Eyal Podell as Dr. Evram Mintz in Defying Gravity.
Actor Eyal Podell, who fans of the Canadian-made Sci-Fi TV series Defying Gravity remember as Dr. Evram Mintz, guest-stars this week in Noosphere Rising, a new episode of Fox Television’s Touch airing Thursday, April 26th @ 9:00 p.m. EST/PST. The series stars Kiefer Sutherland as Martin Bohm, the father of a gifted young mute boy, Jake (David Mazouz), whose obsession with numbers allows him to see past, present and future events. Helping Martin make sense of his son’s unusual skills are a social worker, Clea Hopkins (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), and Professor Arthur Teller (Danny Glover).
This episode of Touch marks Podell’s second time working opposite Sutherland, having previously played the recurring role of Ryan Burnett on the long-running Fox TV drama 24. Last week, the actor happily took some time out of his busy schedule to talk about his Touch character as well as other projects he has recently been involved in.
“On Touch I play Dr. Logan Kotweiler, a mathematician with a link to Dr. Teller,” says Podell. “When Martin winds up with a trail to follow due to more numbers he gets from his son, we work together to help out both of our causes, mine being restoring the love of a woman who has given up on me.
“Working with Kiefer again was a lot of fun,” continues the actor. “He's still the consummate professional he was on 24, and for someone as successful as he has been, you’d think he would ‘phone’ it [his performance] in, but Kiefer is a true pro. The Touch crew was half composed of the crew of Heroes and the crew of 24 - many of whom remembered me from my four-episode arc on 24. So it was kind of like going back and hanging out with old friends.
“I think Touch has a lot of promise, and from what I heard on-set, the entire direction of the show will soon take an interesting turn. So stay tuned...
“Other than that, I'm appearing in a Hallmark TV movie in May called Lake Effects alongside Jane Seymour, Jeff Fahey (Lost), Ben Savage, Scottie Thompson (Skyline), Richard Moll (Night Court) and Madeline Zima (Californication). I'm also developing a Sci-Fi feature, and there will be more to come on that as I have news to share.”
Steve Eramo
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