You know him as Walt on Lost but now Malcolm David Kelley is funny guy, Finn on the new Teen Nick show, Gigantic…and he talks about it all here!

Set in the world of the Hollywood elite, packed with parties and privilege, Gigantic follows the coming-of-age stories of a fictional group of teens as they navigate friendships, romances and a Hollywood lifestyle. The ensemble cast includes: 17-year-old Anna (Gummer) and her younger brother Walt (Tony Oller), both kids of a famous movie star couple; Anna’s best friend Piper (Jolene Purdy); Piper’s brother Finn (Malcolm David Kelley); frenemy Vanessa (Mantegna) and Anna’s longtime crush Joey (Ryan Rottman).

What’s your role on the new Teen Nick show, Gigantic?
I play the character of Finn and he’s about 16 years old and he is pretty funny. He really brings the comedy and tries to lighten up the drama. He just tries to have fun. And he’s going through this phase right now where he’s trying to figure out how to talk to women, so he’s working on that.

So aside from being the funny guy and learning how to talk to girls, what are his strengths and weaknesses?
He definitely should think before he speaks sometimes..but his strength is that he tries to look at everything positive. When we get into situations, he tries to get us out of it. It may not be the best idea, but he’ll be the first to get us out of there.

So he does the right thing but also calculates the risks and has an open mind about doing other things?
Oh yeah. He throws ideas out there but he definitely listens to his peers around him.

How does the relationship evolve between Finn and his sister Piper? What’s the dynamic?
We become close and definitely watch out for each other. While we have each others’ back, it’s also like any brother-sister relationship so you’ll get to see it evolve over the season.

What did you incorporate into your character that wasn’t initially there?
You know, when we filmed Finn having difficulty talking to girls, I would just start laughing because I remember those times. I could relate. So he really has that vulnerability and…well, you’ll just have to watch the show!

So what elements of the show will attract the Lost fans?
Hmm…well this show is different since you’ll follow these kids go about their lives in Hollywood, figuring out what their next step is. I know a lot of the Lost fans are a bit older than this viewing audience but I’m sure if they watch it, they’ll fall in love with it. It’s like Entourage but for kids.

That’s a great way of putting it! Hmm. Yeah. So lastly, I enjoyed your rendition on Tony (Oller’s) YouTube of Airplanes, so is there room for singing on the show?
Thanks, yeah, we were definitely trying to work that into the first season but we had to just get the first season done. So hopefully we’ll get to do something with our music in the second season. That would be pretty cool. Tony and I have some more music coming up. We’re actually about to do a mix tape soon. We have a lot of things coming up and we look forward to seeing all of it take off.

Gigantic premieres Friday, October 8, 2010 at 8/7c on Teen Nick.