ROSWELL
STAR JUST HANK-ERS TO KEEP ACTING
From New York Daily
News, 30.10.2000. By Richard Huff.
By his own admission,
Colin Hanks, a cast member of the WB sci-fi drama Roswell, flies
"under the radar."
While others on the
show such as Jason Behr and Katherine Heigl generate lots of media and fan
attention, Hanks moves through his normal life without a peep. For
some Hollywood types, missing out on the hype would be a hassle. Not
for Hanks.
"I'm completely
fine with that," he said. "I'm just happy to be
working. I'm just a 22-year-old actor in L.A. who works
consistently. That's what really comforts me, that I'm working and I
have money to put food on the table."
Hanks plays Alex
Whitman on the Monday night show about a group of aliens who look like
humans and live in Roswell, N.M.
Hanks plays Alex
Whitman, one of the humans the alien befriend.
"We know more
about their history and their purpose," Hanks said of the current
season. "We're seven episodes deep [into production].
We've been exploring all sorts of story lines about other aliens out to
get us and trying to keep it a secret.
"We push the
science fiction now, which is great because it opens up so many
doors," he added.
The show debuted last
season to good reviews and a strong cult following, although its ratings
were generally weak. Then, when it appeared Roswell might be
cancelled, fans began a campaign to get the show renewed that involved
their sending thousands of bottles of Tabasco sauce to the WB. Show
follows know, of course, that the aliens love Tabasco.
"It was
great," Hanks said of the campaign. "That way, you know
that people are actually watching the show and they like it. ...
It's praise for a job well done."
Despite the media
attention for the near-cancellation, Hanks said he was not overly
concerned. If the show continued, great. If not, he would be
back out on auditions the next day.
Part of his approach
to the business, no doubt, is genetic. As the son of Oscar-winning
actor Tom Hanks, Colin knows a little bit about the business.
Being the son of a
famous actor is a double-edge sword, he said.
"When I was first
auditioning, I hadn't been in anything, so people were going on the
name," he said. "Then it was, 'Let's see what he can do;
can he cut it?' But if I [stunk], people wouldn't ask me back."
Since starting on Roswell,
he has landed parts in two movies - Whatever It Takes and the
upcoming Get Over It - and he will continue to audition when he
can.
"I just want to
be able to work," he said. "That's the thing. If the
big name and everything that comes with it comes, great. But I just
want to act."
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