Craig March plays Frank Kellogg in November 29th’s episode of “Supernatural” called ‘Unhuman Nature’.
Craig was going to be a hockey player. Acting was not in the plan, but after a near-death experience with a hockey stick, he has a very successful career. Hallmark Movie fans know him for his role as Captain Frederick Burns, and he can be spotted in so many shows such as “The X-Files”, “Arrow”, “Salvation”, “Rogue”, “Psych”, “The 4400”, and more. Coming up has a lead role in “More Bitter Than Death: An Emma Fielding Mystery”, and a “Project Blue Book” for History Channel. Nerd Alert News grabbed the chance to get to know Craig.
Colleen Bement: I see it wasn’t your first time on the “Supernatural” set. You were also in ‘Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid’ from season five. What stories can you share from being on set?
Craig March: The episode in Season five was Director John Showalter’s first episode directing for “Supernatural”, and when I auditioned for this season, we talked about how great it was that we were coming full circle now to work together again on ‘Unhuman Nature’. I have great respect for how John leads a set, and his body of work, so when I got the call that I would be playing Frank Kellogg, I felt very privileged to be joining the team again under his direction.
Eight years have passed but nothing has changed in the way of how the Supernatural family welcomed me wholeheartedly! I felt as though I was that son that comes home for a great meal every once and a while, having an awesome time around the table, leaving afterward with a full belly, with some leftovers to take home. The gravy on this meal was working with the great Mark Pellegrino who brings so much play to the scenes and feeling safe in the stunts performed with the guidance of Stunt Coordinator Rob Hayter.
CB: You can be spotted on so many of the shows that I love such as, of course, “Supernatural”, and also “The X-Files”, “Arrow”, “Psych”, and more. I’m curious: Do you have any “geek-tendencies” that my readers would like to know about?
CM: I’m not sure if these tendencies fit the definition of Nerd Alert’s “geek tendencies” but when I was a kid, it was all “Batman” and “Spiderman” (I still have a Spiderman Head Squirt Gun in storage at my parent’s house) and “Planet of the Apes” (I wish I still had my mask that I donned for Halloween one year)! I remember emulating Roddy McDowall’s voice and movements as Cornelius and not breaking character ever when I put that mask on.
I also co-wrote, produced, and directed a feature film entitled, “The Beast of Bottomless Lake”, about a Cryptozoology Professor (played superbly by David Nykl of “Arrow” and “SG Atlantis” fame, who I am sure your readers are familiar with) leading an expedition to discover the Ogopogo (Canada’s Loch Ness), which was invited to numerous Cons! Hope this satisfies the “geek tendencies” definition!
CB: It’s that time of year for Hallmark movies and I’m a sucker for romance. What do you like about being a part of these super popular films?
CM: When I was a kid, we would hunker down in front of the TV for “Little House on the Prairie”, and for, “The Wonderful World of Disney” and we would be entertained in a wholesome way, able to escape into the heart of the Ingalls family, or a world of talking dogs or a flying nanny with Disney, and we cried and laughed and bonded as a family.
I think that’s what the Hallmark phenomenon is bringing, a lot of entertainment and heart. It also helps that the teams in and behind the projects such as the Christmas movies, “The Aurora Teagarden” and “Emma Fielding Mysteries”, are genuine and loving people who are a joy to work with!
CB: What cool projects do you have in the works that you’re allowed to share with my readers?
CM: Some fun stuff is coming up in 2019! Speaking of Hallmark, look for me in a lead role opposite the incredible Courtney Thorne-Smith for “More Bitter Than Death: An Emma Fielding Mystery”, a disgruntled Texan in the third episode of the anticipated “Project Blue Book” for History Channel, and in Emil Nava’s feature film directorial debut (Google him, he’s an amazing music video director!). Sorry, I can’t reveal the title or who I play or what the film is about, but know that it will be quite something!
CB: Your filmography is as long as my arm! What got you into acting?
CM: My intention from a young age was to make a career out of hockey, and if not that, to become a physical education teacher…but…at the age of 17, I experienced something that would change that trajectory. I experienced a nearly fatal tracheotomy via hockey stick during a game and ended up in the hospital for a month. I did get back to the game after my release but did not return the next season.
I moved schools for my final year of high school and there I found the Drama class and Mr. Russell who introduced me to the world of improv, the great playwrights, and cast me in the lead of Bertolt Brecht’s, “The Caucasian Chalk Circle”, my first play (Okay, second, I was “Frosty the Snowman” in kindergarten). From there, I was hooked, and once at university, I quickly focused my major on Theatre and Drama in Education rather than Physical Education. To discover that I wanted to tell great stories, to find “my artist”, and share that with the world, is something that I feel very grateful for and hope to keep doing so until my final days.