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Excerpts from Visimag's Cult Times 2/02: Victor Webster, on Pink Hearts: V.W.M.X. *Property of the former Pink Heart website
I'm X-Static!
Superhero star Victor Webster takes time out to discuss the many ways of discharging with your hand as the electrically empowered Brennan Mulwray in the hit show Mutant X!
by Steven Eramo
Most children fantasize about what they want to be when they grow up. Victor Webster's dream was to become a superhero. "That's what more or less fuelled my desire to study martial arts," he says. "I wanted to have the ability to save someone's life."
The actor had no idea that his wish would one day come true, at least on the small screen. He is currently playing the super charged Brennan Mulwray on the hit syndicated action/adventure TV series Mutant X. His character is, in fact, a new mutant whose body can generate enough electricity to light up a small city.
Brennan is recruited to join Mutant X, an elite team of crime-fighters, all of whom possess unique abilities. Their mission includes, among other things, stopping fellow new mutants from being caught and neutralized by Mason Eckhart, security chief at the biotech firm Genomex. Brennan may never have been on the FBI's most wanted list, but his shady past makes him reluctant to accept an offer by Mutant X's leader Adam to become part of the team.
"In his younger days, Brennan was a loner and a man of criminal intent," explains Webster, relaxing in his trailer after an early morning shoot on the Mutant X set in Toronto. "He secretly used his powers to commit crimes in order to get whatever he wanted. However, he eventually became tired of being a rogue and an outcast. He's now reformed and is paying his dues by doing things for the benefit of humanity. Brennan is really a good-natured person but he can also be a little sarcastic at times. He loves to fight too. He doesn't always depend on his powers because he doesn't have to. My character would rather beat the hell out of a guy than shoot him across the floor with a bolt of electricity.
"Although he's now part of a team, Brennan feels that he can get up and leave any time he wants. If he needs time to think, he'll go off by himself like the Lone Ranger. He's used to and is very comfortable with being on his own. At the same time, Brennan has found a home and a family, so to speak, and he doesn't want to do anything that might jeopardize his place on the team.
"This is the first time I've played kind of a bad boy, and I've got to tell you, I'm having fun," smiles the actor. "The challenge for me so far has been trying to find the balance between being cheeky and hostile, you know? There are times when he can act like a smart ass and it can be annoying. Other times you can throw out these little one liners and they're funny. It's learning where to draw the line. Up to now I really haven't had to rein Brennan in so I guess I must be doing okay."
Born on 7th February 1973 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Webster has only been acting for a little over four years. "Before that I did just about anything you can possibly imagine," he says. "I owned my own import/export company, was a stockbroker, a bodyguard, a delivery guy, a construction worker, I sold ladies' shoes and even taught martial arts for a while. One day I said to myself, 'What am I doing? This isn't what I want for my life. What I want is to be able to pretend to be all these things and more.' So I moved to Los Angeles, started taking acting classes and gave it everything I had. Four years later, here I am. It all happened very quickly for me and I'm still working hard at getting better at [acting]. I mean, Mutant X is certainly the best job I've ever had, but it won't be my last."
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