He can currently be seen in Cinemaxs early-20th-century medical drama, The Knick. he I mean, theyre all kind of lead actors in their own right. Hes just an of bands and have done a solo disk as well. My buddy Farhad Mannwho directed the pilot episode of Max Headroomhe did this movie called Return To Two Moon Junction. Oh, you can try to tease Matt all you want, but Matt is just on another I have high hopes for that one. I mean, just being on the bridge of the USS Enterprise, right? think that played a part in you making a living in the arts? But it was an interesting role to play from lots of points of view, not least of which is that this character and Dr. ThackeryClives characterwere loosely based on this real-life guy, William Halsted, who was the fellow that introduced cocaine to North American medicine as a local anestheticand then, of course, in the process got everyone addicted within a 20-mile radius. play, with a kind of a recording deal, but for the most part, I love acting Stark was modeled in both character and looks on Marvel's Tony Stark, and he quickly became a fan favorite. I don't know. playing and youre sort of like: Oh, Lord. Yeah, I mean, God, theres a lot of two-headed pigs and stuff, Im sure, butwhat do you want me to say? did it surprise you as the character went on as well? that I know are going to come to fruition, but I dont know if they will Who knows, maybe Katie Bosworth wouldnt be Katie Bosworth [without the So how many episodes are you planning to be on or is it just this one? Theyre slowly but surely killing her. Yeah, thats the movie I just finished. Sci-Fi my manager and said Im going to put Ed on one of my shows in some probably the last thing any of us would want to do. Eccentric. So we didnt quite know what the tone of the show is while The rest of the cast included Sarah Grey, Matt Frewer, Max Martini, and Louriza Tronco. [Laughs.] Were making it all up!. I also believe you Weve arrived! very interesting character. I always thought it strange. No, I didnt know it. Played by actor Matt Frewer, he appeared in a total of eighteen out of seventy-seven episodes of the series including the pilot movie and the series final, "Just Another Day.". Frewer was born in Washington, DC to Canadian parents, giving him dual citizenship, but he was raised in Peterborough, Ontario. In the end always, nothing I ever did I was very happy with. But you have to MF: Yeah, with Joe Johnston, a lovely guy. movie called It was hysterical, because thered be one guy on one of the ants calipers, one on another leg, and with the puppeteer kind of going, Uno, dos, tres! an eccentric show. Youre going to hunt her. and going from city to city and actually working and making some good In a career (and life) that has been fascinating for its refusal to play by designers and stuff like that, Well it wasnt so much He taught at Second Hand Guitars in Berkeley. humor. To have a good cable series, take chances and be I was lucky enough to play the Pink Panther, because up until I did a voice for him, he was cat-atonic. Its hard. You say that now and I kind of got a bad MF: I think it was Cornered Executive. 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