SCIFI AND TV TALK: Valentine's Day: Interview with Continuum's Lexa Doig
by Steve Eramo
06/01/2012
Throughout her acting career, Lexa Doig has often had one foot in the present and one in the future, having been, for example, a series regular on the outer space TV Sci-Fi drama Andromeda as well as played a recurring role on the Earth-based Sci-Fi show Stargate SG-1. Currently, the beautiful and talented actress is walking a fine line between the two, playing Sonya Valentine, a convicted terrorist who along with her associates and a lone CPS (City Protective Services) officer, Kiera Cameron, are transported back in time from 2077 to 2012 in the new hit Canadian-made Sci-Fi/Police Drama Continuum.
Doig initially read for the Kiera role, and a short time later her agent received a phone call from the show’s producers, who were interested in her playing Soyna. Another audition followed, and before she knew it, the actress was in front of the camera shooting Continuum’s first season opener, A Stitch in Time.
“Our first day on-set – what a ton of fun that was,” recalls Doig during a lunch break on Continuum's Vancouver set. “I was working with a number of amazing people, including [director] Jon Cassar, who is pretty special. He’s an excellent director who really knows what he’s doing. What’s great about Jon is that he runs a tight ship and yet is an extremely amenable and approachable guy. Not only does he know everything about what’s going on in the story, but he’s also aware of any concerns that the actors might have. You can tell that Jon has already thought about all that..."
Continuum airs Sunday at 9/8C on Showcase in Canada. Cast includes Rachel Nichols, Victor Webster, Erik Knudsen, Lexa Doig, Stephen Lobo, Richard Harmon, Brian Markinson and Stargate Universe's Jennifer Spence.
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