Playing a CIA agent assigned to an unsuspecting, socially awkward computer expert must mean a lot of running, catching and saving to do.  So, if you're Yvonne Strahovski, who plays exactly that in the television series Chuck, you must be used to all the running and all the fighting—and the retakes that come along with it.

Her character, Agent Sarah, is an undercover agent assigned to protect 20-something Chuck (Zachary Levi), who found himself with massive volumes of government secrets implanted on his head.  Thus, with people at his tail, it's expected that she'd do everything to defend him, and ultimately, the country's security.  At one point during shooting for the show's second season, which returns to NBC on September 29, she injured her left wrist, but because of very unlikely reasons.

“This is just a pulled muscle from my wrist,” she told The Fresno Bee.  “It's fine. It is from reaching into my handbag at an awkward angle.”

So after all the action scenes, she'd injure herself because of a really simple transaction?  As it turns out, yes.

Strahovski hasn't been injured while filming the show.  She's been involved in many of them during the last season, and is definitely involved in much more now that Chuck returns with a full season of 26 episodes rather than last year's 13.  An episode later in the season involves Strahovski's character fighting her high school nemesis, played by Nicole Richie, in a girl's locker room shower.

“Actually, that was really an easy scene to film,” she said.  “Nicole has a dance background so her choreography skills were really great.”

She also revealed that her action scenes are made easier by her wardrobe.  Her character often finds herself wearing an evening gown or high-heeled shoes when something comes up.  It takes a little adjustment—shortened heels, cut skirts—so she can move much easier.  But she says that she will be changing her wardrobe a bit slightly, as her character changes her undercover job.  “I think the boys liked the hot dog stand wardrobe more than I did,” she revealed.  “I won't tell you what the new job is, but I like the color scheme better.”

Well, if you take your action scenes in stride, you can afford to think about the colors of your costumes. Yvonne Strahovski's proven just that.


-Henrik Batallones, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: The Fresno Bee
(Image courtesy of NBC)