1.) You started as a dancer on a children's popular show, what is your experience from there? Do you still practice dance?

BRIAN: After performing on Kids Inc. I danced one more time with Michael Jackson in his movie Moonwalker. I was in the Badder portion. It’s on YouTube now. It’s hysterical...little kids pretending to be the adults in Bad. Once I got into high school I quit dance and joined the swim team. In my small town, it was safer that way. I was just in a musical spoof of glee called gleeclipse. I play a dancing gay mummy. That was fun.

2.) You played in many TV shows a variety of characters, can you pick a favorite one and why?

BRIAN: I loved playing Darwin. He was a bad ass and I got to wear some pretty sweet gear and shoot semi-automatic machine guns. I mean, what’s not to love about that? I’d have to say working with Alan Ball and the cast on Six Feet Under the first season was a highlight in my career. Tyler Jensen. He’s the character I miss the most. I spent three years as him on CSI: Miami. I guess I miss him most because he was so consistent and sardonic. He was also a computer genius, he taught me a lot.

3.) For you role as Patrick 'Darwin' Donohue in La Femme Nikita, did you get any combat fighting lessons? And how was it working with the cast and crew?

BRIAN: We did get some combat training. It was a lot of fun. I love that stuff. I think every actor wants to play a super hero at some point and in a lot of ways that was my chance. Working in Toronto in sub zero temperatures was fun too. I grew up in California my whole life and rarely saw snow. Peta Wilson was so amazing. She has this presence that commands attention. The cast and crew were so nice. I think I was the only one from the U.S.

4.) What's you favorite movie and song?

BRIAN: My favorite movie is Rosemary’s Baby. Favorite song? The Story by Brandi Carlyle.

5.) Is there any particular show you're fond of and probably like to have a role in it?

BRIAN: I watch a lot of t.v. I didn’t use to. I used to not even have a television. I love Sci Fi. Fringe is my favorite show on TV right now. I’d love to work on that show. Hint hint.

6.) Generally, is there something you've always wanted to do, but haven't had the chance yet?

BRIAN: I’ve always wanted go to Australia, maybe someday.

7.) Are there any new current projects you are involved in?

BRIAN: I directed a short movie with a friend of mine from college. It’s called gleeclipse. Google it. We’re premiering at a festival in Vegas next week. Hope they like it.

8.) How's a Saturday night for you in the event you are not working?

BRIAN: Saturday night it usually movie night and then SNL. I secretly want to be on SNL and have since I was a kid.

Andri Andreou ~Cypus, Greece
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9.) In the TV series La Femme Nikita, "Time to be Heroes" did you find working with 4 other young actors in this episode easier or harder, along with the regulars?

BRIAN: It’s always nice to work in an ensemble. It was especially nice to be in Toronto. There’s a different vibe there. It’s a very creative place and the people in general are so nice. At the time, the five of us were told the episode might spin off into another series, so we were all very excited and I think it made us work a little harder.

10.) Did you like your character "Darwin" aka the missing link in this episode?

BRIAN: I loved Darwin. I remember thinking when I left the audition how I’d love to get the role. It was a long shot because they were shooting in Toronto and I was in LA, but it was a dream job.

11.) How would you compare CSI Miami and La Femme Nikita?

BRIAN: CSI: Miami vs. La Femme Nikita… Hmmm. There’s really no way to compare them. I guess I’d have to say on Nikita I loved the action. On Miami, I loved being the smart one. I actually learned a lot on both.

12.) If given a chance, would you have liked to continue with the LFN series?

BRIAN: We all thought going into LFN we were coming back. I would have jumped at the chance to play Darwin over the continuation. But the show only lasted another season, I think.

13.) Which type of character do you prefer to play, action, drama, horror or comedy; and why?

BRIAN: I think I feel more comfortable with emotion than with comedy. In life I’d say I’m pretty funny, but to do it for a living is a real art. I use acting like emotional therapy. It’s a way to tap in and release something you’ve been holding onto in your own life through another characters circumstances. It’s very powerful stuff. Sometimes, when you’re blessed with a special role, it’s like channeling. It just flows right through you.

14.) With your role in “La Femme Nikita”, did you ever get the feeling that this type of scenario could be real life drama instead of a made for TV show? How did it make you feel?

BRIAN: I certainly don’t want to be pulled off the streets and reprogrammed to kill people for a secret agency, but for TV...Hell yeah!

Sandy Meridith ~Kansas
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15.) What made you want to be an actor and what do you enjoy about it?

BRIAN: I’ve always loved performance, but becoming an actor changed for me in college. It then became an art. How to do it? I loved learning. I had great teachers. I love the feelings. You are given permission and paid to be emotive and thoughtful—that’s my favorite part.

16.) Is there an actor out there who is your hero and that you'd like to be cast next to?

BRIAN: My hero would be Paul Newman. I’d love to be cast with Julia Roberts. I’ve had a crush on her since Mystic Pizza.

17.) Any special memories from La Femme Nikita?

BRIAN: The snow and cold. And the guns. Loved it all.

18.) What was your favorite role so far of everything that you've done?

BRIAN: Honestly as characters go, Darwin’s right up there in my favorite. I did get to play Brick in Cat on A Hot Tin Roof in college. That was a challenge.

19.) What was your experience with writing and directing your own movie, Gleeclipse? Is this a direction you would like to pursue?

BRIAN: First of all... you know about Gleeclipse? Wow. Thanks, for watching. We had a blast making it. It was a great way to spend the weekend with a bunch of friends. I used to shot and direct movies with our video camera when I was a kid. This was like that, on a much bigger scale. I do have to say directing in a mummy outfit is quite a challenge, but directing in what I went to school for. I couldn’t believe how much I remembered.

Dana Vrajitoru ~Indiana
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20.) Which is easiest for you to do act, direct or produce?

BRIAN: What comes easiest for me is directing. Acting is always a challenge and that’s probably why I will always be an actor and probably why I find directing so much fun. Producing... is a lot of paper work.

21.) How well did you get along with the other actors on CSI Miami?

BRIAN: I got on well with everyone on CSI: Miami. Emily is very very funny. She always made me giggle. David was very smart and very polite. He always called me sir.

Vickie Luke ~Charleston, WV
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22.) You have had parts on my favorite shows; LFN; Six Feet Under, Crossing Jordan, X- Files -Do you have a favorite part from these?

BRIAN: I have great memories from all of those shows. LFN, the gun fights and snow. SFU 8 hours of make up every day. Crossing Jordan- getting blown up and being able to watch it happen. X-files was really just a dream come true. I was such a geeky fan. It was on my bucket list for sure.

23.) Would you change anything that you have done and what?

BRIAN: I’ve made a lot of mistakes, hopefully I will never ever make them again.

Sandy M. ~Columbus, OH
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24.) To have played a recruited operative on “La Femme Nikita”, did you need to train for the martial arts that were involved, the handling of the weapons, or the tactical gear?

BRIAN: For Nikita, being a gymnast came in handy. I trained as a gymnast and dancer and was a diver in high school. A lot of that came in handy. Stunts are my favorite and they had a great crew to show us how to use and do everything we needed to do safely. There is a safety protocol when handling weapons on set. The gear was called Gak. That was something I learned.

25.) What did you learn from working the role of an operative on LFN? Did anything stay with you that you utilize in your life now?

BRIAN: I learned to shoot a gun. I haven’t had to shoot one since.

26.) You worked with many other young and upcoming actors on “La Femme Nikita”, did you form any lasting friendships with any of them or appear with them in any other projects?

BRIAN: Most of them live in Canada. Aaron I see a lot (on tv). He was just on my favorite show Fringe. I was a bit jealous. I wish we’d have all stayed in touch.

27.) During a particular scene you shared with Aaron Ashmore (Neil Hudson) in “Time To Be Heroes”, I must say, you did a stunning job with your facial expressions when he was executed in front of you. Did you draw from something personal to emit that kind of emotion during that scene?

BRIAN: I don’t think I will ever see anyone get shot in front of me, so you just imagine it’s real. You let yourself really experience it (or I do). It’s a switch in your brain you have to learn to turn on and off. It’s just pretend, but there’s power in it, and a gift. I get to experience things as an actor I would never have the chance to in my own life. It was a huge help that we were on location and trained by professionals.

28.) What is it that motivates your goals and accomplishments in the television industry?

BRIAN: What motivates me is a love for acting. You always want to do your best and work with great people. I’ve always just wanted to work. That’s it. No big lofty goal. I mean I’m practicing my Emmy and Oscar acceptance speeches, but that might be jumping the gun.

29.) Can you tell us about your experience on “Prison Break”, and what were the dynamics like?

BRIAN: Prison Break was amazing. I’m always very star struck, and working with Michael Rapaport was crazy cool. I’ve always thought he was fantastic, and he is.

30.) Is there something that pulls you in and intrigues you but does not let you go?

BRIAN: The truth. The truth is always the most interesting, freeing and intoxicating. I like to know the truth.

Cynthia Wilkerson ~Texas
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