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Michael Wesley Smith plays Giles Gordon in Atlantis High

What are your characters strengths and weaknesses? He has a hot girlfriend but his dress sense is pasty.

Are you like your character in real life – if so, then in what ways? We both have brown hair.
How would you describe Atlantis High?
Screwed up yet funny at the same time

What do you do between scenes?
Lay about. talk to everyone.

Favourite phrase, quote or motto?
What the?!!

Favourite book of all time?
Kane and Abel by Jeffery Archer

Favourite actor/actress?
Mel Gibson, Sean Connery, Tom Hanks

Do you have a nickname?
Mike, Mikey, Mr Hunt

Michael Wesley Smith plays Giles Gordon in Atlantis High Page 1

Michael Wesley Smith plays Giles Gordon in Atlantis High

2nd December 1983
Star Sign? Sagittarius

What are your top 3 movies/videos at the moment? Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan and Forrest Gump

What music do you like? U2, Live, Creed, Blur, Moby, Gorillaz, R.Sanchez

Have you travelled around? What is your favourite place or places? Ireland, Canada, Australia and Rarotonga.

What are your hobbies and interests in time off? Play Station2, Soccer, hanging out with friends.

hat do you think are the properties of a good actor? To act in their own unique way – not taught. And someone who isn’t arrogant.

How would you describe your character? A geek

What was your very first tv role? “Ricky” in a “Safely at Home” video.

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Elizabeth McGlinn plays Octavia Vermont in Atlantis High

What are your characters strengths and weaknesses? Strengths – self reliance. Weaknesses – she tends to assume other people are less capable than she is.

Are you like your character in real life – if so, then in what ways? She is much more self assured than I am, but I am like her in her busyness – we are both always up to something – following a plan.

How would you describe Atlantis High?
Funny, irreverrent, unpredictable!

Favourite phrase, quote or motto?
I have a favourite quote – from “The Prophet” by Kahlil Gibran

“Beauty is life when life unveils her holy face
But you are life and you are the veil
Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror
But you are eternity and youare the mirror”

Favourite book of all time?
The Prophet – by Kahlit Gibran is the best book of all time.

Favourite actor/actress?
Emma Thompson, Julia Roberts and Daniel Auteul

Do you have a nickname?
Ziz

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Elizabeth McGlinn plays Octavia Vermont in Atlantis High

Full name? Elizabeth Sarah Jane McGlinn

Date of birth? 7th June 1981

Star Sign? Gemini

What are your top movies/videos at the moment? Lord of the Rings! Pretty Woman

What music do you like? Anything I can sing or dance to, but also classical music. At the moment my favourites are “Big Night” soundtrack, “Moulin Rouge” soundtrack and Diana Krall “All for You”

Have you travelled around? What is your favourite place or places? New Zealand!! – especially central Otago. Also Finland and Wales.

Amateur theatre and piano

What do you think are the properties of a good actor? Versatility, passion and open-mindedness. The ability to love people easily in order to portray your character and to get on with the cast and crew.

How would you describe your character? Octavia is confident, highly skilled, mature.

What was your very first tv role? Justine on a program called Jackson’s Wharf. I was a bully at a teenager’s party, pressuring a younger girl to drink beer.

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Ken Blackburn plays Mr Dorsey in Atlantis High

What are your characters strengths and weaknesses? His weakness is his strenth

Are you like your character in real life – if so, then in what ways? No! Not at all scientific or handicapped.

How would you describe Atlantis High?
Crazy!

Favourite phrase, quote or motto?
Less is more!

Favourite book of all time?
Angela’s Ashes

What is your favourite meal?
Fish

Do you have a nickname?
Sir Kenneth