It’s not straightforward being God. Actor Alexander Calvert started his time on The CW’s Supernatural as nephilim Jack Kline, first launched within the Season 12 finale, however by the tip of the sequence in November 2022, the son of Lucifer had ascended — and reworked into the Huge Man Upstairs.
Now, Calvert, who not too long ago appeared in Prime Video’s Gen V — The Boys‘ college-set spinoff from Supernatural‘s unique creator Eric Kripke — makes common appearances at Supernatural‘s many conventions throughout the nation. We met with Calvert at one such Creation Leisure conference in Could for TV Information Journal’s Supernatural Afterlife: twentieth Anniversary Particular celebrating the long-lasting present, the place he shared his ideas about each his love of SPN conventions around the globe and his function on the long-lasting present because the Winchesters’ ally.
Do you keep in mind your first SPN con?
Alexander Calvert: It was San Francisco, and also you at all times keep in mind your first one as a result of they simply throw you onstage with a microcellphone. [Laughs]
I keep in mind there was one woman who had been in a extremely unhealthy automobile accident and he or she instructed us, “My purpose was to stroll up and meet you guys at this time.” She labored for over a 12 months to be taught to stroll once more. It was very humbling. To be a small a part of somebody’s story like that, it actually doesn’t get outdated and it actually renews your religion in humanity and other people. How may you not be thankful for one thing like that in your life?
What’s one thing that lots of followers do once they meet you? Is there a line they quote or one thing like that?
Most individuals don’t name me by my identify. They name me Jack.
Not less than it’s not God?
Not God, although typically in the event that they need to slight Rob Benedict [who played God for the majority of the series], they do.
Do you recall your response while you came upon that that was the place Jack was headed within the script?
I form of guessed what was going to occur with the God factor. Some individuals acquired cellphone calls about if their character was dying. I actually learn it within the script. So I used to be identical to, “Oh, unbelievable. I’m turning into God. That’s nice information.” It was a shock, however on the identical time, it made probably the most sense to sum up the sequence and have some good closure for everybody to finish the 15 years on it.
Was that intimidating for you, turning into God?
It’s lots of stress in actual life. There’s lots of issues I want I may do now that I simply can’t. That’s the onerous half about these conventions, is individuals will probably be like, “Effectively, you’re God, so you’ll be able to simply change issues.” However sadly, I can do little or no, as one particular person. [Laughs]
Do you may have a favourite on-set reminiscence while you look again in your seasons of SPN?
After we have been working in pouring rain in winter in Vancouver. It was me, Samantha Smith, Jim Beaver, and we’re all within the alternate world and getting beat up. Sam’s getting thrown to the bottom, tossed in mud, and the crew was simply so resilient. Nobody complained all day. That’s what I consider once I consider engaged on the present.
What’s your favourite episode, and why?
Everybody’s somewhat egocentric once they choose these, proper? However I actually really feel just like the Season 13 finale was very robust story-wise. It was a really full episode — numerous motion, nice character improvement, and an actual high-point for the tip of the season. So I consider episodes like that, however I additionally consider episodes the place, you understand, I acquired to drive the Impala. In that very same episode [Season 14, Episode 7], Jack and Dean go on this final highway journey earlier than Jack’s going to “die.” So we acquired to go fishing, we went to a bar collectively, we simply had this sort of mini-episode that was actually touching.
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Did you steal something from set after you wrapped?
No, I didn’t know we have been allowed to steal. [Laughs] I used to be such a great child. Seems Misha [Collins] had been taking issues for years.
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