“I’m saying to you, ‘Touch me again and I’ll break both of your arms.’ I think the languages on the show are going to be a real plus for the whole scope of the show, to give it a real universal feel.”, It helped that the inventor of the language was on hand to provide guidance, Curran adds. Jaime’s very smart in the way she gauges people, and sometimes people have to be molded somewhat. Since then, the Scottish star has appeared in a number of major film and television roles. Penned by Farscape creator Rockne S. O’Bannon, Defiance is set in the near future and introduces a world where humans and aliens must learn to live together on an exotic new Earth that has been transformed by alien terra-forming machines (For more detailed plot information on the series see our previous report). It was on Channel Four at home [in the U.K.] and it will be coming out in the States. Among his many credits are the films BLADE II, THE 13TH WARRIOR, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION and THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN. Having played two vampires now, Curran has some basis for comparison in terms of how comfortable or uncomfortable it is to where nonhuman makeup. “I think he’s aware of it, but he’s a very proud creature. He is an alumnus of Holyrood Secondary School and is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. “At first [during pre-production], there would be left no stone unturned, as it were. With Stahma, it’s very suggestive, almost to the point where Datak will say something and she’ll say, ‘Oh, yes, my darling, that’s a great idea.’ And I think it’s my idea, but it started with her. For instance, WALKING DEAD, it’s got a genre, it’s zombies, but it’s so much more about the human condition, how human beings survive, how they get on together, and I think that’s a lot of what DEFIANCE is about and the epic scope of it as well, it’s going to have that depth of character. It can be very tough. That’s where I coined the phrase ‘prosthetic depression,’ because there’s a lot more – five, six hours in the [makeup] chair before you do an eight-, ten-hour day. So it’s in many ways holding up a mirror to society, except there’s aliens involved.”, As for upcoming projects, Curran says, “There’s a show called LABYRINTH – it’s a Tandem production, they also produced PILLARS OF THE EARTH, the Ken Follett novel. On Syfy’s new series DEFIANCE, it’s been decades since an alien ship, carrying seven different sentient species collectively known as the Votan, crash-landed on Earth. Tony Curran was born on December 13, 1969 in Glasgow, Scotland. [CDATA[ Fortunately, the Castithans, though made up to be very pale, don’t require prosthetics. Your eyes are open, you’ve got [fake] teeth in your mouth and people have to cut up your food for you. I think they will enjoy it.”, Written and Interviewed by Abbie Bernstein, Subscribe & Never Miss A Post! Curran voiced the character of Captain MacMillan in the 2011 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. “Sometimes contact lenses can get a little uncomfortable if you wear them for too long. Karina. ; Life in the city of Defiance, in a near future after the arrival of different alien lifeforms to Earth. //