Kyle XY follows a mysterious boy who looks like a teenager, but otherwise appears to be a newborn. The Trager family takes him in as one of their own. The series is produced by Touchstone and executive producers J. Mackye Gruber, Eric Bress, and David Himelfarb.



We had the honor of interviewing Kristen Prout who plays Amanda Bloom on the series, and here's what she had to say.


I read online that you expressed an interest in acting even as a toddler, so I have to ask what was it that drew you to the world of acting?

It's always a funny story to say but, when I was younger, I absolutely adored Disney movies and I'm 100% sure that watching my "Disney Princesses" and wanting to become one of them was what first formed the initial interest in acting. Then, as I grew older, I realized that I could do that for a career. I could make believe for a career. I guess that's how it progressed.

How did you come into the part of Amanda? Did you audition and why did you accept the role?

When I first read the pilot script of Kyle XY, it read to me like a feature film, and I had just come off doing a feature film and I said to myself, "I'm gonna try to get into film after a movie," and I wanted to continue on that path because film is definitely a love of mine. But Kyle XY, the pilot script, read so much like a film to me, and Amanda spoke to me so clearly, that I was absolutely thrilled to be called in to audition for it. I suppose just going through the process and really being devoted to the character is what got me the part.

Now that Amanda is back, how will things evolve between her and Kyle for the rest of this season?

I think viewers should expect to see a definite change in Amanda, because she grew up in New York. I think there were a lot of emotional experiences that happened with her and she's really become quite defiant. I think, because Amanda is back, viewers are going to see a bit more backbone and she's going to stand up for herself. She's stronger.

I'm curious, it looks like next week she's going to be hiding out in Kyle's closet. She may start to find out a little bit about Kyle's abilities. I don't know how that's going to come into affect in the show.

It's obvious that Amanda is going to go through some transitions and learn about how special Kyle is, but the manner in which I believe that she will find out about his abilities will be in a natural way, as Kyle and Amanda usually are. I think it'll just strengthen, but there could definitely be some complications.