Ryan Ali

Queen Tut will have its World Premiere at the 2023 Reeling Chicago Festival on September 25th.

The movie was filmed last year before Season 2 of Skymed. What really excites me is that these two characters, Queen Tut and Reese, are so completely different. You have Queen Tut who’s this young newcomer finding his place in a community, and you have Reese who’s this fully realized, confident young man who knows exactly what he wants and gets after it. As an actor who aspires to show versatility and a range of characters, it feels so great to be able to do that at this stage in my career.

ers the drag scene there. And yes, I am Queen Tut in it!

Queen Tut is my first Lead role in a feature film, which feels like such an important milestone in my career. It’s a coming-of-age story about this young Egyptian man who, after the passing of his mother in Cairo, moves to Toronto to live with his father and -discov

What can you tell us about your other project Queen Tut?

I ended up skipping my exam to film on that show and I have never regretted that decision.

That role was also the first time I had to choose between engineering and acting. I was studying civil engineering at the time, and I had a final exam that was scheduled at the same time as this role.

Nothing could’ve prepared me for that and I was so blown-away by the magic of filmmaking, yet again.

That was my first time on a film set of that scale. They had built the actual interior of a massive spaceship inside a studio. MASSIVE.

Your first credited on-screen work came in the form of the 2014 television miniseries Ascension. Any special memories of that freshman production?

Malek who, like me, is of Arab heritage, and yet always surprises us with the range and depth of characters he’s able to portray. I also gravitate towards actors my age with a lot of groundedness and sensibility, so Timothée Chalamet and Paul Mescal definitely come to mind.

I’m very inspired by Ryan Gosling. He always excites me with his choices and his characters and I aspire to show that versatility and unpredictability in my career. I also look up to someone like Rami making sure there was always room to go further, and therefore take smaller steps when acting rather than just giving everything up right away. That way it stays fresh for both me and for the audience.

Who inspires you acting-wise?

This was definitely new and exciting territory for me. With a character like Reese, it felt fun to start at such an early stage in his career, from being a groundcrew member, because it feels like he has so much room to grow! So one thing I really wanted to commit to is and even more thrilled when I was brought back for a second -sea son!

How do you keep it fresh for both yourself and for the audience?

As an actor, what sort of challenges do you face when portraying a recurring character such as Reese in an ongoing series?

So heading into this season, it felt really exciting to dive deeper and really show who Reese is and what he’s all about. Our showrunner and creator Julie Puckrin did such an amazing job writing this character, and I got to lean into that and show different sides of his personality throughout the season. At his core, he is just a -commit ted crew member that wants to be the best pilot he can be. But fear not, spice is definitely still on the menu.

Last season, the audience and the other crew members on the show only got a brief taste of what Reese is all about. And it was quite spicy.

How has your character of Reese changed since the first season of SkyMed? How is he still the same?

Oh boy, where do I even start! I think the really cool thing this -sea son is, after growing to love these characters in Season 1, they are each put in new situations that allow us to see different sides of them that we didn’t know were there before. Beyond that, expect the unexpected.

Can you give fans of SkyMed a hint or three as to what they can look forward to in season 2 of the series?

After it was announced that I would be coming back as a Series Regular for Season 2, they all reached out to me and made it so special. I’m truly grateful to be working alongside such a caring and generous cast and would work with them again any chance I get.

I couldn’t have asked for a more wonderful cast to be surrounded by on my first series. They were all so welcoming to me even back when I thought I was there just for that one episode in Season 1. And on top of that, they are all incredibly talented and show up every day with the utmost professionalism.

What’s it like working alongside the cast for the show?

I was so thrilled when I heard that they wanted me to join the cast,

When I filmed my audition for Reese, what really stood out to me was how emotionally invested I was in this character. It was a quick turnaround as I had less than 24 hours to prepare for my audition, but I immediately felt connected to him. He was also bringing this confidence out of me that I really wanted to lean into.

Did you know as soon as you were approached to be a part of this series that you wanted to be a part of SkyMed?

My character Reese is a young pilot, fresh out of flight school, who was introduced at the end of Season 1. Being new to the team, he starts as a ground-crew member at the airport until a pilot position opens up. But Reese’s goal is definitely to join his fellow Skymed pilots as a flying crew member.

Thank you so much, it’s been such an amazing experience. Skymed is a Paramount+ and CBC television series that follows the lives of nurses and pilots flying air ambulances. So think high-stakes medical drama, but up in the air! What makes it different from other medical shows is we tend to follow the patients’ journeys from the scene of the accident to the hospital as opposed to seeing what happens beyond that point.

Congratulations on your character’s return in the upcoming season 2 of the wildly popular series SkyMed! For anyone late to the party, can you explain what SkyMed is all about and how your character of Reese fits in?

Thank you, I’m happy to be speaking with you! This past year has been one of the most enriching years of my life. With two of my -big gest projects to date and a fresh move to Los Angeles, California, I’d say it’s been a good year!

We’re very happy to be speaking today with actor Ryan Ali. Before we dive in, how has your 2023 been?

I hope listeners walk away feeling like our music keeps getting better and better! At the core of all of our songs is a strong message, and I want listeners to feel like they have something to take away from each one.

Raena, what do you hope listeners walk away with after checking out Triple Charms newest music?

Something that is consistent through all our music is that it’s pop and upbeat. With each of our songs, we like to explore different sub genres. We have done this with each of our songs so far, and we’re going to keep writing new music to see what our audience gravitates towards and what we enjoy most. For example, “Don’t need a reason” has a Latin twist while “Thrive” has more of doo-wop sound.

Gabriella, how is the new music from Triple Charm similar to some of the group’s past efforts such as Don’t Need a Reason? How is it different?

Grammy winning producer Andrø Pop. Collaborating with him has been such an amazing process, and he has really been instrumental in helping us develop as writers. Because we are based out of different states, we do virtual sessions. Over Zoom, we will write a whole song from start to finish. The songwriting process is really different than it would be in person. We all create a document of any lyrics we come up with and Andrø will share his screen with the production project opened up.

For our current and past three singles, we’ve been working with Latin fans reading this about all of the exciting new music Triple Charms has coming up?

Amalia, who are you and the other members of Triple Charm working with in the studio producing-wise, and what does that collaboration between producer and artists look like in the studio?

We also love creating sounds that are unique and don’t sound like every other song on the charts. We aren’t boxed into anything. We enjoy blending genres and keeping our music fresh.

Our music in 2023 is going to be very upbeat and danceable, as always.

Raena, how is all of this new music coming out from Triple Charms in 2023 different from any other musical offerings from other artists on the music landscape?

We have a lot of exciting new music coming out this year that we can’t wait to share with the world! Without giving away too much, you can expect to see more stripped down, acoustic versions of songs that we put out. We are also excited to release music where you get a chance to hear us sing like we haven’t shown our audience before. And of course, our music will definitely make you want to get up and dance!

Congratulations on all of the amazing new music – 2023 seems like the year Triple Charm will “Thrive”, so to speak! Gabriella, what can you tell dive down the proverbial Q&A rabbit hole, could each of you say ‘hi’ and introduce yourselves to our reading audience?

I started doing competitive dance at age four. In 2018, after years of watching Amalia go to singing competitions and do vocal warm ups in the car, me and Gabriella decided to join in on the fun. Hi everyone, I’m Gabriella. I am the youngest sister and member of Triple Charm. We performed for the first time as a trio when I was only two years old. In 2019, we officially formed Triple Charm and have been writing music and creating content ever since!

Hi everyone we’re Triple Charm! We are three sisters who sing, dance, write music, and create content together on social media. I’m Amalia. I am the oldest sister and member of Triple Charm! I’ve been performing since before I could walk. I started dancing at two and singing at six years old! Hi I’m Raena, the middle sister and member of Triple Charm!

We’re excited to be speaking today with multi-hyphenate singing/ dancing trio Triple Charm; greetings and salutations, gang! Before we