Angel, Leverage, Close to Home: Christian Kane, TV Series Finale Podcast #45

Christian Kane is best known for playing slimy lawyer Lindsey McDonald on Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off, Angel. He and David Boreanaz are the only two to appear in both the pilot and the series finale. Other series performers included Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards, Charisma Carpenter, Andy Hallett, Amy Acker, Stephanie Romanov, Vincent Kartheiser, James Marsters, Julie Benz, Mercedes McNab, Elisabeth Rohm, Daniel Dae Kim, and Glenn Quinn. His next show was Close to Home, a CBS legal drama that ran for two seasons, working with Jennifer Finnigan, Kimberly Elise, David James Elliott, John Carroll Lynch, Jon Liggett, Cress Williams, Jon Seda, Bruce Davison, and Conor Dubin. He left after one season. These days, Kane is playing Eliot Spencer, the enforcer of a group of con artists on Leverage. The show stars Kane, Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Beth Riesgraf, and Aldis Hodge. The TNT series has already been renewed for year two. In this audio interview, Kane discusses some past, present, and future projects. Tune in to find out which classic TV character inspired his Leverage persona and why he almost didn't play the role. Get his take on how he would he like to see Leverage end. The actor also recalls the fateful day, five years ago, when he learned that Angel was cancelled and Joss Whedon's reaction to the studio's desire to keep it going. Kane also shares his passionate feelings about his character's ignoble death and what it was like to work alongside one of his best friends.