Barry Sloane

I've never seen any character I've ever played as a bad guy or a good guy.

I was born with an evil face.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.

I'd been gearing up to working in theatre since coming out of drama school, but it was an exciting time for TV drama - it was the birth of Channel 4, and Brookside was very cutting-edge at the time.

The blessing that this film business has given me is that when I walk into a school I automatically have everyone's attention. They want to hear what the guy from 'Con Air' and 'Desperado' has to say.