Peek of David Hewlett in Morlock

[Captain Shaw]

Watch a sneak peek for the upcoming Syfy Original Movie "Morlocks." Premieres Saturday September 24 9/8C.
http://video.syfy.com/movies_events/syfy_saturday/sneak_peek/what-is-it--morlocks/v1351113
I thought for a moment we had got a SGA film.

 

[spooky spice]

Looked and sounded like he was doing his Rodney schtick!

 

[OmahaStar]

Looked and sounded like he was doing his Rodney schtick!

To be fair, that's the only character he knows how to do. He has no range.

 

[spooky spice]

I think he has plenty of range, even within the character of Rodney McKay.

In that clip it looked like he was off world with an SG team, as McKay looking for whatever alien they were looking for, even down to the other guys calling him "doc"

 

[AJ86]

I don't think he means emotional range, he means as in actually playing different characters. If you watch David Hewlett in any role, the mannerisms and facial expressions are practically identical.

 

[OmahaStar]

I don't think he means emotional range, he means as in actually playing different characters. If you watch David Hewlett in any role, the mannerisms and facial expressions are practically identical.

Yep. For example, he was in the Rise of the Planet of the Apes movie. Was his character called Rodney? Naw. But was Hewlett playing the exact same character? Yep. Sorry, Hewlett doesn't appear to have the range necessary to play a second character.

 

[The Wormhole]

To be honest, I was getting a basic Stargate vibe from that clip in general. Seeing Hewlett acting completely McKay like only reinforced that.

 

[Kai Winn]

I suffer from Nicolas-Cage fatigue, and have no trouble with actors defined by a single role.

 

[spooky spice]

I don't think he means emotional range, he means as in actually playing different characters. If you watch David Hewlett in any role, the mannerisms and facial expressions are practically identical.

haven't really seen him in anything else (quick glimpses while channel surfing), but Rodney changes a lot from his first appearances in SG-1 through to the end of SGA

Yep. For example, he was in the Rise of the Planet of the Apes movie. Was his character called Rodney? Naw. But was Hewlett playing the exact same character? Yep. Sorry, Hewlett doesn't appear to have the range necessary to play a second character.

Fair enough, not seen PotA though, so can't comment on his performance

To be honest, I was getting a basic Stargate vibe from that clip in general. Seeing Hewlett acting completely McKay like only reinforced that.

As was I, thought it was a crossover with SGU or something...Rodney in fatigues, carrying a life form detector, with a couple of Marines calling him Doc - I fully expected to see a Wraith come bounding over the wreckage!

 

[USS Kongo]

I don't think he means emotional range, he means as in actually playing different characters. If you watch David Hewlett in any role, the mannerisms and facial expressions are practically identical.

Yep. For example, he was in the Rise of the Planet of the Apes movie. Was his character called Rodney? Naw. But was Hewlett playing the exact same character? Yep. Sorry, Hewlett doesn't appear to have the range necessary to play a second character.

Hewlett was also in Splice. And while I thought he was very good, he was still basically playing a variation on Rodney in that flick, as well.

Sean

 

[Brikar99]

I don't think he means emotional range, he means as in actually playing different characters. If you watch David Hewlett in any role, the mannerisms and facial expressions are practically identical.

Yep. For example, he was in the Rise of the Planet of the Apes movie. Was his character called Rodney? Naw. But was Hewlett playing the exact same character? Yep. Sorry, Hewlett doesn't appear to have the range necessary to play a second character.

Hewlett was also in Splice. And while I thought he was very good, he was still basically playing a variation on Rodney in that flick, as well.

Sean

A lot of actors are like this. It's not necessarily a bad thing; they're character actors, the ones who play the same sorts of roles over and over again and are a reliable, familiar face.