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- Actor
- Producer
- Composer
Levi Kreis was born and raised in Oliver Springs, TN. A prodigy piano player, classical composer and songwriter, he began touring regularly by age twelve. His sophomore year of high school he received a full scholarship to Vanderbilt University for classical piano under a pre-college program. After graduating, he transferred to Belmont University where he aspired to a career in gospel music. Unfortunately, being outed to his campus and consequently the gospel music industry he was forced to amend his dream.
A move to LA traded the religious closet for the entertainment closet and opportunities with major record labels would disappear once discovering Kreis had been outed. But an impulse to attend an open call audition for Rent - no headshot, no resume - would result in Kreis being cast as Roger in the Broadway national tour. He fell in love with the craft and began studying acting with Warner Loughlin Studios.
Levi's second audition landed him a leading role in the award winning film Don't Let Go with Katherine Ross and Scott Wilson. The film won Best Picture at the West Chester Film Festival, Outstanding Directorial Achievement at the Stony Brook Film Festival and a PRism Award in Los Angeles. His third audition placed him in the role of Fenton, Adam's brother (Matthew McConaughey) in Bill Paxton's directorial debut Frailty. Kreis considered that while acting was never his dream, it was his future.
Now a Tony Award Winning actor, Kreis' undeniable charisma and vocal prowess make him a force in the world of theater. But recent film work has shifted Kreis' focus back to telling stories for the camera.
He returned to screen with A Very Sordid Wedding (2017). The picture won Best Comedy, Best Screenplay and Best Ensemble at the FilmOut Festival. He then filmed a modern western called The Divide (2018) which appeared in fifteen different film festivals garnering several awards and wide recognition.
Kreis is known for originating the role of Jerry Lee Lewis in Broadway's Million Dollar Quartet, winning the 2010 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, the 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award and a 2010 Drama League nomination. Other notable credits include the first national tour of Hadestown and the Tony nominated revival of Violet. As a singer-songwriter, Levi's music is featured in film and television including The Vampire Diaries, Sons of Anarchy and So You Think You Can Dance. Kreis has released ten albums under his own record label Vision 9 Records gaining top ten positions on various charts, #1 music videos and several national tours.- Actor
- Stunts
- Camera and Electrical Department
Barry was born in Oliver, B.C. but spent most of his life growing up in Vernon, B.C. Acting was something that Barry always loved but never pursued it until he moved to Vancouver in 2001. After a close friend suggested coming down and giving it a go, Barry has been acting ever since. Soon after, Barry started to get in to stunts as well and is now part of the Vancouver Stunt Community and enjoys getting those fun Stunt Actor roles that really allow for a good mix of emotional and physical performance.- K.J. Wright was born on 23 July 1989 in Olive Branch, Mississippi, USA. He has been married to Natalie Wright since 27 May 2017. They have two children.
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Tom T. Hall was born on 25 May 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016), Full Metal Jacket (1987) and Scary Movie 3 (2003). He was married to Dixie Hall and Opal Inez McKinney. He died on 20 August 2021 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA.- John Wilkins III is an actor known for his All-American look and charismatic ease. His recent work includes "The Menu" alongside an all-star ensemble anchored by Ralph Fiennes & Anya Taylor-Joy, giving hot takes in the pilot episode of Paramount+'s reboot of "The Game," and an Andy Cohen-esque host in the season 2 finale of BET+'s "Bigger," He is a proud member of the Georgia Production Partnership, serving on GPP's executive board from 2018-2020.
John is a born, bred, corn-fed North Carolina Tarheel hailing from the small town of Mt. Olive, also home to the eponymous pickle company of international renown. After serving in the US Marine Corps, receiving a degree in Business Administration from UNC Charlotte, and a successful career in business development, John finally found his calling living truthfully under imaginary circumstances. His formal training began in 2012 and continues with New York Film Academy co-founder, Adam Stoner, among others.
Off-set, John crushes CrossFit WODs, insatiably consumes podcasts and films, and sneaks his wife's Maltese into every Chick-fil-a possible.
"Living in a Clark Kent world is tough when all you ever wanted to be is Superman." - Actor
- Writer
- Stunts
Eric Spudic was born on 27 June 1979 in Mt. Olive, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Dead Clowns (2004), Creepies (2004) and Supercroc (2007).- Writer
- Producer
Marion Hargrove was born on 13 October 1919 in Mount Olive, North Carolina, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Music Man (1962), The Waltons (1972) and I Spy (1965). He was married to Robin Edwards Roosevelt and Alison Bird Pfeiffer. He died on 23 August 2003 in Long Beach, California, USA.- Steve McNair is an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He spent most of his career with the Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Tennessee Titans and also played for the Baltimore Ravens.
Steve McNair played college football at Alcorn State in Lorman, Mississippi, where he won the 1994 Walter Payton Award as the top player in NCAA Division I-AA. He was drafted third overall by the NFL's Houston Oilers in 1995, becoming the team's regular starting quarterback in 1997, their first season in Tennessee (though he started six games over the prior two seasons in Houston), and remained the starting quarterback for the Titans through 2005. After the 2005 season, McNair was traded to the Baltimore Ravens, with whom he played for two seasons before retiring after thirteen NFL seasons.
Steve McNair led the Titans to the playoffs four times, and the Ravens once, and played in Super Bowl XXXIV with the Titans. McNair was selected to the Pro Bowl three times, and was an All-Pro and Co-MVP in 2003. McNair was the first African-American quarterback to win AP NFL MVP and is, along with Cam Newton and Patrick Mahomes, one of only three to win the award. - Actress
- Stunts
- Soundtrack
Rose Bascom was born on 25 January 1922 in Mount Olive, Mississippi, USA. She was an actress, known for Smoky River Serenade (1947) and The Lawless Rider (1954). She was married to Weldon Bascom. She died on 23 September 1993 in St. George, Utah, USA.- Location Management
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shaun Dennis O'Brien Barry was born in Oliver, British Columbia, Canada. His father, Tom Barry, is a former Victoria, BC, and RCMP Police Officer from Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, and his mother, Maureen Luney, is a former nurse from Victoria, BC. Shaun moved with his mother and father to Victoria, BC, when he was two years old.
In his late teens, he worked at the local video store where his love of film went into high gear.
He continued his passion for the moving picture attending the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, BC, studying Film & Video Production, and honing his technical skills behind the scenes. During his time in school, he spent time on his first film set in the Camera Department; 2007's "They Wait" with Jaime King, Michael Biehn, and Pei-Pei Cheng.
After completing his studies in Vancouver, he moved back to Victoria, BC with his wife Tracey, and worked various jobs including Coach Analysis Videographer for Rugby Canada, Film School Instructor, and Director/Videographer/Editor on an array of music videos, and short films.
In 2018, he decided to get back into the film industry, and worked in the Locations and Camera Departments on a number of films including "Brahms: The Boy II", "Love and Sunshine", "The Last Bridesmaid", and the childrens' series, "Pup Academy". He later decided to try his hand as an Assistant Location Manager on "Love in Store", "A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery", and its' sequel, "Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery".
Shaun currently live in Victoria, BC with his wife and two children.- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was born on 2 October 1987 in Olive Branch, Mississippi, USA. He is an actor, known for Milo Murphy's Law (2016), NBC NASCAR (1999) and American Ninja Warrior (2009).
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maude Marsh was born on 3 March 1896 in Oliver Springs, Tennessee, USA. She is known for Brown of Harvard (1926), Tell It to the Marines (1926) and Torrent (1926).- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Willis Holman was born on 21 May 1927 in Olive, California, USA. He was a composer, known for Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Swamp Women (1956) and Porgy and Bess (1959). He was married to Jeri Southern. He died on 6 May 2024 in the USA.- Ray Perkins was born on 6 November 1941 in Mount Olive, Mississippi, USA. He was married to Carolyn Martin and Lisa. He died on 9 December 2020 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
- Leon Gray was born on 15 November 1951 in Olive Branch, Mississippi, USA.
- Preston Shannon was born on 23 October 1947 in Olive Branch, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Free in Deed (2015), Preston Shannon My Life is the Blues (2017) and Porretta Soul Festival (1987). He died on 22 January 2018 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
- Patricia Churchland was born on 16 July 1943 in Oliver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Maria De Jesus was born on 10 September 1893 in Olival, Ourém, Portugal. She died on 3 January 2009 in Corujo, Tomar, Portugal.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jack Guthrie was born on 13 November 1915 in Olive, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Hollywood Barn Dance (1947), Slither (1973) and Bound for Glory (1976). He died on 15 January 1948 in Livermore, California, USA.- Stanley Fitz was born on 7 July 1889 in Olive, Michigan, USA. He is known for The Ruse of the Rattler (1921), The Bear Cat (1922) and Campaigning with Custer (1913).
- Sterling Magee was born on 20 May 1936 in Mount Olive, Mississippi, USA. He died on 6 September 2020 in Tampa, Florida, USA.