http://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/04/katehewlettcastasmckayssis.shtmlActress Kate Hewlett has been cast in the role of Jeannie, Rodney McKay's sister, in an upcoming episode of Stargate Atlantis, writer-producer Martin Gero confirmed to GateWorld today.
Hewlett is the real-life sister of "McKay" actor David Hewlett.
Kate Hewlett will guest star in "McKay and Mrs. Miller," in which Rodney is reunited with his estranged sister on Earth. Beware of spoilers for the upcoming episode below.
"It's an episode that I've been wanting to do for about a year now and just haven't found the right door," Gero told GateWorld. "It kind of came out of the fact that I was back in Toronto last summer. ... And I saw a play starring David Hewlett's sister, Kate Hewlett, and she was spectacular. She's a phenomenal actress, and had a lot of -- dare I say -- 'Hewlettisms' about her. And they have a great chemistry in real life. ... But after I saw the play this summer I said, 'David, I've got to do an episode about your sister.'"
Though tight-lipped about the plot of "McKay and Mrs. Miller," Gero did reveal the reason behind the tense relationship between Rodney and Jeannie.
Do you find some physical similarity between David and her?
