![]() ![]() We have people on set to advise us when we have big military scenes so they make sure that we are as accurate in our portrayal as possible! I started kickboxing to toughen up physically and kept reading anything I could get my hands on! We also had a few days of training with our military advisor at the time Ron Blecker, he was very open with us and helped me get into the mindset of someone in my position. When I got the role, it was really important to me to study as much about the military as I could. Vanessa James and I knew that I had found the role I wanted! The audition was pretty quick and a week or so later, I was cast. ![]() Riley (Haig Sutherland) and Andrea Palmer (Christina Schild) were the two parts that the producers were apparently considering me for and then I read one page of sides for 2nd Lt. JB: I auditioned for a few characters on SGU before I read anything about Vanessa James. I am watching Fringe on DVD right now and season 2 is fantastic. JB: Firefly and Fringe are 2 shows in the sci-fi genre that I love. GD: Are you a fan of any SF movies, books or other properties? I had a great time, Richard Kind was hilarious and the cast of SGA was great! I have also done an episode of Supernatural and Smallville. I ended up doing an episode of SGA called “Irresistible” with Richard Kind. JB: Being a Vancouver actor, I had auditioned many times for both SG1 and Atlantis. To be honest, my husband Peter has done a ton of commercials and he usually gets recognized a lot more than I do! Lol I usually have my hair down and I look a lot different in street clothes. People who do recognize me from the show usually stare and then it takes them a minute to place me. JB: A few times I have been stopped in Vancouver. GD: Do you get recognized or stopped by fans on the street? Any interesting stories there? The important thing to me is to believe in what I am doing in life. Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion, and not every show is for everyone. You have to develop a thick skin to be in this business and take everything, compliments and criticism, with a grain of salt. They are the reason we’re on the air!! As far as the scrutiny goes I give it very little attention. ![]() JB: I am honored to be a part of a show and a genre that have such loyal fans. What’s it like to work with the eye of fandom upon you? SF fans are known both for their loyalty and scrutiny. GD: You’ve become associated with a very popular science fiction series. I don’t know if damsel in distress is up my alley I am more drawn to quirky characters in comedies. JB: It’s funny, I often play strong women but I have a ton of fun playing softer characters. GD: You seem to play a very strong part in SGU, would you ever want to play the damsel in distress? That being said, I have loved being a part of this world and am definitely into working in this genre again! I always want to play the opposite of what I just played. It’s important for me to always be challenged with new material. JB: I love working as an actor but I don’t want to be limited to one genre. GD: Would you mind if you started getting type-cast for sci-fi movies and TV? I definitely want to go to conventions as I am really looking forward to meeting some of our fans! I have been invited to a few but unfortunately the timing just hasn’t worked out. GD: Have you been to any of the Sci Fi Conventions? Do you plan on making the rounds to conventions from now on? Having some sense of stability as an actor is a good thing! It has definitely opened me up to the sci-fi genre and helped me generate some buzz, so I am grateful for that. JB: Stability! Stargate has been a great experience for me, it’s nice to come to a job that you love all the time. GD: Has anything changed for you since you started Stargate: Universe? (We take a month off in the summer.) So there were no conflicts at all! It can definitely be hard to work on other shows while filming SGU as you never know how many days you’re going to be working in each episode. It started shooting the day after our hiatus started. Julia Benson: Grim destiny for James, I hope not! But you’ll have to watch and see! I was very lucky with the timing of Earth’s Final Hours. GeekDad: Has Earth’s Final Hour or any other projects take you away from Stargate Universe? Could there be a grim “destiny” in store for Lt. Vanessa James on the fan-favorite sci-fi series SGU: Stargate Universe. Julia’s character is Chloe Edwards, a no-nonsense professional who works with the Science Division of the Defense Administration and is assigned to investigate a baffling anomaly.Currently however, she plays her popular role as 2nd Lt. The movie also stars Robert Knepper ( Prison Break). In case you haven’t heard already, she has just been cast as the female lead in Earth’s Final Hours, to be directed by David Hogan for Syfy. GeekDad recently had a chance to ask a few questions to the lovely Julia Benson from Stargate: Universe. ![]()
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