Mike: Ladies and gentlemen, our first guest has worked with stars such as Wesley Snipes and Brad Pitt and his work on Forever Knight earned him a Gemini award. Please welcome...Nigel Bennett, ladies and gentlemen. We had -- we've had other people on from Forever Knight. You played a vampire on that show.

Nigel Bennett: Yeah. A very old vampire.

Mike: How old was he?

Nigel Bennett: He was brought across at the eruption of Mount Vesuvius -- A long time ago. I wear it well.

Mike: After a show like that, do you have a tendency to poo-poo the idea of vampires, or do you believe it?

Nigel Bennett: I do conventions and personal appearances and I've had people come up to me and say absolutely straight faced that I am a vampire.

Mike: What time of day was that?

Nigel Bennett: Luckily for me it was during the day. So I knew I was safe. But they claim to actually drink human blood, which is weird.

Mike: I've heard of cultures where people drink blood. The Mao Mao warriors used to drink blood from cattle.

Nigel Bennett: Our lead character used to drink cow's blood.

Mike: Why do you think people continue to be fascinated by the vampire legend.

Nigel Bennett: It's the erotic thing, the idea of women grabbing on to men and sucking their necks -- it's an erotic thing. Sorry about that. And it's fascinating. It's very romantic as well and romance has come back in a big way.

Mike: So, do you think this is a good thing for the Red Cross or bad?

Nigel Bennett: I think it's one of the deciding factors in the recent inquiry.

Mike: You were in the states playing the Rocky Horror Picture show. I used to go and see that at the Kingsway theatre once a year. Remember that, folks, throwing croutons at the screen? What part did you play?

Nigel Bennett: I played Riff-Raff.

Mike: Ah, Riff Raff, yes. Elbows.

Nigel Bennett: Yes. We did an interview, we toured with that.

Mike: You used to do the elbow thing and people would think he was having sex. Right?

Nigel Bennett: I never did that. Guys used to come up to me back stage and rub my hump for luck.

Mike:Ha! Did anybody get lucky from it, or --

Nigel Bennett: Well, no. (Laughter) I was saving myself for Mr. Right.

Mike: This is something I've never heard about an actor. You're a hunter as well?

Nigel Bennett: Yes.

Mike: Most actors I bump into are not hunters. You were hunting recently in Nova Scotia. What do you hunt?

Nigel Bennett: Deer.

Mike: Do you hunt them for food?

Nigel Bennett: I eat them.

Mike: I could see actors hunting animals for food.

Nigel Bennett: Oh, Absolutely.

Mike: Not a high-paying profession in this country, so when you shoot you eat.

Nigel Bennett: I don't shoot anything that I don't eat.

Mike: Do you get out there and butcher it yourself?

Nigel Bennett: You field dress it.

Mike: That an expression they use to suck the deer into the area, we'll field dress you? Your character on Psi Factor -- Frank e

Nigel Bennett: He's the director of Operations of the OSIR, which is the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research.

Mike: He's a very cold man.

Nigel Bennett: You never know which way he's going. He's very enigmatic. You're not sure whether he's with the rest of the team or against them. He has his own agenda.

Mike: He's a war veteran - C.I.A. guy

Nigel Bennett: I have no idea. They've never said.

Mike: So you just come in - play him day by day. You don't really want to know a lot about him.

Nigel Bennett: No, eat the food and go home.

Mike: Is the character drastically different from you?

Nigel Bennett: (laughter) Yes!

Mike: Do you prefer playing good guys or bad guys -- because I've always pictured you, and this is in no way meant to offend you, as a bad guy.

Nigel Bennett: Bad guys are easier to do than good guys.

Mike: What's been your favourite film experience so far?

Nigel Bennett: I think Narrow Margin with Gene Hackman and Anne Archer.

Mike: Right. Yes. I enjoyed that film. She's a witness to a D.A. -- Or, is it an FBI agent. You're one of the guys chasing her on the train trying to kill her.

Nigel Bennett: That's right. It was great fun.

Mike: She's a lovely woman. I had a big crush on her when I was younger.

Nigel Bennett: She's one of the few people who looks better before she has makeup than after.

Mike: I wonder if they'd let her go on without it. Have you seen her since the film? I was hoping you could pass on my regards.

Nigel Bennett: I will when I see her.