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Murdoch Mysteries’ is in good company with a few other Canadian shows that have experienced huge international popularity. The show, in my opinion, is unapologetically Canadian, and the format is transferable across borders, languages and cultures and is currently available around the world.
I do a lot of Olympic training to keep muscle density but it’s hard because I ride on the shoulder seasons of spring and fall and maybe take a trip somewhere to ride in winter.
To be able to say that there are 200 episodes of ‘Murdoch Mysteries’ is groundbreaking, and it really has snuck up on all of us. When we reached 100 episodes, we had a huge celebration, and the crowds, our fans, really turned out to celebrate the show with us.
In the summer we shoot ‘Murdoch’ and it’s 12 hours days or longer for the light. When I get home it’s eat and sleep. There’s no time for a workout, though maybe I can squeeze in a ride on the weekend.
I find biking challenges so many aspects of health that are important for longevity, acuity, and mental health.
I love savory foods and most of the time those aren’t the best for staying trim. Burgers, fries, burritos – I like them all a lot. I’ve pretty much given up on pizza though, because I just can’t digest the dough anymore.
When I start gearing up to do each new season of ‘Murdoch’, my wife will often catch me out. I start speaking differently. I start enunciating, and start using certain highbrow words, and things like that.
I went and bought a Porsche – but it’s a certified used Porsche.
In showbiz sometimes, we’re a little disgruntled our budgets are low, sometimes our buildings aren’t that great and the sets aren’t so cool, and all of a sudden you have these security teams showing up poking around on set and you’re on high alert.
Every Porsche is hand-built – one person, one engineer works on the car the entire way through so there’s attention to detail and uncompromising quality for what you pay.
I don’t tackle a whole lot of electrical, but I could build you an entire house. I worked as a professional framer, as a tile-setter, did a lot of my own plumbing; I taught myself.
I think Detective Murdoch would say that what sets Canada apart is that we are known for being above board, that we don’t fudge numbers and misrepresent ourselves.
The big part of that Victorian era, particularly in Canada, was people being more cultured and not being in the colonies and barbaric. It was all about etiquette and being proper and social graces.
We are really seeing how we are reaching into people’s lives at home and engaging them as a family through this cultural experience that is the ‘Murdoch Mysteries.’
Canada has changed. We are a bit less self-deprecating, less apologetic about viewing our own stories.
Any aspect of life can help you be a better actor because what are we doing except living life while somebody’s recording it?
I did a sitcom, and I really enjoyed looking for different ways to be funny – lifting that off of the page and just really expanding on it in a way that with procedural and drama, you can’t do as much.
I was focused on my career, so my father, brothers and sister went to places like Korea, Thailand, Malaysia.
The very first car I ever got was a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI. It was a bright red hatchback.
