Michael Eklund
Michael Eklund
Michael Eklund is a Canadian actor, who has made numerous appearances in both television and film roles. He is of Norwegian and Cree Indian descent...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth31 July 1962
CountryCanada
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I do like playing the darker side of life but as much as the lighter side as well. They all resonate out of the same place, which is that everyone has a story to tell. Depending on their upbringing and their history, it determines who they are as an adult. My job is to take the role from there.
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The thing is, I never see my characters as psychopaths. I see them as really crippled victims who just happen to do bad things. And I never see them as bad guys; I see them as darker characters. I never see anything as good or bad; it's more light or dark, and the in-between is the grey.
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I've had a couple of people come up to me after screenings and say they kind of sympathized with the character. I always get a kick out of it when people say that. It means I did something maybe a little bit to the credit of the character.
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It's what I've always wanted to do and each part you play gets you closer and closer to the roles that you dreamed of playing.