Interview with Ryan Cartwright

Thanks to Philomina for the heads up.

Ryan Cartwright is probably best known as Vincent Nigel-Murray, one of the interns at the Jeffersonian Institute, on the hit show "Bones". He also had a recurring role on "Mad Men" and is a regular on the new TV-Show "Alphas". In this interview Ryan gives us an insight into his acting career and about working on the popular shows he's been on.

1. You had your first TV-role at the age of fifteen. Back then was it clear to you that you wanted to be an actor?

I always wanted to be in the "movies", literally to begin with, in that I actually wanted to BE "Indiana Jones", or "The Karate Kid", or one of the "Goonies". I later realized that it was actors that did this and quickly decided that that was definitely the life for me. By the age of 15 I was already dead set on my career and had been shooting little movies and devouring all the films I could see. I realize that I’m lucky to have found what I wanted to do so early on.

2. After the end of "The Grimleys" you had a few roles in english TV shows and movies. How did you make the decision to try your luck in the United States? Has this always been a dream of yours?

Moving to the U.S. was always on the horizon. I grew up loving all things American and all the big boys are out here in Los Angeles. Luckily I made a lot of Canadian friends when shooting a TV show in Montreal, and all the Canadians come to Los Angeles for "Pilot Season" so I just came out here with a lot of friends one spring and instantly fell in love with the place.

Source: Full Interview @ myfanbase