Cape Breton actor MacLellan has roles in two TV shows

At the end of this month, you’ll be able to see two different sides of East Bay actor Billy MacLellan as he plays two police sergeant roles in two completely different series airing on CBC TV.

MacLellan will appear as Sgt. Brady Holt in the reshowing of Bellevue on Sunday nights and as Sgt. Kyle O’Neill in Caught, on Monday nights, when it begins running on Feb. 26 for five episodes.

MacLellan admits the look he has on Caught, which includes a ’70s-style feathered haircut with sideburns, a handlebar moustache and glasses, isn’t one he’ll be maintaining.

“The last time I had hair like that I was in East Bay in Grade 6,” laughed the actor while doing a telephone interview.

MacLellan was also in a recent episode of Star Trek Discovery.

Based in both Los Angeles and Toronto, the actor has been working around the world. Presently up for several roles, each of which will begin in early March, MacLellan says he has no idea where he’ll be in 10 days’ time.

“When I first started out in this industry, I had some anxiety about how this industry works, but now I accept there are so many gifts from living this type of experience,” he said.

While Bellevue has been cancelled on CBC, there is a chance it could be renewed in the U.S. where it is now airing on WGN America.

Because the show hasn’t aired yet, it’s tough to predict the future of Caught.

Based on a novel by Lisa Moore, it’s set in 1978 when the main character, David Slaney (Allan Hawco), escapes from Dorchester prison to attempt one more deal with his former partner who left him in the lurch after a drug deal went wrong.

MacLellan has also acted in Ice Blue, The Silence, and Away Home.