What did you do
to prepare yourself for the role of “Victor Murphy” in the series Codename:
Danger?
The normal routine. I read the script, I rehearsed
it over and over with my mirror, my wife, my kids, my mailman. The morning of
auditions, I went in with a huge smile and as much confidence as I could muster
and performed to the best of my ability. I had three callbacks and was told
that I’d know the result by week’s end.
What’s surprised
you the most about being selected for this role?
Uh…haha…the sex scenes or more specifically the
topless scenes. Not even kidding. One of the stipulations in my contract was to
keep my shirt on. I didn’t want to do nudity or anything in the role. I got the
call from my agent telling me that they were considering me for the role and
saw that line in my contract and it was pushing them to another actor, Gary
Stone who had auditioned two days before me. So he goes ‘Vic, man, you have to
reconsider your stance on the no nudity thing if you want to bag this role.’ I
was still a little, you know, eh…this is something my kids and my family is
going to see. Do I really want to show my ass to them and everyone else I know?
So after really thinking it over I finally had to come out of my own ways and
just go for it. Roles like this don’t come every day. The series lasted seven
seasons and in that time I made some truly wonderful friends and learned so
much about the business that I don’t think I would have had I continued to
refuse. I’m very grateful for Codename: Danger.
