Tag: Michael Wesley Smith

Michael Wesley Smith plays Giles Gordon in Atlantis High

Michael Wesley Smith plays Giles Gordon in Atlantis High
IT’S ALL ABOUT ACTING DARLING….At what age did you want to start acting? 10

 

What was your very first tv/movie role? Ricky in a “Safety at Home” video

 

When and why did you get an agent? When I was 11. To increase my ability to get work.


What is the favourite character that you’ve ever played? Giles Gordon in Atlantis High.
Right place at the right time.

 

If you could play any other character in Atlantis High, who would it be and why? Josh Montana – He gets to hang around with lots of girls.


Any favourite Atlantis High scene? The Football game.

 

Any embarassing moments whilst filming Atlantis High? Yes, occasionally I was caught cursing, or I’d done some silly.

What is the best thing about a career in acting? Every day is different.

 

If you weren’t acting, what would you be doing right now? I’d be at University.
Are you hoping to continue with your acting career or do you want to direct/produce/become an astronaut? I’ll keep acting as a secondary job but I’d probably like to do something in the Medical line.

(Michael started a Medical Degree at University this year (2002))

 

Michael Wesley Smith plays Giles in Atlantis High

Michael Wesley Smith plays Giles in Atlantis High



Full Name? Michael Wesley-Smith Date of Birth 2nd December 1983

Star Sign? Sagitarius

Place of Birth Wellington, New Zealand

Height 1.78m

Natural hair colour Brown

Natural eye colour Brown

Do you wear glasses/contacts No

Favourite meal McDonalds

Favourite drink Coke

Single/attached Single

Favourite holiday destination Carribean

Favourite pastimes/hobbies Play Station 2, Soccer, Hanging out with mates

Top 3 CD’s of the moment Safsi Duo-Episode 2, The Best of U2, Live

Top 3 movies of the moment Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump

Favourite book of all time Kane and Abel by Jeffery Archer

Mel Gibson, Sean Connery, Tom Hanks

Most kissable person Jennifer Love Hewitt, Britney Spears

Favourite saying What the *****!

Brothers/sisters 2 brothers, 2 sisters

Live at home / flatting Home

Idea woman /man Jennifer Love Hewitt

 

CAST FILES – Giles

CAST FILES

We have managed to get into Vita’s filing cabinet and extract some information about the people in Sunset Cove. This week we dig deep and find out about Giles Gordon and Michael Wesley Smith.

Age?
Giles Gordon– 16 years old
Michael WS – 17 years oldFavourite Flavour of ice cream?
Giles Gordon – Strawberry swirl. Giles says that they do the best ice cream sundaes in The Princess Diner. He loves their milkshakes too.
Michael WS – ChocolateFavourite Movie
Giles Gordon – Hamlet. Giles is a sucker for all things Shakespeare. He loves the romance and the language.
Michael WS – Braveheart

Favourite Music?

Giles Gordon – The Beach Boys. This kind of music is all new to Giles since moving to Sunset Cove and he’s loving it. Before that, Giles was in to classical music in a big way.
Michael WS – U2 and Coldplay

Left or Right handed?
Giles Gordon – Left
Michael WS – Left

Glasses or contacts?

Giles Gordon – glasses
Michael WS – neither

Eye Colour?
Giles Gordon – Browny green
Michael WS – Brown

Ideal Woman?

Giles Gordon – Octavia. The love of his life, a passion in purple. There can be only one.
Michael WS – Jennifer Love Hewitt

Height?
Giles Gordon – 5ft 10
Michael WS – 5ft 9

Best Subject at School?
Giles Gordon – English. After the re-write of Romeo and Juliet, Giles has found that he has a real knack for literature and creative writing.
Michael WS – The sciences.

GILES GORDON

GILES GORDON

A kind-hearted “nerd” and the new kid in town- Giles lived a normal life but everything changed when Giles moved to Sunset Cove with his mother, Dorothy, and started attending Atlantis High. Bright, funny, anxious – always a fish out of water. He is the narrator in the series and a voice of sanity in an uncertain world… 

Michael Wesley Smith
Michael is seventeen years old. He has studied drama for four years at school and has taken several drama courses. Michael has had roles in a number of radio plays for Radio New Zealand such as Yellow Bride and The Baby Farmer. Michael was a member of the guest cast in the Cloud 9 production The Legend of William Tell and played the part of Jack in The Tribe Series 1, 2 and 3.