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Tell me about your character and what drew you to this role?
Tim Daly: I play Nick Cavanaugh. He's a cop and he's very interesting because he's the sort of man who creates all his own obstacles. He has a problem with authority, yet he is in the police force, which demands obedience to this hierarchy. And he's got a gambling problem. He is a complex character, but he is a human being and he is capable of great heroism. But he's also flawed. That's what drew me to the character, but what drew me to the project is the concept itself. Not only is there the underlying mystery of what happened, but also I think everybody on the planet wonders what their lives would have been they had taken a different path. As we go through life, the things that throw us off our intended path are what define our character. Does it hurt us? Does it ruin us? I think people really identify with that.
Scott Wolf: I think that the idea that any event hits a human being and renders them completely helpless is a fascinating idea. But to hit a guy who really has had perfect control over his life up until that point with that same event, to me was really compelling and I love the idea of playing a character who has to start from scratch in a way. And especially someone who is evolved and accomplished and has been living enough life that it's odd for them to have to start from scratch emotionally or psychologically. From an acting standpoint, there is nothing more exhilarating having to work from those basics. Who am I? What am I doing? How do I keep going? As opposed to what should I have for lunch and whom should I date?
Chi McBride: I play Malcolm Jones, who is the branch manager of the bank, and he is just an average guy trying to get home for the long weekend and ends up in the throes of this horrible situation. It is a great opportunity to play a role that is different from many of the roles that I have played in the past.
Owain Yeoman: I play Lucas Dalton. I had a very roundabout route for this role. I tested against Scott Wolf for the role of Jeremy. Playing a hotshot surgeon, I could fancy that. And they brought me in to read for Tim Daly's character. Toward the end, short of putting me in a skirt and making me one of the tellers, they decided the best bet was Lucas and I feel very proud of it. It was an amazingly fortuitous pilot season for me. It was the first script I read. I knew by far it was the best read of the season and it has come out to brilliantly. I really hope the audience backs that up because we feel proud and it is a big challenge for me playing an American as a British person. It's fun being the bad guy, even if he's the reluctant bad guy.
Camille Guaty: Franny Rios is just a wild child, but what I loved about her is she is a survivor. She has been dealt these cards and knows how to handle it. She has actually survived without having any parents and being brought up by her sister. You would think that she would be the one not to have a job, but she is the one who has a job. She is the one that got her sister a job; she is the one that had her sister move in with her. It is great to see the wild card as the one able to support her family, which leads her to a lot of regret later.
Jeffrey Pierce: I play Randal Reese, who is a Robin Hood character, but without giving money to the poor. He is flawed but hopefully in a way that people will find absolutely adorable. I spent a lot of time playing cops, lawyers and detectives and those were all fun things to do, but when I saw this, I knew I could come in and tear the roof off. I did a show where I played the lead good guy and even though he was kind of dark, the guy that was playing the villain got to do anything in the world he wanted and he couldn't go wrong. I wanted the chance to do something in the same vein. Bad guys get the best lines.
Jessica Collins: Her name is Lizzie Miller and she is a social worker and selfless to a fault. She is a do-gooder. Maybe she will take some evil twists, but for now, she is very sweet. I like the diversity of the cast, the uniqueness of the script and how well it was written. In particular, I was really drawn to this character. I think for someone in my age range there is not that many substantial roles out there. There was something very meaningful about playing this character for the world that I felt very redeeming.
Dana Davis: I play Felicia, the bank manager's daughter. What drew me to the role was that is was just so eerie. I remember getting the script at 2:45, the audition was at 3:00 and I did not care. I didn't to need to rehearse because I felt connected to the character. I think it is interesting that Felicia becomes the voice of a new kind of youth, a youth that is not worried about going to the mall and what color shoes to wear. Kids today are dealing with lot of deep things, and I like that about Felicia.