![]() UpfrontNY: What type of disaster would you be most afraid of if this happened in real life – the storms or supernatural beings? I think that’s really where I started to build the character. They have to learn how to return from that brink and come back to being a civilized human. I found this common thread of characters that push past their brink and snap and do something that is always in the face of life and death or evil. Levi Meaden: I dug in the genre, the apocalyptic genre and did a lot I did a lot of research reading, The Stand, Swan Song, Comic books, trying to get my hand on what exactly it is they end up going through. How did you develop your character for Aftermath? UpfrontNY: You talked before about developing a character. The dad is the more cerebral one, he’s a university professor who specializes in ancient mythology, and 2 bratty little sisters that keep getting into trouble, and I’m an ex football player that has a bit of an anger streak in him. We have a mom played by Anne Heche who is a badass ex military. The family is traveling in an RV as the world falls a part around them. The show continues to build on that every week, there’s new monsters, new challenges. The first episode doesn’t really let you catch your breath for a second, action sequence after action sequence, tragedy non stop for an entire hour. It’s an end of the world show about every possible end of the world scenario at once. ![]() UpfrontNY: Can you tell us about your show, Aftermath on Syfy? It kind of just happened and was really cool I discovered the real power of doing your homework. I learned a lot about how to create a full character in the shortest amount of time possible and give it heart, draw from made up experiences that hadn’t actually happened and apply to the character. It was a high-profile show, so we really had to learn how to come out with the best product possible. As far as acting went, I think that was a trial by fire for me and a lot of the young guys in this 4 th season that were with me. It made it easier having that under my belt. It made me somewhat recognizable to people. It also gave me a certain profile, especially back home in Vancouver. ![]() Levi Meaden: After “The Killing,” acting became my sole job, which was nice to have that time to prepare for auditions and go out and find work, or be in the right position to get work. UpfrontNY: How did life change for you after “The Killing?” I got “The Killing” and it’s been moving ahead ever since. The owner who was also the director, Roger Larry saw some of the short films I had done there and convinced me it was worth while to pursue it as a career. I graduated and ended up back in Vancouver working for a production company. I went traveling and ended up in the Czech Republic studying writing and directing and I had a teacher there with the name of Simon Howard who got me reinvigorated in the whole process of acting. Levi Meaden: I did it when I was a kid locally back home in Calgary and then I stopped for a while when I got into my teens. UpfrontNY: How did you get involved in acting?
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