November 26 , 2014
EXCLUSIVE : Shining the Spotlight on SUPERNATURAL’s Ruth Connell
From Seat 42F by TIFFANY VOGT ON NOVEMBER 25, 2014
While new to American audiences, Ruth Connell is about to cast a spell a whole new fan base as she makes her big debut on SUPERNATURAL this season. Briefly introduced in the episode “Soul Survivor,” Ruth returns in the upcoming November 25th episode entitled, “Girls, Girls, Girls.” So look for her to stir up some trouble for the Winchester boys while turning few heads and perhaps turn up the heat in more ways than one.
In an exclusive interview, Ruth talked about how much fun it is working on the long-running adventure series that explores the dark side of Heaven and Hell.
What can you share about your particularly bewitching character on SUPERNATURAL?
RUTH: I play Rowena and I can definitely tell you that she is a witch, and I don’t know what else I can say. There is such a sense of mystery about the show and I am under such strong warnings about spoilers! I will say that Tuesday’s episode has a great surprise in it and you may be seeing more of me after that. So that is about as much as I can say.
So what drew you to the role? What interested you in it?
RUTH: My friend actually emailed me the breakdown of the character and it had everything I was looking for in a role. It just sounded incredible. Rowena is feisty and she’s definitely nobody’s doormat. She is a woman who knows what she wants. I wish I had some her balls!
For you, what has been so far the most fun working on the show?
RUTH: (Laughs) Honestly, everything about this job has just been a dream — from the casting process to appearing in scenes and that includes the gentleman that picks you up at the airport in Vancouver to the guy in craft services, Mike Campbell who is also of Scottish descent. Everything about the job has just been so wonderful. People talk about the SPN family and it really does feel like I’ve landed in something just wonderful. It’s my first American TV show and I am completely aware of how lucky I am to have landed in the SPN family. It is everything people would think it would be. It’s just wonderful.
SUPERNATURAL is also known to be a boys’ club and they like to have a little fun and they pull pranks on each other. Are they pulling you into the prank world yet?
RUTH: I think they have been quite gentle with me so far. I have seen Jared, Jensen, Mark and Misha on set and they just bring such amazing energy. It is incredible to think they all have been doing
Is SUPERNATURAL the only thing you are working on at the moment or is there something else you’re working on?
RUTH: I just shot a DOGMA-style movie a couple of weeks ago, called “Hara-Kiri” with a friend of mine, Henry Alberto, who was in a play I did last year. That is opposite in the spectrum. No make-up, no lighting. It’s got a serious subject matter. It’s interesting because I discovered a bottle of vodka on set and you can use what the character would use and by the forth take the vodka was influencing my acting. So that was a learning curve. (Laughs) And I did another film at the beginning of the year called “The Cursed Man,” from an occult novel (by Keith Rommel) and that is in post right now. I also do quite a bit of voice-over work as well. I can voice-match and I’m not allowed to say what individual characters I do, but there’s one character that is so full of life and she’s great fun to do. That was my first really cool job in America. It’s fun to be in America and be able to use my own voice, which is an unexpected treat. It is so great that it happening more and more.
Sounds like you’ve had a busy year and hopefully we will see more of you this next year too.
RUTH: Yeah, I’ve been working hard for a long time in the business and I’ve nearly been there to break-out a few times. Like I was cast as a series regular in London before I came here and then the show didn’t go. So I came here and I knew one person in L.A. and I’ve kind of done it from scratch. So it hasn’t been too fast. It’s been a couple years. But I’ve been working hard. I’ve actually been on stage since I was 4 years old. So now everything seems to be rolling out and I’m so ready for it — and so grateful for it and relishing it because I know the other side of it. I know what is is like to be nearly there and it is not quite happening. So to be in a show like SUPERNATURAL, with such an amazing following around the world, it is everything I could have hoped for. I’m also going to my first SUPERNATURAL convention and so I’m going to meet the fans face-to-face next year. I’m excited about that. It will be fun.
To see just who Rowena may be tempting and torturing this week, be sure to tune for an all new episode of SUPERNATURAL on Tuesday, November 25th at 9:00 p.m. on the CW.
The Cursed Man