Stargate SG-1 - GateWorld: Alexi Cruz Video Interview

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(Please follow the link to view the video interview in its original format and/or the complete interview transcription.)



DUEL PERSONA

GateWorld talks with Alexi Cruz

When you think of important Stargate characters that have been around since the very beginning, only a select few can qualify. These are characters that appeared not just in the early years of Stargate SG-1, but also in the major theatrical feature film that preceded it.

Two actors hold the distinction of playing those characters in both the film and series, one of which is Alexis Cruz. The actor originated the role of the Abydonian Skaara in the 1994 film, and reprised it five times during SG-1's first six years.

GateWorld's Chad Colvin sat down with Alexis twice over the past few months, at both the Vancouver and Chicago stops for Creation Entertainment's Official Stargate Convention tour. During the interview, Alexis discusses his entry into show business, how he came into the role of Skarra for the film, the change that took place in the character when SG-1 began, and much more.

Our video interview with Alexis runs approximately 16 minutes, and requires QuickTime 7.0 or higher. The interview is also available at GateWorld Play!

The interview is also transcribed at the link above.



Alexis Cruz as Skaara/Klorel

A brief excerpt:

GW: Your final episode of SG-1 was Season Six's "Full Circle," and that's [when] Skaara and the remaining Abydosians ascend at the end. Was that title especially relevant for you? Was it a full circle moment for you in your career? Knowing that, for the most part, the character had come to a conclusion?
AC: It was. It was. I think having lived with the character for so long, and then seeing and being a part of the phenomenon of the fandom, and how it reaches people, there's always a part of you that wants it to continue. There's always unfinished business with the character when you've lived with it for so long and know it so well. So there's a little bit of that.

But there was the full circle closure. The fandom and the phenomenon was there, and we can now move on from that. And my career could move on a bit, too, in other ways, as well.