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Earth
Season 1, Episode 7
Scientists on Earth propose a way to bring the crew home, but the plan carries the risk of potential fatalities on board the ship. Unconvinced of the scheme's success, Colonel Young stalls for time to consult his fellow castaways. Sci-fi drama, starring Robert Carlyle and Justin Louis
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Cast & Crew
Robert Carlyle
(Actor)
.. Dr Nicholas Rush
Brian J Smith
(Actor)
.. Matthew Scott
Justin Louis
(Actor)
.. Everett Young
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Did You Know..
Robert Carlyle
(Actor)
.. Dr Nicholas Rush
Born:
April 14, 1961
in
Glasgow
Best Known For:
The Full Monty.
Early-life:
Robert Carlyle was born in Glasgow on April 14, 1961. His mother left home when he was four. He was raised by his father in a succession of communes in England and Scotland. After leaving school with no qualifications, Carlyle followed in his father's footsteps by working as a painter and decorator. At 21, he bought a copy of Arthur Miller's classic play The Crucible, which inspired him to become an actor. He studied at the Glasgow Arts Centre and the Royal Scottish Academy Of Music And Drama.
Career:
Carlyle co-founded the Raindog theatre group in Glasgow in 1990 and his big break came in the same year when director Ken Loach cast him in the film Riff-Raff. Four years later, he won a Scottish Bafta for his performance as murderer Albie Kinsella in a three-part episode of Cracker. The lead role in Hamish Macbeth followed in 1995. He caught Hollywood's attention after appearing in Trainspotting and The Full Monty. He has also starred in Plunkett and Macleane, Angela's Ashes, The Beach, Bond film The World Is Not Enough, and The 51st State, as well as 28 Weeks Later.
Quote:
'Acting is such a frivolous thing to do, so I want to try and use that skill on projects that have something to say.'
Trivia:
He was awarded an OBE in 1999.
Brian J Smith
(Actor)
.. Matthew Scott
Born:
October 12, 1981
in
Dallas, Texas
Best Known For:
Playing Lt Matthew Scott in SGU: Stargate Universe.
Early-life:
Born Brian Jacob Smith on October 12 1981 in Dallas, Texas. He studied at the acclaimed Quad C Theatre programme at Collin County Community College in Plano, Texas. He then went on to graduate from the four-year acting programme at the Juilliard School, Drama Division in New York.
Career:
Smith first made a name for himself in a small indie film Hate Crime. He played a gay man, who was a victim of intolerance at the hands of a son of a fundamentalist preacher. Smith has starred in two other films: The War Boys and Red Hook. He has also appeared in TV shows including Law & Order in 2009 and Agatha Christie's Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express. He has also performed in several theatre productions, including the Broadway play Come Back, Little Sheba. The role he is best known for is that of Lt Matthew Scott in the military science fiction series SGU: Stargate Universe, which blasted onto the small screen in 2009. Smith reappeared on ITV over Christmas 2010 in Agatha Christie's Poirot. He has made guest appearances in a number of American shows since then.
Quote:
"I love getting to talk to people face to face. There's something so impersonal about the internet. I think ultimately it's dehumanising in a way."
Trivia:
In 2013, Smith began starring in a critically acclaimed production on Broadway of The Glass Menagerie.
Justin Louis
(Actor)
.. Everett Young
Born:
February 20, 1967
in
Terceira, Acores in Portugal
Best Known For:
Colonel Everett Young on SGU Stargate Universe or serial killer Ray Prager in Durham County.
Early-life:
Justin Louis was born Luis Ferreira on February 20, 1967. He was born in Terceira, Acores in Portugal, but his parents moved to Canada and he was raised in North York, Ontario. His first known acting role was in 1986 in the TV movie Doing Life.
Career:
Louis' greatest roles have all come on the small screen. Although he is best known as a TV actor, he has appeared in films, including Saw IV, Dawn of the Dead and Shooter. The TV series he has been involved in include Urban Angel (1991 - 92), Local Heroes (1996), Public Morals (1996), The Fighting Fitzgeralds (2001), Hidden Hills (2002 - 03), The Andromeda Strain (2008) and Durham County (2007). In Durham County, his chilling performance as serial killer Ray Prager earned him the Gemini Award for Leading Actor in 2008. He won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Donald Trump in Trump Unauthorised (2005) and his role of FBI Assistant Director John Pollock in Missing (2004 - 06). In 2009, he joined the cast of SGU Stargate Universe as Colonel Everett Young. More recently, he has starred in Primeval: New World, Breaking Bad and Motive.
Quote:
On acting: "It's much harder to come in and do three-eighths of a page scene than it is to do twelve pages of dialogue… to come in and capture a sense of something with one line, get in and out of it can be a little more challenging."
Trivia:
After using the stage name Justin Louis for 25 years until his mother died in 2008, he changed his name to Louis Ferreira.
