EUREKA - THE PROVINCE: The nerd they can't do without
From bit-part beginning, Vancouver actor now a regular in sci-fi series Eureka
By Glen Schaefer
July 16, 2011
I call him "exposition guy," the character who has the thankless job of explaining stuff in TV shows and movies with a technical or scientific theme.
"The main generator is overheating and, if we don't get the flux cylinders back in sync, we'll be in a meltdown within 20 minutes," says exposition guy, as he's peering anxiously at a computer screen.
That was Vancouver actor Neil Grayston's job when he started on the quirky sci-fi series Eureka five years ago, but it got better.
"They didn't even really know what they were looking for," says Grayston of that long-ago casting call. His character, Douglas Fargo, was described as the "mousey assistant," and actors of all shapes, ages and sizes were brought in to read...
... They're currently in the middle of Season 5 shooting that started last April, as the fourth season premiered this month on U.S. TV screens (it debuts in Canada this fall).
So when Grayston goes on the road to promote the show, he has to remember the fourth season work he did last year, while taking care not to give away spoilers for episodes that won't air for another year...
