Meet the guys behind the pirates. We have a special interview on location in Cape Town, South Africa with the actors who play Captain James Flint and Charles Vane on Starz’s hit series “Black Sails.”
Video Content: Complete Interview with Toby Stephens & Zach McGowan (2015)
In the full interview (without film clips), actors Toby Stephens and Zach McGowan talk about acting and starring in Starz’ “Black Sails” TV series, where Stephens plays Captain James Flint and McGowan is Charles Vane. Additionally, the actors get into further details about “Black Sails” and season two, Stephens playing villains, and they give career advice for rising actors.
Mini-Biographies:
Born in London, England, Toby Stephens is part of an acting family (his parents are Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Robert Stephens and older brother is Chris Larkin). Some of the roles he has played include James Bond villain Gustav Graves in “Die Another Day,” Edward Fairfax Rochester in a BBC television adaptation of “Jane Eyre,” Frank in “Space Cowboys,” Fergus Wolfe in “Possession,” and Harris in “Severance.” He also starred in TV series “Vexed” and appeared in “Strike Back,” “The Blue Geranium,”, and “Robin Hood.”
Born in New York City, Zach McGowan has been acting in TV and films, as well as voice over work in video games. Co-starred as Jody in TV’s “Shameless,” he has made guest appearances on popular TV series like “Numb3rs,” “CSI: Miami,,” “Good Luck Charlie,” “Psych,” “Body of Proof,” and Cold Case.” McGowan has appeared in films “Terminator Salvation,” “The Hunt for Eagle One” and sequel “The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point,” and “Dracula Untold.” Besides being the announcer for the “Scream Awards,” some of the video games his voice appeared in include “Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier,” “Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City,” “Anarchy Reigns,” “Boom Blox,” and “Iron Man.”
Interview Credits:
Recorded: January 21, 2015
Producer / Writer: Cindy Rhodes
Narrator / Editor: Richard R. Lee
Special Thanks To: Starz