I'm sorry , juliant , but call "boring old human" the actors who have worked in the various series, playing the various characters , sound a bit disrespectful for them.
In my opinion, we fans should appreciate the man or the woman who is behind the character, and meeting them "in person" can be more pleasant than to see them with all that make-up they have to put on the face to play their role in the serie.
BTW, this is my opinion.
Sorry for my bad english...