David Weatherley on "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1996)

David Weatherley (Spencer, Overdrive) joins a host of other PR actors who have appeared on the blog from "Xena: Warrior Princess." During the show's first season, Weatherley guest starred as Gastacious in the episode "Athens City Academy for the Performing Bards." Xena's sidekick Gabrielle auditions for a spot at the illustrious academy that trains young storytellers in refining their abilities. When she is left out of the competition, Gastacious, one of the revered judges, demands that she be allowed to compete.














Season 1 of "Xena: Warrior Princess" is available on DVD


Previous Operation Overdrive posts

• David Weatherley in "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
• Samuell Benta on "Hotel Babylon"
• Rod Lousich in "Luella Miller"
• Kelson Henderson in "Kidnapped"
• Rhoda Montemayor in "Finding Neverland"

Karim Prince on "CSI: Miami" (2004)

After he was Aquitar's Blue Ranger, Karim Prince (Cestro, MMPR-Zeo) guest-starred on the hit primetime series "CSI: Miami" during its second season. Prince portrayed Roy 'Thug G' Moran in the episode "Rap Sheet," where the CSI officers try to crack a case surrounding a shooting at a rap concert. Prince appeared in two scenes of the episode. He is the third PR actor to appear on the blog from "CSI: Miami" after the previously-posted Melody Perkins and Ricardo Medina Jr.













Season 2 of "CSI: Miami" is available on DVD


Previous Power Rangers Zeo posts

• Karim Prince on "Crossing Jordan"
• Nakia Burrise in "Under Wraps"
• Catherine Sutherland in "The Cell"
• Jason David Frank on "Undressed"
• Johnny Yong Bosch in "Devon's Ghost"

Firass Dirani on "Kick" - 2 (2007)

Firass Dirani (Nick/Bowen, Mystic Force) continued his recurring role on the Aussie series "Kick" in its third episode, "I Feel a Tingle." Dirani portrays Amen Salim, the nosy brother of Layla, who is engaged to be married, but secretly interested in another woman. Dirani appears in only one scene of the episode, where Amen intercepts Layla's cellphone and learns the name of her secret crush. He teases her about seeing a man behind her fiancé's back, unaware that it's actually a woman.

Previous Firass Dirani posts

• Firass Dirani on "Kick"
• Firass Dirani in "Pitch Black"
• Firass Dirani in "The Marine"

Amy Jo Johnson in "Killing Mr. Griffin" (1997)

In 1997, Amy Jo Johnson (Kimberly, MMPR) starred in the television movie "Killing Mr. Griffin." In the film based on the Lois Duncan novel, Johnson plays Susan McConnell, a girl who just wants to be popular. When her school's most popular group decides to play a prank on their overbearing teacher, Mr. Griffin, they recruit Susan to set their plan in motion. Of course the prank goes wrong and Susan gets caught in the middle of the fatal fallout. Johnson appears alongside several famous teen actors of the time including Mario Lopez (Saved by the Bell), Michelle Williams (Dawson's Creek) and Scott Bairstow (Party of Five). Since she appeared in almost every scene of the film, a full zip is available below.


















"Killing Mr. Griffin" is available on DVD


Previous Amy Jo Johnson posts

• Amy Jo Johnson in "Magma: Volcanic Disaster"
• Amy Jo Johnson in "Infested"
• Amy Jo Johnson on "Wildfire"
• Amy Jo Johnson on "What About Brian"
• Amy Jo Johnson on "What About Brian" - 2

Vernon Wells in Blood Ranch (2006)

Vernon Wells (Ransik, Time Force) plays another villainous role in the 2006 direct-to-video horror film "Blood Ranch." Similar to "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," a group of college-aged people pick up a battered woman being chased by a mysterious black van. They stumble onto a ranch, where more horrors are brought upon them. Wells portrays "Shotgun," the disfigured driver of the van, who carries...a shotgun. Wells appears in only one lengthy scene. In the end, it's Shotgun who gets shot.
















"Blood Ranch" is available on DVD


Previous Time Force posts

• Vernon Wells in "Commando"
• Daniel Southworth in "Ghost Rock"
• Jason Faunt in "Totem"
• Michael Copon in "Dishdogz"
• Kevin Kleinberg in "Ethan Mao"