Interview with Enrico Colatoni

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Enrico Colatoni guest-stars on "Suits LA" Episode 104, Sunday, 3/16/25 on NBC (Photo Credit: Michael Desmond; from NBC)

Interview with Enrico Colatoni of “Suits LA” on NBC by Suzanne 3/13/25

It was quite an honor to interview Enrico because I’ve long admired him as an actor. He seemed surprised but pleased when I told him that I’d first seen him 30 years ago in the show “Hope & Gloria,” which was also his first regular TV role. The show didn’t last long, but he went on to do many good roles, such as playing the alien Mathesar in the now-classic scifi comedy movie “Galaxy Quest,” and then in the long-running sitcom “Just Shoot Me”.  He’s done so many wonderful roles since. I particularly loved his role in “Veronica Mars,” where he played Keith, Veronica’s father.

This Sunday, March 16th, he’s guest-starring on an episode of “Suits LA” on NBC. He’s playing himself…or rather, a more quirky and irascible version of himself. I hope you can tune in just for his role on the episode, but that’s not the only thing in store for viewers because there is another famous guest-star that will be seen (I won’t spoil it for you, but if you scroll down to the bottom of this page, you’ll see who it is).  It’s not exactly a spoiler because the photo was all over social media already.  It’s a very good episode and very fun. I wasn’t sure, at first, if I would like this version of “Suits” as much as the original, and the jury is still out (pardon the pun). However, I am definitely enjoying the intrigue, the office politics and the quirky humor.   Don’t miss this one! “Suits LA” airs Sundays, 9/8c on NBC and then streaming on Peacock.

I completely forgot that I had interviewed Enrico back in 2013 for “Warehouse 13!” Wow! That’s what happens when you’ve been doing this for 18 years, I guess!  The interview here is short, but it was fun. He was in a bit of a playful mood.  Please watch and enjoy…

 

SUITS LA -- Pictured: "Suits LA" Key Art -- (Photo by: NBCUniversal)MORE INFO: Official Site  Trailer

Suits LA

Series Premiere Feb 23 on NBC (9 pm ET/PT)

Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive, he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while we slowly unravel the events that years ago led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.

The series stars Stephen Amell, Lex Scott Davis, Josh McDermitt and Bryan Greenberg.

Aaron Korsh is creator and executive producer. David Bartis, Doug Liman, Gene Klein, Anton Cropper, Genevieve Sparling, Rick Muirragui and Jon Cowan also executive produce.

“Suits LA” is produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.

104, “BATMAN RETURNS” (Sunday, March 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT)

Ted and Erica take on Samantha to save Lester’s movie, but the battle may hurt his murder trial. Rick enlists Stuart’s help when a difficult actor is arrested. In the past, the danger of going against a SUITS LA -- "Batman Returns" Episode 104 -- Pictured: Enrico Colatoni as Himself -- (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC)mob boss sends Ted to an old friend. 

About Enrico Colantoni:

Enrico Colantoni most recently co-starred on the FX comedy series “English Teacher,” opposite Brian Jordan Alvarez. He’ll also recur opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the upcoming season 2 of Netflix’s action comedy “FUBAR.”

Colantoni is currently in the CBC police drama “Allegiance” and the Crave comedy series “The Trades,” both shooting their second seasons.

TV credits include “The Hot Zone: Anthrax,” “Station Eleven,” “Ghosts,” the revival of “Veronica Mars,” “Just Shoot Me,” The Good Fight,” “Westworld,” “Madam Secretary,” “iZombie,” “Hot in Cleveland,” “Warehouse 13” and “American Gothic.”

SUITS LA -- "Batman Returns" Episode 104 -- Pictured: Enrico Colatoni as Himself -- (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC)Film credits include “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” “Galaxy Quest,” “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” and “Contagion.” He has also enjoyed success as a writer/director with two short films – “The Bike” and “Issues” – the latter of which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.

Colantoni’s theatre credits include Neil LaBute’s “The Distance from Here” at the Almeida in London, “The Merry Wives of Windsor” at the New York Shakespeare Festival’s Delacorte Theater in Central Park, “Arabian Nights” at the Manhattan Theatre Club, “The Triumph of Love” at the Guthrie Theatre and “Dracula” at San Diego’s famed Old Globe Theatre. He also played the title role in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” at the Matrix Theater and “Uncle Vanya” at the Lillian Theatre in Los Angeles.

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William Shatner (Kirk, TOS) has three new movies coming out this year.  See where he’s appearing on TV this month He hosts “The UnXplained” on The History Channel Fridays. He has a new book out, “Boldly Go.” He hosts a new unscripted show “Stars on Mars” for FOX, which debuts June 5. More

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Chris Pine (Kirk, the reboot movies) has many new movies coming out.

Zachary Quinto (Spock, the reboot movies) has 3 or 4 other movies coming out in the next few years.

Karl Urban (McCoy, the reboot movies) stars in “The Boys” on Amazon Prime. Simon Pegg also appears.  He has a few other movies coming out, too.

John Cho (Sulu, the reboot movies)has a few movies coming out and stars in “The Afterparty” on Apple TV+ – season 2 premieres July 12,

Zoe Saldana (Uhura, the reboot movies) has a lot of movies coming out in the next few years. She currently stars in “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3,” out in theaters now.

Simon Pegg (Scotty) appears in season 4 of “The Boys” on Prime, probably out later this year. He has a lot of other movies coming out, including two “Mission: Impossible” sequels.

Aisha Hinds (Officer Darwin, Star Trek Into Darkness) stars in “9-1-1” Wednesdays on FOX.

Benedict Cumberbatch (Khan, “Star Trek: Into Darkness”) has quite a few movies coming out in the next few years, including “Avengers: Secret Wars”. He also stars in “Sherlock” on PBS if it ever returns.

Shohreh Aghdashloo (Commander Paris, Star Trek Beyond) has 2 movies coming out and does a voice in a video game.

Bruce Greenwood (Captain Pike) has a few movies coming out and stars in the Netflix miniseries “Fall of the House of Usher,” due out in Fall.

Alfre Woodard (Lily, ST: First Contact) has many movies coming out and can currently be heard in the animated series “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” on Disney and Disney+. It’s been renewed for a second season.

TNG/Picard

Patrick Stewart (Picard, TNG) has a recurring voice role on “American Dad” on TBS.

Jonathan Frakes (Riker, TNG) directs a lot of TV shows and does a voice in the new video game “Star Trek: Resurgence.”

LeVar Burton (Geordi, TNG)) has a recurring role on “Blindspotting” on Starz.  You can also join his online book club!

Marina Sirtis (Deanna, TNG) appears in this Hallmark movie, “Love’s Greek to Me” June 10.  She’s working on another film as well.

Colm Meaney (Miles, TNG and DS9) has many movies coming out!

Rosalind Chao (Keiko, TNG and DS9) appears in “The Three-Body Problem” film on Netflix later this year, based on Chinese novels.

Wil Wheaton (Wesley, TNG) hosts “The Ready Room” on Paramount+ and will do a voice in the new TV series “Grubbs.”

Whoopi Goldberg (Guinan, TNG) appears on “The View” reguarly on weekdays. She has a bunch of movies coming out, including “Sister Act 3” next year. She narrates the ABC series, “The Con,” which may return this summer.

Denise Crosby (Tasha, TNG) stars in the new horror movie “Campire” and occasionally appears on “General Hospital” on ABC daytime.

Alan Ruck (Captain Harriman, ST: Generations) just finished “Succession” on HBO and has 3 movies coming out.

DS9

Penny Johnson Jerald (Kasidy, DS9) appears in “The Orville” on HULU.

Alexander Siddig (Julian) has 2 movies coming out.

Tony Todd (Kurn, TNG and other roles) has a lot of movies coming out as well as some video games.

Voyager

Kate Mulgrew (Janeway, Voyager) appears in the animated series “Star Trek: Prodigy” on Paramount+ and Nickelodeon, and in the upcoming Apple TV+ series “Sinking Spring.” She’s also slated to appear in the animated series “Botcop.”

Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine) appears in “Dark Winds” on AMC+, returning for season 2; and does a voice in the animated movie “Unplugged.”

Raphael Sbarge (Michael Jonas, Voyager) appears in the upcoming remake, “The Exorcist,” which premieres 10/13/23.

Daniel Dae Kim (Cpl. Chang, Entperprise; and Gotana-Retz in Voyager) stars in the new “Avatar: The Last Airbender” TV series, out in 2025 and appears in the new Netflix animated series “Mech Cadets.”

Enterprise

John Billingsley (Dr. Phlox) is a busy character actor and works frequently as a guest-star on TV.

Linda Park (Hoshi) stars in “Black Girl Missing” Saturday 3/4 on Lifetime. She also appears in a new NBC series, “Dangerous Moms.”

Discovery

Tig Notaro (Jett) appears Wednesday, 11/16 on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on CBS. She appears in the sports comedy special “Pickled” Thursday, 11/17, 9:00pm on CBS.

Jason Isaacs (ex-Lorca, Discovery) has many movies and miniseries coming out.

Michelle Yeoh (Philippa, Discovery) has many new movies coming out, including the two “Avatar” sequels, and she stars in the new spinoff “Star Trek: Section 31.”

Rainn Wilson (Harry Mudd, Discovery) has many new movies coming out and appears in “Dark Winds” season 2 on AMC+.

Rekha Sharma (Commander Landry, Discovery) has joined the cast of the Canadian show “Transplant.” Season 3 airs in 2024.

Lower Decks

Jerry O’Connell (Jack, Lower Decks) has a few movies coming out this year.  He’s one of the hosts of “The Talk” on CBS.

Jack Quaid (Boimler) and Tawny Newsome (Beckett) reprise their roles as live-action people (instead of animated) this year on “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” SNW returns June 15. Quaid also stars in “The Boys” on Prime Video and has many other projects in the works.

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