Vincent Ventresca as Darien Fawkes in The Invisible Man. Photo copyright of The Syfy Channel.
Now you see him, now you don't! In today's Sci-Fi Blast From The Past, Vincent Ventresca talks about his work as Darien Fawkes (a.k.a. The Invisible Man) on the Syfy Channel series The Invisible Man.
“Basically, when you accept a job on a TV series it’s a lot like going on a blind date,” says the actor. “You kind of know what the girl looks like but you’re not really sure if you’re going to fall in love. Well, let me just say that it’s nice to have a job like The Invisible Man that you can fall in love with. I’ve been acting for thirteen years and in this line of work you can get your heart broken because things don’t always turn out the way you want them to, especially with TV.
“I did a Sci-Fi show called Prey which I thought had a lot of possibilities. William Schmidt executive produced the series and it was more or less my entry into the sometimes-nasty world of TV. I remember the day he called me up and told me, ‘Congratulations, you got the job.’ I said, ‘Great, I can’t wait to work with you.’ Then he went on to say, ‘Unfortunately. I’ve just been fired.’ So this person who I thought was going to be a part of Prey’s collaborative process was now gone.
Something similar happened on The Invisible Man,” he continues. “Matt Greenberg created the show and was the executive producer for the first three episodes. Then his mother became very ill and he had to go home to take care of her. Sadly, she passed away recently and I don’t know if Matt is coming back but I totally understood his decision. Sometimes in real life things happen and you’re pulled out of this make-believe world of acting. Fortunately for us, David Levinson has been appointed executive producer. He’s an old veteran at this and has brought a great deal of wisdom and experience to the table
“We’re also very lucky in that the world Matt created for the show is one of great depth and richness,” adds Ventresca. “Every character is such an integral part of the pie. It’s almost misleading that the series is called The Invisible Man because it’s really about the world [of the Department of Fish and Game] that The Official [Eddie Jones] has set up. Darien Fawkes has simply become part of it. As the series progresses, viewers will discover this world has existed for a long time. I don’t want to give too much away, but future stories involve Darien’s and The Official’s family history. Apparently, both those paths crossed 50 years ago and have led up to the world that we’re seeing now.”
Steve Eramo
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