Perhaps the coolest element of TNT's Leverage — which airs Tuesdays at 10 pm/ET, and has just been picked up for a second season — is its colorful cast of characters, each of whom is more assured of their snatching skills than the next. That quality is no better personified than by Beth Riesgraf's Parker, an upper-echelon cat burglar who loves climbing walls and sticking her claws into other people's things. Riesgraf gave TVGuide.com a look at what's ahead for her sexy and sassy sneak.
TVGuide.com: Other caper series, like Heist, Thief and Smith, were short-lived. Why do you think Leverage has shown legs?
Beth Riesgraf: I think it's because it's a fun show that really anybody can watch; it makes people think about [the corporate malfeasance] happening in the world today, and there's something satisfying about seeing the bad guys get messed with while the good guys are helped for once.
TVGuide.com: I've got to think this is the most fun you've ever had in a role.
Riesgraf: Absolutely. I mean, I've had a lot of fun working before ...read more
LEVERAGE star Beth Riesgraf stops by the studio to talk about the new TNT show starring Timothy Hutton. Beth, playing a criminal working for the other side, talks about playing a bad girl gone good and the show's unintended topicality. watch
LEVERAGE star Beth Riesgraf stops by the studio to talk about the new TNT show starring Timothy Hutton. Beth, playing a criminal working for the other side, talks about playing a bad girl gone good and the show's unintended topicality. watch
