ALEXIS Denisof is in Williamson Square outside the Playhouse, relaxed in T-shirt and jeans and smiling as he looks around.
He remarks that the city is changing all the time and for the better: "There's so many cranes on the skyline ... it's booming and revitalised. I just hope the people benefit from all this growth."
The star, who has appeared in such global TV hits as Buffy The Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel, was so pleased to get the call to come to Liverpool and appear in the Playhouse's opening play for the new season, All My Sons.