A.J. Buckley : (asked on which is his favourite TV or movie role) I like to disappear into characters, and in film you can disappear into a roll much more than television. I really enjoyed The Box. In The Last Sin Eater, I played a father for the first time, which was cool. I had so much fun playing the bad guy in Walking Tall 2. My favorite roles are anything that's going to push me to go deep inside myself to delve into a character. I get so excited when I find out who a character is. Even with Adam, I change my voice a little, [make it higher], I'm always tense with sweaty palms around people, but when I'm in the lab I'm in my element.
A.J. Buckley: (on life on the set) In the episode where I was wearing the vest, Carmine stuck a note to my chest that said "tighter" in big black letters so when the camera pulled out you could see it. Then Carmine stuck another thing behind the skeleton [in the lab] that said something about me. We're always joking around!
A.J. Buckley: (on his inspiration for Adam) I remember getting the script and thinking about what I could do that would be interesting. The comedy came out of him being socially awkward and the only way I could get through the science jargon was for him to be really enthusiastic about everything he finds and for him to want to be part of the team and to bring the CSIs the clues to help them solve the murders.
A.J. Buckley: Last year I did a movie called The Last Sin Eater where I played a Scottish mountain man in the 17th century. I showed up to [the CSI: NY] set while I was still filming it, and I had a huge beard and really long hair. I couldn't cut my hair so everybody freaked out. I still had one more day on the film, but luckily everything worked out.
A.J.Buckley: (on support from his family) When I first got the part in CSI, I was playing the killer [in "Crow's Feet"]. I had actually just gone home to Vancouver to visit my family and when I got off the plane, I got the call that I had gotten the role on CSI, so I had to go back [to L.A.]. I was thankful that I got that role because my parents are such huge fans [of CSI]. I've got a great family -- I'm really lucky because they're so supportive and really helped me out.
A.J. Buckley (on landing his recurring role on CSI:NY): It was a random thing. I worked with Pam Veasey on The District, years ago. I didn't know they had me in mind over on CSI: NY for the role of the tech guy. I had auditioned for CSI: Miami and booked it but before I actually did it, CSI: NY called and said they wanted me for a possible recurring role on CSI: NY. So I had to tell Miami no, and then I did NY and didn't hear anything, and then I booked another episode and it grew from there.
He is a partner in the company FourFront
A.J. attended St. Thomas Moore private school.
AJ first gained attention starring as the bully in Disturbing Behaviour with Katie Holmes and James Marsden.
A.J. and CSI NY co-star Carmine Giovinazzo did a movie together in 2004 called In Enemy Hands.
A.J. is a partner in a television production company called Fourfront Productions which is producing several projects right now (Feb.2007), including a drama that he co-wrote with TV director David Nutter.
He plays the drums and is in a band with Ryan Gosling, who co-starred with him in the movie Extreme Days.
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