Sunday, May 3, 2009

Leverage

'Leverage' is a new drama series that premiered in 2008 on TNT. Director/Executive Producer Dean Devlin's production company (Electric Television) produces the show.



'Leverage is about a team of thieves, computer experts, and cons led by a former insurance investigator, Nate Ford. Nate Ford uses the thieves skills to right corporate wrongs and governmental injustices visited on the little people.



In the summer of 2009, 'Leverage' will be going into a second season. The team will be in Portland, Oregon instead of Los Angeles (due to their headquarters being destroyed in the episode before the season finally).



The Main Cast:



  • Timothy Hutton plays Nate Ford, a former insurance fraud investigator for the IYS Insurance. Nate Ford is also the leader of the Leverage team.

  • Gina Bellman plays Sophie Devereaux. As an actress she sucks but in a con her acting is great. Nate Ford calls her "the best actress you've everseen...when she is breaking the law.".

  • Christian Kane plays Eliot Spencer a highly skilled martial artist, weapons and retrieval expert.

  • Beth Riesgraf plays Parker, a thief, cat burglar, and explosive expert.

  • Aldis Hodge plays Alec Hardison, a computer/internet specialist, hacker, and gadget guy.

Notable Guest Stars:

  • Saul Rubinek played Victer Dubenich in the pilot episode.

  • David S. Lee (Get Smart) played Serbian arms dealer, Nicolas Obiovic, in 'The Stork Job'.

  • Jeremy Roenick (forward for the San Jose Sharks of the NHL) played a security guard in 'The Mile High Job'.

  • Sara Rue (Gypsy 83) also played in 'The Mile High Job'.

  • In the episode 'The Juror #6 Job', Brent Spinner (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and Lauren Holly (NCIS) guest starred.

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