Already renewed for a third season, the CW hit series “Roswell, New Mexico” is deep into its second season and Michael Vlamis considers it an honor to play such an amazing role as Michael Guerin. His character, ironically named Michael, is doing his best to navigate his life. His relationship with Tyler Blackburn’s ‘Alex’ even has an entire fandom following called ‘Malex!’
The talented writer, director, and producer is also known for the coveted 2019 Black List film “Blue Slide Park” and produced and stared with Chloe Bennet in “5 Years Apart” which will be coming out soon. Vlamis’ has also raised funds for “Supernatural” star Misha Collins’ charity called Random Acts of Kindness. Catch up with this fan-favorite actor as he chats about life under quarantine and his latest projects.
Colleen Bement: “Roswell”, New Mexico” is in its second season and has already been renewed for a third season. Congratulations by the way. Tell your fans what it means to you to play the amazing character of Michael.
Michael Vlamis: It’s an honor! It’s also hilarious I have the same name as my character. On set, everyone calls me Michael-Michael and has a lot of fun with it. The show absolutely changed my life and I couldn’t have asked for a more complex character to play. Michael Guerin gives marginalized voices a platform to speak and I am forever grateful for that.
CB: Is Michael going to find some happiness this season? He sure deserves it, whether he thinks he does or not.
MV: Thank you for thinking he deserves it! I feel the same, and while he’ll absolutely find some happiness, don’t be surprised if it gets ripped away from him. It’s just the way things go for Guerin. One day, I hope that changes.
CB: Would you happen to have any funny stories from the set? Our readers would love it.
MV: One of my favorite stories is from when we were shooting our pilot. I was just getting to know the cast and Nathan came to my trailer after set one night to invite me to shoot some pool at a bar the next day. I called my mom and was like, “Mom, Nathan wants to hang out! I think we’re becoming friends.” I was excited! When I showed up to the bar, I realized the cast got together to throw me a surprise birthday party, leaving me to wonder if Nathan actually did want to be my friend, ha! Luckily, he did 🙂
CB: How have you been staying “sane” during this pandemic?
MV: So many ways! Don’t get me wrong… there are days where I’ve lost all sanity, but overall, cooking, working out, finding new music, building out my next merch launch, and writing my next script have been part of the routine that keeps me focused and happy on a day to day basis. Without a routine, I’m useless.
CB: You have very exciting projects in the works. What can you share about them at this point?
MV: Thanks for saying that! Sometimes I get overwhelmed by what I’m doing, but I think deep down, I enjoy the feeling. Maybe I have lost my sanity! Who knows? In regards to specific projects, my next merch line will be released on May 2nd and I’m doing a virtual pop up that day through my @Vlambase Instagram. It’s been a ton of work, but I enjoy the creativity and giving people something to look forward to during this time where it may seem there is nothing to look forward to.
In addition to the merch, a movie I produced and starred in last year, “5 Years Apart”, just picked up distribution, so I’m excited to see how that gets rolled out. A few of my film and TV scripts are also getting circulated and set up at major production companies, so those wins are keeping my spirits up during this pandemic.
CB: “Making It” is super entertaining. Please tell us the story around this project.
MV: LOVE that you watched it! Entertaining is definitely the right word, haha. I made this in 2014 when I was broke and couldn’t book a job. The entire idea was developed with my co-creator out of desperation. We just wanted to work! It was the first project I ever wrote, directed, produced, and starred in. I learned so much from the experience, which helped me in more ways than I’d ever realized. I also kind of predicted the future with it. This industry can be ridiculous and leave you feeling hopeless, so I made a satire of my life. Every episode, while absurd, stems from a true story. The first episode is based on an audition I had once where the casting director told my manager they were only reading actors who had, “Magic Mike Abs.” If anyone hasn’t seen this episode, once you do, you’ll understand how I predicted the future…cowboy hat, abs, GW!
CB: I love that you sold merchandise to benefit Random Acts. It is an amazing charity. How did you get involved?
MV: It really is! They’ve been great to work with. To be honest, I asked my fans which charities they support and Random Acts came up a lot. After doing some research, I noticed it was started by Misha Collins, and everything just clicked. I’m lucky to have found them, but even luckier to have the Vlambase, which is my amazing fanbase.
Written by Colleen Bement
