Jesse Moss isn’t the first actor to say that horror movies are fun to make, but he might be among the first to describe them as training grounds for parenthood.
“With horror movies, you’re shooting all night and your sleep patterns become irregular,” said Moss, a father to a three-month-old boy. “Being up all night with my son isn’t that much of a change.”
The Vancouver-based Moss, 30, stars as obnoxious hipster Seth in Extraterrestrial, a new horror flick from local writer/director duo the Vicious Brothers that will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18.
“[Seth]’s the most obnoxious character I’ve ever played,” said Moss. “He goes a bit psycho, which is a lot of fun to play.”
In Extraterrestrial, a group of kids head into the woods to search for the wreckage from a fireball they saw fall from the sky. No spoilers, but given that this is a sci-fi horror flick, it’s safe to say that terror of an alien variety ensues.
It’s a busy time for Moss, who in 2007 won a Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series Leo Award for his work on Whistler. This summer, he’ll be seen on the big screen in the comedy/horror flick Wolfcop, as well as on CTV’s Motive and Hallmark’s Cedar Cove.
