INTERVIEW: Gregg Sulkin

Gregg Sulkin

Cool British accent, soulful brown eyes and amazing acting talent, what's not to love?! Get to know Gregg Sulkin, the native Londoner making his mark stateside in Disney's 'Wizards of Waverly Place' and original movie 'Avalon High'!

Full Name: Gregg Sulkin
Birthday: May 29th, 1992
Hometown: London, England
Favorite Sport: Soccer
Favorite Movie: 'The Hurt Locker'
Favorite Dessert: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Celeb Crush: Mila Kunis

What was it like working with Selena Gomez and the cast of 'Wizards of Waverly Place'?
Gregg: Amazing! They're so professional, laid back at the same time. They're just true professionals and great people, down to earth people. I'm very fortunate to work with such an amazing group of people every day. Selena is a great girl. She is so talented at what she does. She sings; she dances; she acts… Selena's a really nice girl. She's very down to earth and she knows exactly what she wants, so she's a great friend.

How are you transformed into a werewolf on 'Wizards of Waverly Place'?
Gregg: Its three hours getting the makeup on and an hour getting it off. They put a forehead piece on and around the nose and they match it up to the color of my face. They stick hair, which is actually real hair, all around my neck and my face and they glue the prosthetics on.

What is the schedule for filming an episode of 'Wizards'?
Gregg: We shoot an episode a week. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday we rehearse. We have to read through Monday and then rehearse Tuesday and Wednesday and then there are rewrites off each day rehearsals and then at nighttime we would get new scripts. Thursday and Friday we shoot the episode. So from Monday through Friday we shoot the whole episode.

What is your movie 'Avalon High' about?
Gregg: There's a girl called Allie Pennington and she goes to a new school basically on her own. When she gets to this new school she realizes that her classmates are incarnations of the King Arthur story. She meets my character, Will Wagner, who's the quarterback of the school. He's the kind of guy that everyone looks to for inspiration, the kind of guy who leads by example.

What did you learn while filming 'Avalon High'?
Gregg: I learned a lot about the history of (the King Arthur legends). I learned how to play American football, I learned how to do an American accent, I learned how to swordfight, I learned how to ride horses. It's basically a dream role.

What was it like filming 'Avalon High' in New Zealand?
Gregg: I'm from London, coming to LA I'm very used to big city. In New Zealand, we were in Auckland and we went on day trips to Waiheke Island, which was so beautiful. Then in the city it was a different feeling. Small town. I loved the scenery of it, it was really nice.

How did you get started with acting?
Gregg: I was 13. I was always playing soccer my whole life and then I got a bad knee injury and my mom told me to go to this audition. I had no intentions of going. My mom forced me and my first ever role was the movie “Sixty Six,” where I was the lead role and like I said I was very fortunate because not many people got the lead role in their first feature film.

You live in LA now, but grew up in England. What do you miss most about London?
Gregg: I miss all my friends, the areas I used to hang out, just everything about it, the culture and history of the city. The food, the people. In a way I miss the weather. It's gray and miserable, but it feels like I'm back.

How supportive is your family of your acting career?
Gregg: My family have been so supportive. They have been incredible parents. They've gone everywhere with me, and I never want them to not go with me. Even when I turn forty, everyone's gonna look at me like “Why is your mom on the set?”

What's your most memorable fan experience?
Gregg: There was one girl who came out to me the other day. She goes, “I hate you!” I said “What?” She goes, “You broke Selena Gomez's heart.” I was like “No, no, no! That's not me; that's my character.”

What is the way to your heart?
Gregg: I think if a girl gets along with my family that's really important. If she can hang out with my guy friends and hang out with my family. Cooking helps!

What's your advice for making it big in show business?
Gregg: Success-I think it's a combination of hard work, God given talent and luck. Luck is part of an actor's life… There are so many talented actors. You need a bit of luck in everything you do. It's gonna help you progress in anything you do. I'm a big believer in luck, and I'm a big believer in fate. I'm also a big believer in hard work.