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Natasia Charlotte Demetriou is an English comedian, actress, and screenwriter. She is best known for her roles as Nadja in the FX horror comedy series What We Do in the Shadows (2019-present) and Sophie in the Channel 4 sitcom Stath Lets Flats (2018-present).Natasia was born in London, the daughter of an English mother and a Greek-Cypriot father. She was raised in North London. Her younger brother, Jamie Demetriou, is a comedian and actor with whom she often collaborates. She studied acting at University of Leeds. Prior to becoming a professional comedian, Demetriou worked as a makeup artist, notably working on music videos for Boy Better Know.- Actress
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Dove Olivia Cameron was born Chloe Celeste Hosterman on January 15, 1996 in Bainbridge Island, Washington to Bonnie J. Wallace, an acting coach & Philip Alan Hosterman, a chief executive officer/founder of Kandahar Trading Company. She's known for playing a dual role as the eponymous characters in the Disney Channel teen sitcom, Liv and Maddie (2013) and playing Mal, daughter of Maleficent in Descendants (2015) and the sequel Descendants 2 (2017). Subsequently, she had a recurring role as Ruby in the ABC television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2018). She is set to voice Spider-Woman in Marvel's upcoming animated superhero feature film Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors (2018).
When she was a child, she attended Sakai Intermediate School. At the age of 8, she began acting in community theater at Bainbridge Performing Arts.
When she was 14, her family moved to Los Angeles, California, where she sang in Burbank High School's National Championship Show Choir. Cameron is of French descent, and is a fluent speaker of French, having spent many years of her life growing up in France. She has stated she was bullied through her entire school experience, starting in fifth grade, through the end of high school. Regardless of the pressure at school and fitting in, she stayed focused on her dreams of becoming successful in entertainment: "I became very passionate about [becoming an actress and singer]. I fully immersed myself". Her father died in 2011 when she was 15 years old.
In 2007, Cameron played the role of a young Cosette in the Bainbridge Performings Arts stage production of Les Miserables, and in 2008, she had the lead role of Mary in The Secret Garden, again with BPA.
In 2012, Cameron was cast in a new Disney Channel Original Series entitled Bits and Pieces as Alanna. Shortly after filming the pilot, Bits and Pieces was retooled into Liv and Maddie and saw Cameron starring in the dual lead role of Liv and Maddie Rooney. The preview of the series debuted on July 19, 2013, and the show premiered on September 15, 2013. The pilot episode gained 5.8 million viewers, which was the most-watched in total viewers in 2.5 years since the series Shake It Up! Disney Channel renewed Liv and Maddie for a 13-episode second season slated to premiere in Fall 2014, which was later expanded to 24 episodes.
On August 27, 2013, Cameron released a cover of "On Top of the World" by Imagine Dragons as a promotional single. Her cover peaked on the Billboard Kid Digital Songs chart at seventeen and spent three weeks on the chart. On October 15, 2013, "Better In Stereo" was released as a single under Walt Disney Records. "Better In Stereo" made its debut on the Billboard Kid Digital Songs chart at No. 21 before peaking at No. 1, becoming Cameron's first No. 1 hit. In February 2014, Cameron confirmed reports that recording had begun for her debut studio album. Her next single, "Count Me In", was released on June 3, 2014. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Kids Digital Songs chart. Cameron played Liz Larson in her first non-Disney film, Barely Lethal, which was theatrically released by A24 Films in 2015.
Cameron starred in the television film Descendants which premiered on July 31, 2015. The film was viewed by 6.6 million people and spawned Cameron's two first Billboard Hot 100 songs, "Rotten to the Core" at No. 38 and a solo song, "If Only", at No. 94. Other songs from the film featuring Cameron such as "Set It Off" and "Evil Like Me" charted at No. 6 and 12 respectively on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. The soundtrack for the movie peaked atop the Billboard 200 chart becoming the first soundtrack from a Disney Channel Original Movie since High School Musical 2 to do so. As part of the Descendants franchise, Cameron released a cover of Christina Aguilera's hit song, "Genie in a Bottle". The music video premiered on Disney Channel on March 18, 2016. The single received 22 million views in less than a month.
On December 22, 2015, Liv and Maddie was officially renewed for a fourth season, becoming the 9th live-action Disney Channel show in history to achieve this. Cameron began filming the season of Liv and Maddie in early 2016. It was later announced that this would be the final season of the show. The series finale of Liv and Maddie later aired on March 24, 2017.
Cameron played the role of Amber Von Tussle in the NBC live television presentation of Hairspray Live!, which aired on December 7, 2016. Reception was generally positive, and Cameron's performance was praised.
Cameron reprized her role as Mal in Descendants 2, the sequel to Descendants, in 2017. The film premiered on July 21, 2017. The Descendants 2 soundtrack debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200, with "It's Goin' Down" from the soundtrack debuting at #81. This became Cameron's third Hot 100 entry, following "Rotten to the Core" and "If Only".
Cameron played the role of Sophie in the Hollywood Bowl live production of Mamma Mia!. The show took place from July 28, 2017 to July 30, 2017. On August 21, 2017, Cameron was cast in the film Dumplin, starring Jennifer Aniston. Cameron is set to play Bekah Cotter in the comedy. In late 2017 Cameron signed on to appear in a recurring role in Season 5 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. This role was later revealed to be Ruby, the daughter of General Hale (Catherine Dent).- Actress
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Jessy Schram has been a natural performer since early childhood. Born in Skokie IL, raised in Buffalo Grove, she established herself at a young age as an actor and musician in Chicago, booking numerous national commercials like Retin- A micro and Glade, print campaigns, voice-overs and musical theatre work as the original Kirsten in the "American Girl Revue."
Jessy's success in the entertainment industry continues to grow. After moving to LA at the age of 18, Jessy quickly began to fill a long list of credits for film and TV. She began to accrue a long list of acting credits including leading series regular roles in Steven Spielberg's TNT drama "Falling Skies" and ABC's "Last Resort." She also completed major arcs on the popular series "Nashville" and critically acclaimed for her role as Bonnie Whiteside on the award-winning drama "Mad Men." She played opposite Christina Ricci in the TV miniseries "Lizzie Borden" and is still beloved as "Cinderella" whom she played for and recurred with on the ABC fairy-tale drama "Once Upon a Time." Other recurring roles include "Veronica Mars", "Life" and "Medium," where she took on the role of a young Patricia Arquette. She most currently stars as "Dr. Hannah Asher" on the venerable Dick Wolf produced series "Chicago Med" for NBC.
On the big screen Jessy has appeared in Dramatic and comedic films such as the independent film Shot Caller with Lake Bell and Jon Bernthal and alongside Finn Wittrock in The Submarine Kid, and I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With opposite Jeff Garlin, Sarah Silverman and Amy Sedaris. Jessy also worked with the late film director Tony Scott and alongside Chris Pine in the action-thriller blockbuster, Unstoppable.
Ms. Schram is also a familiar face to Hallmark Channel viewers from her many starring roles over the years. Jessy's leading roles for Hallmark include "A Royal New Year's Eve," "The Birthday Wish" "Harvest Moon," "A Smile as Big As The Moon," "Road to Christmas," and the most recent movies "Time For Them To Come Home for Christmas," "Country at Heart," "Nashville Christmas Carol" and "Mystic Christmas."
In addition to acting, Schram creates as singer/song-writing solo artist, performing at places like The Knitting Factory, Hard Rock Cafe, Tweeter Center, Soldier Field, Navy Pier, Hancock Music Center, and many more. Influenced heavily by Jewel and Joni Mitchel, her sound is that of a pop singer songwriter with a twist of folk. She's appeared onscreen through characters and productions, using her musical abilities, as well as releasing her own music on the side.
Schram's passion and dedication has helped Jessy gain respect as a role model to other aspiring performers and is actively involved in working with different charities including visiting and caring for orphaned children in Baja, Mexico, through Corazon De Vida in addition to her work with the group Red Eye, which focuses on youth mentoring in Watts.- Actress
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Born Angela Maxine O'Brien on January 15, 1937 in San Diego, California. Her film debut was one-minute shot in MGM's Babes on Broadway (1941). Her big moment came when she was cast in Journey for Margaret (1942). This film shot her into instant stardom and also resulted in Angela changing her name to Margaret. Throughout the 1940s Margaret was a major child star. Her unforgettable performance as "Tootie" in Vincente Minnelli's Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) won her an Academy Award as "Outstanding Child Actress" of her day. She gave brilliant performances in such films as The Canterville Ghost (1944), Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945), The Secret Garden (1949) and Little Women (1949). By the early 1950s Margaret had made a mint for MGM and earned a personal fortune. Then she brilliantly graduated into adolescent roles and she never retired from the screen. She also remained active on TV and on the dinner-theater circuit. She frequently is appearing at prestigious events as Celebrity Host or Guest Star and popular Public Speaker.- Actress
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Regina King was born in Los Angeles, California, to Gloria, a special education teacher, and Thomas King, an electrician. She began her career in the television show 227 (1985), followed by a role in Boyz n the Hood (1991). She began to be recognized by a mainstream audience after her role as Cuba Gooding Jr.'s character's wife in Jerry Maguire (1996). She co-starred in Enemy of the State (1998) as Will Smith's character's wife.- Actor
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The star of many land and underwater adventures, Lloyd Vernet Bridges, Jr. was born on January 15, 1913 in San Leandro, California, to Harriet Evelyn (Brown) and Lloyd Vernet Bridges, Sr., who owned a movie theater and also worked in the hotel business. He grew up in various Northern California towns. His father wanted him to become a lawyer, but young Lloyd's interests turned to acting while at the University of California at Los Angeles. (Dorothy Dean Bridges, Bridges' wife of more than 50 years, was one of his UCLA classmates, and appeared opposite him in a romantic play called "March Hares.") He later worked on the Broadway stage, helped to found an off-Broadway theater, and acted, produced and directed at Green Mans ions, a theater in the Catskills. Bridges made his first films in 1936, and went under contract to Columbia in 1941. Allegations that Bridges had been involved with the Communist Party threatened to derail his career in the early 1950s, but he resumed work after testifying as a cooperative witness before the House Un-American Activities, admitting his past party membership and recanting. Making the transition to television, Bridges became a small screen star of giant proportions by starring in Sea Hunt (1958), the country's most successful syndicated series. Trouper Bridges worked right to the end, winning even more new fans with his spoofy portrayals in the movies Airplane! (1980) and Hot Shots! (1991), and their respective sequels. Lloyd Bridges died at age 85 of natural causes on March 10, 1998.- Joanne Linville made her mark on television from the 1950s-1980s, appearing in such respected anthology series as Studio One (1948), Kraft Theatre (1947) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), among others. While her film work consisted mainly of smaller character roles and she never had regular roles on television, she guest-starred on numerous series over her career, often in Westerns but, especially in the 1970s, in a variety of drama and detective series. Star Trek (1966) fans will remember her in the episode "The Enterprise Incident", in which she played a Romulan commander--the first female Romulan ever portrayed on the series--who goes up against Captain James T. Kirk and is romanced by Mr. Spock.
The ex-wife of director Mark Rydell, she has two children by that marriage who are also actors, Amy Rydell and Christopher Rydell. She was a master teacher at Stella Adler's Academy and later started her own acting school. - Actress
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Jamie Clayton's big break was playing Kyla on season three of the hit HBO series Hung alongside Thomas Jane. After her multi-episode arc on Hung, Jamie joined actors Mary Lynn Rajskub and Hank Harris as a lead in the Emmy winning digital series, Dirty Work, playing crime scene cleanup maven Michelle. In 2014, Jamie booked the series regular role of Nomi Marks, the San Francisco based hacker, in the Netflix Original Series, Sense8. The show became a critical darling and an international success touching on topics not normally emphasized in the Sci-Fi genre such as politics and religion. The series ran for two full seasons and ended with a 2½ hour finale that premiered on Netflix on June 8th, 2018. Jamie had a six episode arc on season 3 of Designated Survivor which premiered June 7th, 2019 on Netflix. Jamie's big screen debut was in Nicolas Winding Refn's, The Neon Demon. She then played alongside Michael Fassbender in Thomas Alfredson's The Snowman. She also stars in the The Chain, opposite Madeline Zima and John Patrick Amedori.- Actress
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Heralded as "one of the funniest women on Broadway" by the New York Times, ANDREA MARTIN is a multi-talented award-winning actress who won the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in MY FAVORITE YEAR. She has since become the featured actress with the most Tony Award nominations in a musical, with a record number for her performances in CANDIDE (also Drama Desk Award nomination), OKLAHOMA! (also Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations), YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (also Drama Desk Award nomination), and PIPPIN for which she received Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Elliot Norton, and IRNE Awards. Her Broadway appearance in the revival of NOISES OFF earned her an additional Tony Award nomination. She has also been seen on stage in the revival of EXIT THE KING (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations), in the Broadway adaptation of Moss Hart's ACT ONE (Outer Critics Circle Award), which also aired on PBS, and in her one-person play NUDE NUDE TOTALLY NUDE (Drama Desk Award nomination).
Martin received two Emmy Awards for writing and an Emmy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Variety Series for her work on the legendary sketch comedy show SCTV. She also received a special Emmy Award for her contributions on SESAME STREET and had her own special for Showtime, ANDREA MARTIN, TOGETHER AGAIN. Her additional television appearances include HAIRSPRAY LIVE!, MODERN FAMILY, UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT, 30 ROCK, THE GOOD FIGHT, and HARLEM. Following her simultaneous runs on the NBC comedy series GREAT NEWS and the Hulu series DIFFICULT PEOPLE. Martin appears in the hit Hulu show, ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, as well as the Paramount + series EVIL, for which she received a Critics Choice Award nomination.
Martin's film appearances include CANNIBAL GIRLS, CLUB PARADISE, STEPPING OUT, ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS, WAG THE DOG, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, ALL OVER THE GUY, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 3, MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING (SAG Award nomination for Best Ensemble and People's Choice Award), and its sequels MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 and 3.
Martin recently received a star on the Canada Walk of Fame. Her critically acclaimed book LADY PARTS was released by Harper Collins.- Eddie Cahill was born in New York on January 15, 1978. With Italian and Irish descent, Eddie is the second born to his parents, having one older and one younger sister. He studied acting for a year and a half at New York University with the Atlantic Theater Co. Acting School.
He appeared in Nicky Silver's Off-Broadway play The Altruists in 2000. He made his move onto TV screens in June of 2000 guest-starring opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex and the City (1998). He made his big break in October of 2000 winning the role of Rachel's new assistant in Friends (1994)
His other TV appearances include Charmed (1998), Felicity (1998) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
In 2001 Eddie signed a holding deal with The WB Network to star in his own TV show. Glory Days (2001), debuted in 2002 but, while well received by critics and viewers, it did not last long. Not discouraged, Eddie went on to make appearances in the series "Haunted" and Dawson's Creek (1998).
In 2004 he made his leap onto the big screen in Disney's Miracle (2004) playing his childhood hero Jim Craig. He continued his movie career in 2005 appearing in the movie Lords of Dogtown (2005).
Also, in 2004 he joined the cast of the newest addition to the "CSI" franchise CSI: NY (2004) He can be seen playing Detective Don Flack every Wednesday on CBS at 10/9 central. - Actor
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James Nesbitt was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, to May, a civil servant, and James Nesbitt, a primary school headmaster. He was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution (also the school of Brian Campbell & Brian McAlister). He originally planned to be a French teacher. It was not until teacher Robert Simpson encouraged him to take an apprenticeship at the local Riverside Theatre that his interest in acting began, eventually leading him to a drama school in London, and to what has become a highly successful acting career.
James is a lover of football.- Actor
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Levon Hawke was born on 15 January 2002 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Blink Twice (2024), The Crowded Room (2023) and Maya Hawke: Missing Out (2024).- Music Artist
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Grace VanderWaal was born on 15 January 2004 in Lenexa, Kansas, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for Stargirl (2020), Megalopolis (2024) and Next Gen (2018).- Actor
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Ernie Reyes Jr. was born on 15 January 1972 in San Jose, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991), The Rundown (2003) and Red Sonja (1985). He has been married to Lisa Reyes since 11 November 2009. They have two children.- Writer
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Nick Kocher was born on 15 January 1986 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Next Time on Lonny (2011) and Breakneck. He has been married to Karen Gillan since May 2022.- Actor
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Chad Lowe is an American actor, director, and producer.
He was born Charles Davis Lowe II in Dayton, Ohio, to Barbara Lynn (Hepler), a school teacher, and Charles Davis Lowe, a trial lawyer. He is the younger brother of actor Rob Lowe. Chad first appeared opposite Rob in the movie Oxford Blues (1984), in which he played a computer hacker. He quickly followed this up with a starring role in Silence of the Heart (1984) opposite childhood friend and fellow actor Charlie Sheen. Silence of the Heart (1984) is a dark drama about the problems teenagers often face and the subsequent danger of suicide relating to these problems. It was the first film to properly address the subject. The film also features then up-and-coming actors Sherilyn Fenn and Casey Siemaszko.
There Must Be a Pony (1986), a drama shot for TV, saw Chad starring alongside Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Wagner. He then co-starred with Donald Sutherland and Mia Sara in the occult horror film Apprentice to Murder (1988). Chad saw the eighties out with the thriller True Blood (1989) with Jeff Fahey, James Tolkan, and Sherilyn Fenn.
Next, he and Tommy Lee Jones headlined the long-running Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) anthology, in the TV Movie segment 'April Morning' (1987). The movie is based upon the novel by the late Howard Fast and is set during the American Revolution or American War of Independence (1775-1783).
He worked steadily throughout the nineties, acting in both TV and film. In 1990 he starred with David Soul and Edward Herrmann in the TV drama So Proudly We Hail (1990). The witty drama An Inconvenient Woman (1991) followed the next year. Chad then played Charlie Sykes in the oddball fantasy-comedy-horror road movie Highway to Hell (1991).
But his role as AIDS victim Jesse McKenna in Life Goes On (1989) (1991-1993) is perhaps his most well-known. He starred with Bill Smitrovich and Patti LuPone. His performance won him an Emmy Award.
In 2000 Chad played country and western legend John Denver in Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (2000), a movie based on the musician's life and book.
Chad then starred with Richard Gere and Diane Lane in the ambitious thriller, Unfaithful (2002). He has since clocked up over sixty film and TV roles including recurring roles in ER (1994) and 24 (2001) with Kiefer Sutherland.
Chad is married to Kim Painter and they have a daughter, Mabel.
He is (2010) starring in the hit TV series Pretty Little Liars (2010).- Actress Patricia Blair was born on January 15, 1933, in Fort Worth, Texas, but grew up in Dallas. She first entered the world of entertainment as a young teenage model, eventually represented by the Conover Agency. She apprenticed in summer stock before Warner Bros. discovered her for films after catching some alluring cheesecake shots of her.
The highly photogenic lady did the starlet route starting out with the stage moniker of "Patricia Blake." She appeared as a second female lead in such standard filming as Jump Into Hell (1955), Crime Against Joe (1956), The Black Sleep (1956), which reunited horror icons Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Basil Rathbone and John Carradine and the suspenser City of Fear (1959) opposite Vince Edwards, but not much came out of this promise. True to form, she later did a TV pilot entitled "Tramp Ship" opposite Neville Brand but it did not sell.
Better things started happening in the early 1960s. She came in for a season in a semi-regular role on The Rifleman (1958) replacing actress Joan Taylor as a spunky love interest for Chuck Connors. In 1964, she was just about to relocate to New York when screenwriter Gordon Chase submitted her name for the female lead in the series Daniel Boone (1964) as "Rebecca Boone", the wife of Fess Parker's legendary outdoorsman. She won the part and stayed with the show for six profitable seasons.
Patricia also made numerous late 50s and 60s TV appearances with such guest credits on The Bob Cummings Show (1955), The Virginian (1962), Perry Mason (1957) and Bonanza (1959), among others. Little heard of following the demise of the Daniel Boone (1964) TV series in 1970, she appeared in a few minor films and TV spots before dropping completely out of sight. She was last seen on film in a small role in The Electric Horseman (1979) and an isolated part on a 1988 episode of "Me and My Girl."
In later years, Patricia produced trade shows in New York and New Jersey. Diagnosed with breast cancer, she died in New Jersey on September 9, 2013, at age 80. - Actor
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Ryan's charismatic on-screen presence and the breadth of his emotional and comedic range ensure he is in constant demand.
Upcoming feature films include 1930's action-thriller High Ground, directed by Stephen Johnson, and the lead role in Maziar Lahooti's debut feature film Below, opposite Anthony LaPaglia.
Ryan played Rudi in Bruce Beresford's period drama Ladies in Black, based on Madeleine St John's 1993 best-selling Australian novel The Women in Black. For his portrayal of this well-loved role, Ryan received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 2019 Australian Film Critics Awards.
He also stars in Stan's gripping six-part drama, Bloom.
Ryan was nominated for a 2018 AACTA Award for his lead role in 1% (renamed Outlaws), which premiered in the Discovery section of the Toronto International Film Festival. Other recent features include Mary Magdalene, from renowned director Garth Davis.
His portrayal of Tim Conigrave in Neil Armfield's adaptation of the book Holding the Man earned him nominations for Best Actor at the 2016 AACTA Awards and Australia's Film Critics' Circle Awards.
Previous film credits include the award-winning Hacksaw Ridge, from director Mel Gibson; The Water Diviner, under the direction of Russell Crowe; Ali's Wedding and A Few Less Men.
Ryan was honored to be named the GQ Breakthrough Actor of 2015. He has been the recipient of the Australians in Film Heath Ledger Scholarship and the IF Out of the Box award. He has received Logie nominations in the categories of Most Outstanding New Talent and Most Popular New Male Talent.
Other film work includes Greg McLean's Wolf Creek 2, Not Suitable for Children and Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are. Not Suitable for Children saw him nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the AACTA Awards and receive a Best Supporting Actor win at the Film Critics' Circle Award.
With several main cast TV credits to his name as a teenager, Ryan went on to study at NIDA. Later TV credits include Love Child, Underbelly: The Golden Mile, Tangle, Redfern Now, The Moodys, and Coby in the Seven Network's hit series Packed to the Rafters.
Ryan made his professional stage debut in Sex with Strangers for the Sydney Theatre Company (STC) and was reunited with the company in 2015 for its production of Arcadia.- Actress
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Caroline Arapoglou was born in Williamsville, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Outer Banks (2020), Stranger Things (2016) and Atlanta (2016). She has been married to Nick Arapoglou since 2015.- Actress
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Cynthia Kaye McWilliams was born in Berlin, Germany, grew up primarily in Kansas City, Kansas and graduated from the prestigious Theater School of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. Just out of college, Cynthia booked a supporting role in Warner Brothers' The Lake House, followed by a recurring role on FOX's Prison Break. She then landed a lead role in the pilot, Family Practice and later, another FOX series, Chicago Code.
She moved from Chicago to Los Angeles for a dream job to play sitcom wife to Damon Wayans in a CBS pilot. Though the pilot didn't go, a few months later she would land a series regular on NAACP award winning comedy, The Real Husbands of Hollywood opposite the hilarious Kevin Hart. Cynthia filmed 5 seasons of RHOH and meanwhile had recurring roles on Survivors Remorse on Starz, ABC's Nashville, Bosch on Amazon and booked the lead in the NBC drama pilot, Love is a Four Letter Word.
Switching gears, Cynthia took on the role of sitcom mom Regina in the Netflix's Prince of Peoria taped in front of a live studio audience at famous Sunset/Gower studios. She associate produced and starred in the holiday comedy, Twas the Chaos before Christmas, returned to the stage in Inda Craig Galvan's, Black Super Hero Magic Mama at the Geffen Playhouse and joined the cast of Disney Channel original Upside Down Magic, streaming on Disney+
Cynthia filmed gritty drama series, Coyote starting Michael Chiklis which aired on CBS All Access (later Paramout+). After the pandemic cut this series short, she. returned to work with an incredible role opposite Samuel L. Jackson in The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey for AppleTV. She followed this up with an unexpected opportunity to reprise her role as Trina Shaw for a 6th season of RHOH on BET+. Staying in the BET+ family, but joining with Daelight Media and McG's Wonderland, Cynthia stars as Cathy Montgomery on Average Joe opposite Deon Cole and Malcolm Barrett.
Cynthia also thoroughly enjoys her voiceover career having voiced Gamora on What If for Disney+, multiple characters and shows on Cartoon Network, animated feature film, Bilal and several video games including narrating Valorant, playing Hadrian in Starfield, Senna in League of Legends, T-Bug in CyberPunk 2077, Spartan Tanaka in Halo 5, Disintegration, Far Cry 5 & 6, State of Decay 2, Tell Me Why and more.
Cynthia champions women & minorities creating their own content, supports arts education and loves all things food, wine and travel.- Actor
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Craig Fairbrass is a leading British actor born in East London who made his feature film debut opposite Academy Award winner Denzel Washington as Challoner in Working Title's powerful British thriller For Queen & Country (1988).
Craig has since gone onto star in some fifty feature films, including the lead role in Twenty independent films in the U.K and U.S as well as award-winning British TV along with lead guest star roles in several major U.S. TV series.
Craig also became one of the most iconic voices within the most successful video game franchise of all time, Call Of Duty Modern Warfare by lending his voice to Gaz, Ghost and Walcroft. Leading roles in the Mo-Cap games Battlefield V and Squadron 42/Star Citizen.
In 2018 Craig won best Actor at The National Film Awards for his strong portrayal of Pat Tate in Rise of Footsoldier 3 and continues to headline this powerhouse British franchise. 2019 the co-lead in the BIFA nominated feature Film Muscle and starring in Warheads the 2020 Olivier nominated stage play along with the critically acclaimed, No 1 Netflix Film Villain. The critics choice in The New York Times. 2022 Craig wins the outstanding performance Award at The National Film Awards for the critically acclaimed A Violent Man.
Craig's father Jack was one of nine kids and was a stevedore, the best you could be as a London docker, his mother Maureen was a machinist dressmaker in Petticoat Lane, she was one of ten kids. Along with his younger sister Lindsey they lived in Stepney where Craig grew up.
It was at Eaglesfield boys secondary comprehensive in Woolwich where Craig became fascinated with films and acting, although struggling from one year to the next and not top of the class academically he found drama an outlet, winning a place with the National Theatre youth company, it was here that he really got the acting bug. After being expelled at 15, he worked as an asphalt roofer's labourer, a job he would return to time and time again in the coming years for support while securing acting roles.
Craig soon realised that to survive he needed a second string to his bow if he was to pursue his dream as an actor, so he returned to roofing in the day and working on the doors of some of S.E. London's less desirable nightspots for the next five years until securing enough money to buy his own business, a sandwich bar in Woolwich market.
After his breakout role in For Queen And Country, television soon followed, with the BBC drama Big Deal (1984) a regular role in LWT's award winning London's Burning (1988) and the highly acclaimed BAFTA /EMMY award-winning TV series Prime Suspect (1991) and Prime Suspect 2 (1992) in which Craig played hard-bitten detective Frank Burkin opposite Helen Mirren.
Craig used this as a calling card in Los Angeles, securing a starring a role in one of the biggest action movies of the 90s, Cliffhanger (1993) with Sylvester Stallone, which opened doors in the U.S independent film arena, starring in the action films, Beyond Bedlam (1994) (aka Nightscare), Galaxis (1995) (aka Terminal Force) and Proteus (1995) before returning to the UK to star in the British thriller Killing Time (1998) and the award-winning horror Darklands (1996), plus a regular role in the ITV comedy series Duck Patrol (1998) opposite Richard Wilson, David Tennant and Jason Watkins.
In 1999 Craig joined the cast of the BBC's flagship show EastEnders (1985) where his recurring character of Dan Sullivan over three years won record viewing figures, and a four-hander Sunday evening special directed by Tom Hooper (Les Miserables) won a TV BAFTA for best drama.
Other strong roles followed, lead villain Ray Betson in the TV movie The Great Dome Robbery (2002), then to Rome to complete his role on Se sarà luce sarà bellissimo - Moro: Un'altra storia (2008) (aka Moro), for controversial award-winning Italian art-house director Aurellio Grimaldi, and next to Vancouver for the Chris Klein comedy The Long Weekend (2005) and the guest lead in BBC Radio 4's afternoon play Fair Maids Are Shining.
Craig's role of the killer Henry Caine opposite Nathan Fillion in White Noise 2: The Light (2007), the sequel to the No. 1 box office hit White Noise reaches no. 5 in the top ten cinema films in London. But it was in 2008 that saw Craig in his most powerful performance to date, that of true life gangster Pat Tate in Rise of the Footsoldier (2007), the gangster epic based on true life events, directed by BAFTA nominee Julian Gilbey, followed by a strong supporting role in The Bank Job (2008), opposite Jason Statham.
Craig returned to L.A to guest-star in U.S TV series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008), opposite Lena Heady. David Mamet's top rated action drama series The Unit (2006), opposite Dennis Haysbert, Stargate SG1 and the action film Far Cry (2008).
Craig continues to forge a strong position in the independent film arena with lead roles in Freight, Dead Cert and Devils Playground - comedy cameos in The Shouting Men and Just For The Record. 2011 saw Craig in U.S action thriller House Of The Rising Sun opposite Dave Bautista, co-lead in British thriller St Georges Day, U.S actioner Hijacked and Universal's multi-million dollar Vikingdom 3D. Universal's Get Lucky and Bula Quo the Status Quo action comedy and the male lead in Let Me Survive a drama based on the best selling book.
Oct 2012 Craig played the lead role of British mercenary Lex Walker opposite Jason Patric and James Caan in the L.A based U.S action thriller The Outsider, followed by Universal's gangster spoof The Hooligan Factory.
In recent years, Craig has taken the lead role of Alfie Jennings in Jonnie Malachi's violent, stylized contract killer movie Breakdown and Mark McQueens slick revenge thriller London Heist which was also written by Craig and won him best Actor at the Marbella film festival., voice work also continues on the Call of Duty franchise with Infinite Warfare and Modern Warfare remastered.
2018 see's Craig win the best Actor award at The National Film Awards for his powerful portrayal of Pat Tate in Rise of the Footsoldier 3 - The Pat Tate years, which was SKY UK's biggest Premium-VOD release ever at the time of release.
Craig has lead roles in two of the most, eagerly anticipated performance capture, computer games this year the Gary Oldman Squadron 42/Star Citizen and the co lead in "Under no flag" in Battlefield V single player mode.
Rise of the Footsoldier 4 Marbella reaches No 1 on the UK DVD chart and No1 on UK iTunes. The Scott Adkins actioner Avengement releases Theatrically in the US to strong business.
2019 saw Craig return to the Theatre as Captain Deeks in the Olivier nominated, sell out, four star reviewed play Warheads. October sees the World premiere at the BFI London Film Festival of the eagerly awaited psychological thriller - Muscle, from Award winning Director Gerard (HYENA) Johnson and a nomination for the discovery Award at this years BIFA's and in competition at the Tallinn Film Festival.
2020 see's Craig in the lead role of Eddie Franks in the critically acclaimed, London crime thriller Villain. The film reaches No.7 in the Itune's top 10 US films and the Critics choice in The New York Times as well as the No1 Film on Netflix UK.
2022 Craig will next be seen in the the lead role of Steve Mackelson via Vertigo Films in the hard hitting prison drama A Violent Man as well as reprises his iconic role of Pat Tate in the fifth instalment of Rise of the Footsoldier Origins, plus a supporting role in the upcoming urban drama The Sun also Rises. Craig has just completed filming in Cape Town on the new Epic Netflix series 'One Piece" as Red Leg Zeff and will reprise his role of Pat Tate in the stand alone Footsoldier revenge thriller - Tate. 2 Days of Blood.
Craig wins the Outstanding performance Award at this years National Film Awards 2022, for his portrayal of Steve Mackelson in "A Violent Man" 2023 Craig is currently Filming the BBC/Amazon six part, mini series Boat Story. The Drama/Thriller is written and Directed by acclaimed brother's Harry and Jack Williams.- Actress
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Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, Phyllis Coates moved to Hollywood as a teenager with intentions of enrolling at UCLA. A chance encounter with Ken Murray in a Hollywood & Vine restaurant landed her in the comedian's vaudeville show. She started out as a chorus girl and worked her way up to doing skits before moving on to work for veteran showman Earl Carroll and later touring with the USO. Coates got some of her first motion picture experience in comedy short subjects at Warner Brothers and then graduated to roles in early '50s films. After a one-season stint with the Man of Steel (George Reeves on Adventures of Superman (1952)), she began to divide her time among TV, B-movie assignments and serials at Republic.- Actress
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Charo was born on 15 January 1951 in Murcia, Spain. She is an actress, known for Thumbelina (1994), The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) and Tiger by the Tail (1970). She was previously married to Kjell Rasten and Xavier Cugat.- Actor
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Mario Van Peebles is a highly regarded director, actor, producer and writer. His directorial skills can be seen in the retelling of the epic mini-series "Roots" starring Forest Whitaker and Matthew Goode. Van Peebles has directed award-winning shows such as the recent hit "Empire" and "The Last Ship," as well as "Sons of Anarchy," "Lost," "Damages," and "Boss." As an actor Van Peebles has credits are as equally impressive.
An independent filmmaker to his core, Van Pebbles grew up watching Melvin Van Peebles, his maverick filmmaker father. A true master craftsman in his own right, Van Peebles is defined as a director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer; known for funding his own work.
His many talents can be seen in films like his directorial breakout hit "New Jack City," "Posse" and "Panther;" plus Michael Mann's Oscar® nominated "Ali," in which he received critical acclaim for his role as real life minister and human rights activist Malcom X; the multi-award-winning "Cotton Club" written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola; Clint Eastwood's "Heartbreak Ridge;" and several projects with Ava DuVernay.
Throughout his career, Van Peebles has brought challenging, compelling material to the screen, including his hip hop coming-of-age film "We the Party," for which he wrote, directed and produced; his documentary short "Bring You're a Game;" and, of course, "Baadasssss!" This was Van Peebles' odyssey about the making of his father's groundbreaking film "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" and was one of Ebert and Roeper's ten best movies of the year for 2004.
As a director, Van Pebbles has affected unusually strong performances from his fellow actors. They often remark that he creates a collaborative climate where they feel free to do their best work. He believes his background as an actor helps him approach the actor's character development process internally. Conversely, he believes being a director has made him a more trusting, nuanced actor. Being able to do both is like creative crop rotation for Van Peebles. Not many directors get the privilege of being directed by other strong filmmakers. Acting for others is still "super exciting" to him.
In 1994, Hofstra University awarded Van Peebles an honorary doctorate of humane letters. After earning a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Columbia University, Van Peebles spent two years working at New York's Department of Environmental Protection before moving to Hollywood to try his hand at acting writing and directing.
In addition to directing and acting in features, Van Peebles is passionate about supporting education and eco-consciousness through media. With his reality show, Mario's Green House, he teamed up with his five children and his father to chronicle the Van Peebles family's often-humorous attempts to raise their eco-consciousness as they try to go green in Hollywood. Green "We never got to the full green, more like Olive green," jokes Van Peebles.- Kim Riedle was born in Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany. She is an actress, known for Back for Good (2017), Dear Child (2023) and Skylines (2019).