CynbytheSea Interview with Cle Bennett
Trent Hammett



The members of CynbytheSea truly enjoyed our time with you, thank you so much. Here's our wish for continued success in your career...much luck and love.
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1.) How is it to be in the same movie with Natalie Cole? What can you tell me about her? Did you met her closely?
Do you like the songs of her father?

Cle: It was an honor to work with a legend like Natalie Cole. She was very gracious and helpful in giving me a background history of the character I played. I enjoy Nat King Cole's music, especially "Nature Boy".


2.) If it was possible and Jimi Hendrix was alive and you star in HIS movie... It would be fabulous to met him on the set.
But how was the work with Billy Zane?
Do you like to play in musical movies?

Cle: I didn't get the opportunity to work directly with Billy Zane. I dig musical movies, particularly if they're biographical.


3.) In which type of current or past TV shows did you like involvement in?

Cle: I enjoy my involvement in mostly everything I do. It's a blessing to be able to do this kind of work for a living.

Thank you, Vera ~ Prague,Czech Republic
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4.) Has the work in LFN helped to give impulse to your acting career?
Did you get more recognition after that?

Cle: I'd have to say yes. LFN is seen by a whole lotta people!


5.) How did you feel working on the set of La Femme Nikita?
Can you tell us about the locations you went to for this episode?

Cle: It’s always exciting when you get the chance to work on a familiar set. We shot the episode in Toronto, Canada.


6.) How was your relationship with Peta and Roy?

Cle: They were both really cool.

Ana María ~ Argentina
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7.) You guys did a lot of physical work on La Femme Nikita; how did you prepare before filming?

Cle: We worked with stunt coordinators before, and in between takes.


8.) Were you aware of the rumor that the "Time To Be Heroes" episode was talked about being a spin-off into its own series?
How do you feel about that?

Cle: Yeah, I heard that rumor, but I didn't really pay too much attention to it.


9.) Did you learn any tips about acting or stunt work from Roy and Peta?

Cle: Not really. I just tried to play my part the best way I knew how.

Diane ~Indiana, USA
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10.) In the 2004 Film "Riders" did you do some or all the stunts for the movie?

Cle: It was all me! Nah, I'm playin'! We had some very capable stunt doubles working on that film.


11.) "Time To Be Heroes" was one of my favorite "La Femme Nikita" episodes. Did you enjoy working with the cast and crew and what were your thoughts regarding the series?

Cle: I'm glad you liked it! It was great working with the cast and crew. It was kind of like a family atmosphere. I'm honored to have been a part of a series that was enjoyed by so many.


12.) What are your plans for the future, do you have any movies or television endeavors that you are planning?

Cle: I've got a few things up my sleeve...

Sandy Meridith ~ Kansas,USA
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13.) There is little biographical information on you, I am interested in where your upbringing was, and what geared your interest towards acting?

Cle: I'm of Jamaican heritage, although I was raised in Canada. I used to take playing "make-believe" way too serious when I was a kid, and I guess I'm still doin' the same thing now.


14.) Of the role you undertook on La Femme Nikita, what was the single most important thing you learned from it?

Cle: Didn't really learn too much other than how my role fit into the bigger picture.


15.) Had you seen the show La Femme Nikita before filming, and can you please tell me about your audition?

Cle: I'd seen the show a few times. My audition went well, because I prepared well. I memorized the lines, and treated the audition as if I was already on set.


16.) If acting is a career choice for you, what would have been a secondary choice?

Cle: I'm not sure...maybe something in music.


17.) Where there any bloopers or out takes while filming Time To Be Hero's?

Cle: I'm pretty sure there were. I haven't seen them though.


18.) Since filming LFN, have you acted on anything with your former co-stars?

Cle: I worked with Aaron Ashmore, in the film "Treed Murray" (“Get Down”).


19.) What are your interests and hobbies outside of acting?

Cle: I really enjoy music.


20.) Where did you train for acting and what is it like?

Cle: Actually, I didn’t train for acting.


21.) Through your career, which locations have you traveled to because of filming?

Cle: Haven’t had the chance to travel much yet, since my career is still in the beginning stage.

Cynthia Wilkerson ~ Texas, USA
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22.) In the Auditions for La Femme Nikita, was there one other role you would have like to play instead of Trent?

Cle: Nah, Trent seemed just about right.


23.) Was the training on the set for the stuntwork something you were familiar with, or was it new to you?

Cle: It was all new.

Deb Schwartz ~ Michigan, USA
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24.) What would be your dream role? Have you done any theater?

Cle: I’ve actually never though about what my “dream role” would be. I did theatre in high school.


25.) How was your experience working in "Codename Eternity"?

Cle: That was a challenge because my character was kind of an “idiot savant”.


26.) If a project to do a LFN made for TV movie were to surface, would you like to work in it?

Cle: Sure.

Claudia Conde ~ Buenos Aires,Argentina
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27.) Are there any sports (more or less extreme) that you enjoy, like your character in the movie Riders?

Cle: I dig basketball.


28.) If your character Trent has survived in LFN (there's no evidence that he didn't), what type of operative do you think he became?

Cle: Probably not a very good one. He couldn’t even handle Claire.


29.) What director would you like to work with in the future?

Cle: Spike Lee.

Dana Vrajitoru - Indiana, USA
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30.) First off, how do you pronounce your name?. Clee, Clay, Cly? What is its origin?

Cle: It’s pronounced “Clay”, and has no special origin.


31.) Have you done radio or voiceovers for cartoons?

Cle: I’ve done a lot of voice work, but not for cartoons.


32.) Who in the world of acting is (or was) your favorite and why?
And have you worked with them or met them anywhere?

Cle: I don’t really have a favorite, but I really respect actors like Don Cheadle, and William H. Macy, because I believe every word their characters say. I haven’t had the opportunity to work with them yet.


33.) Were there any stunts that you have done in any of the productions you have been in? And how dangerous were they?

Cle: I tend to leave most of the risky stuff to the professionals.


34.) If you were ever put in a position in real life that your character was as in "La Femme Nikita", how would you react to that situation?

Cle: I don’t think I’d have any choice other than to do what I was told!


35.) Do you think that such a place as "Section One" exists or should exist, being as some people say we are living in very dangerous times now.?

Cle: Nah… But I’ve been wrong many times.

Warren Stewart ~ Perth, Australia
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