The Walking Dead Wiki Interviews/Brent Bernhard

: TheLethalWeapon is responsible for this interview, conducted on February 4, 2013.

'''TWD Wikia: How did you come to work on The Walking Dead? '''



   I heard about the show while it was still in development and sent my information to the Casting department and Stunt Coordinator. After a week or so I was contacted by production and told I had a stunt actor roll playing a bad guy in the pilot episode. 

'''TWD Wikia: How would you describe the work environment and set on The Walking Dead? ''' 



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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">My appearance on the show has made no difference in my opportunities. I don't think too many people really care who the guy was that shot Rick. At least as far as I can tell. <span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">

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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I still watch the show and am a big fan. Season three has been very interesting and exciting. It has been a honor to be a part of The Walking Dead family.

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<p style="line-height: 15.75pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Thanks for the support!!