Greg talks about The Night Shift... Brendan Fehr

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Having to kiss Luke Macfarlane on “The Night Shift” seems to have been uncomfortable for Brendan Fehr

By Greg Hernandez on Jun 25, 2014 9:10 pm

I posted a story earlier today over at Gay Star News and it has ticked a lot of people off.

Actor Brendan Fehr, one of the stars of the NBC drama The Night Shift, talked about how uncomfortable it was for him to kiss the guy who plays his boyfriend on the show.

‘It was uncomfortable for me,’ he tells TooFab. ‘In Episode 106, my boyfriend (played by openly gay actor Luke Macfarlane) comes and I don’t like kissing guys, it doesn’t do anything for me.’

Of kissing another man the 36-year-old actor says: ‘It’s really uncomfortable, but you gotta get past that, his story is bigger than that. The emotion behind that is so much bigger that that. I was scared, petrified in a lot of ways, but I wanted to push myself and see if I could do it.’

How could anyone have trouble kissing Luke Macfarlane?

Matthew Rhys, who is also straight, did it plenty of times on Brothers & Sisters (pictured left).

I know Fehr’s comments will lead to a lot of “cast gay actors in gay roles” sentiment. But I still think you have to go with the best person -straight or gay – for a gay or straight role. Think of how terrific Mark Ruffalo was in The Normal Heart, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain and Colin Firth in A Single Man.

That said, I don’t think any of them had any issues with kissing another man – at least any issues they felt the need to share publicly.

Partial article from The Backlot

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“The Night Shift” 1.02 A Luke Macfarlane Sighting! Sort Of!

by snicks | June 4, 2014

Previously, on The Night Shift …

We met the doctors handling the weird and dramatic cases of the late night ER at San Antonio Medical Center. Forced wackiness ensued, but a couple of things had us intrigued enough to come back for another look.

First there was Brendan Fehr as Dr. Drew … wait … no, we’re not going to call him that, he’s just “Drew.” He’s an Army medic who’s studying to become a surgeon, and he’s also snugly in the closet, not wanting to become “The Gay Guy” at the hospital or his Army unit. But we’ve been promised that we’ll see the exquisite Luke Macfarlane as his boyfriend, so that’s one incentive to keep coming back.

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But in the most crucial scene of the episode, Drew takes a breather to take a look at his e-mails …

Hey wait … could that be?

IT IS!

We know how you feel.

So … that’s it. It was short, but sweet.

Okay, show, you’ve got us for another episode, but we’re going to need the actual Luke soon. And pantsless T.C.

Happy Birthday Luke!

The Backlot - Birthday Gallery: Luke Macfarlane Turns 34

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Birthday Gallery: Luke Macfarlane Turns 34

by snicks | January 17, 2014


How much do we miss Kevin & Scotty?

They had their ups and downs, and had to endure a lot of Walker drama/silliness, but the Brothers & Sisters pair was one of the greatest gay couples in TV history, and are sorely missed.

Of course, the reason for that success was the chemistry between Matthew Rhys and Luke Macfarlane. The out Canadian actor imbued Scotty with a sweetness and vulnerability that was touching and … fetching.

Since the end of Brothers & Sisters, Luke has kept busy, starring in the short film Erection, a couple of episodes of Smash, the lead role in the Canadian sitcom Satisfaction, and this year he’ll appear in the new series The Night Shift.

This weekend is his 34th birthday, so let’s take a look back at some highlights from one of our favorite out actors.