One More Minute of Fame - Update

A video of my cameo in "Butterfly on a Wheel."
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One More Minute of Fame

Sometime around 2006, I worked as a movie extra in Vancouver. I love films (and have begun to make them!) and loved seeing the behind the scenes work. I had (extremely!!!) small roles (hah hah!) in Smallville, Catwoman, X-Men 3, and I, Robot.

Today, a movie I am in was released: The Butterfly on a Wheel. Or The Butterfly. Or Shattered... Depending in which country it was released. It was also released straight to DVD, which says something about it's quality. It stars Pierce Brosnan (James Bond himself) and Gerard Butler (300, Phantom of the Opera).


I saw it and found myself. These stills from the film tell the whole story:

Gerard Butler is searching for a hotel room key without being seen.
Suddenly, a young gorgeous couple exit their hotel room and walk past him.
(I am on the right.)

...we walk past and Butler tries to hide...

...but I SEE HIM!!!

There you go! Another minute to add to my 15 minutes of Fame. That leaves only one film left that I am in that hasn't been released yet - 88 Minutes with Al Pacino...

Stay tuned...

88 Minutes

One of the movies I did extra work on that hasn't come out yet is "88 Minutes." This big-budget thriller stars the legendary Al Pacino. I have to say it was a thrill to work with the star of "The Godfather" and "Scarface." Unfortunately Al turned out to be the primadona many huge stars are. He stopped production for 20 minutes so he could have a coffee break, while 150 extras waited in their spot. An extra was also fired on the spot for accidentally nudging Al.

Anyway, those from Vancouver will recognize Downtown and UBC where it was shot. Look for me playing one of Al's students at the university. Hoo-wah!

Smallville cameos

I have now found myself in two episodes of the fifth season of Smallville ('Thirst' and 'Exposed'). In both episodes I play the same man, Mr. Guy the Carrier of Paper, a worker in the basement of the Daily Planet. You will notice how I have taken the important role and varied it by having my jacket OFF in the first episode, and ON in the second. True acting.

See for yourself:

Here I am bumping into Chloe, on her first day as a reporter at the Daily Planet. And I did actually bump into her. See the eye contact?


A nice shot of the Daily Planet set. You can see me in front of Chloe again, this time bringing papers to the filling cabinets at the right.


Here in the second episode, Chloe and Lois Lane are too busy with their computer to notice me walking past. Notice the paper I am transporting. It is very important paper.


Now I am walking up to Chloe and Lois as they talk with a detective. Check out the same paper I am carrying. Here I am...


...And there I go. Right past Chloe and Lois. The more observant of you will notice that, besides the important green papers, I am also carrying a copy of the Daily Planet newspaper.


So there you have it. My other 15 minutes of fame. And it turns out that skilled acting is all about the props. A very good prop is paper.

As for my life here, I am good. I have been painting and playing a borrowed trumpet! Pictures to follow soon.

My 15 Minutes of Fame

About a year ago, I was an extra in the motion picture "X-Men 3: The Last Stand" which was filmed in Vancouver. I played a cop in one scene and a soldier in the finale, and now the movie has come out on DVD. I have created some screen-captured photographs of myself in the movie (remember to click on the pics to enlarge them).

The first scene I am in is where the mutant Angel jumps from the Wall Center and flies over the crowd.

There I am, the San Francisco PD officer standing by the road. (Definitely me!)


Here is the back of my head! (Definitely my ear!)


This is the view of the crowd from the top of the Wall Center. You can see the crowd with me, at the top of the pic, standing by Burrard Street.


Here is the whole scene together from the movie:



The other scene I am in is the movie's finale. I am a soldier in the US Army defending Alcatraz from invading Brotherhood of Mutants. My plastic gun explodes and I back away slowly.

Here my gun explodes. (Could be me...all grunts look the same...)


Here I am backing away slowly. (Not really sure which one is me...somewhere down left)


There you go! My other film/TV credits include I, Robot, Catwoman, 88 Minutes, Smallville, Killer Instinct, Dead Zone, The 4400, the Hardcore Apocalypse after Next Tuesday, and Delta Patrol (coming soon)!

So keep your eyes peeled for me, Extra-Extraordinaire, on a screen near you!