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- Asier Flores is known for Pain and Glory (2019), The Ministry of Time (2015) and Someone Has to Die (2020).
- Kyle Catlett was born on 16 November 2002 in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Poltergeist (2015), The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013) and The Pale of Settlement (2013).
- Zain Al Rafeea is an actor, known for Capharnaüm (2018). Zain was a Syrian refugee when he was discovered in the streets of Beirut by director Nadine Labaki. At the time, his life shared similarities with that of his character of the same name. He and his family have since been resettled in Norway.
- Valeria Cotto was born on 30 September 2010 in Orlando, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for The Florida Project (2017), Backup Plan (2019) and Astro (2021).
- Aiden Malik is known for The Florida Project (2017), Secrets and Lies (2015) and Secret Headquarters (2022).
- Thomas Doret was born on 10 December 1996 in Seraing, Belgium. He is an actor, known for The Kid with a Bike (2011), Les témoins (2014) and Renoir (2012).
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Born in Los Angeles, Duncan Joiner booked his first, open-call commercial at age three. It led to a Fox network pilot, a Lifetime Christmas movie, and a lead in the feature film "Some Kind of Beautiful" with Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek. After guest appearances on "Community" and "Jane the Virgin," and a recurring role on "We Bare Bears," he earned another lead in the feature film "The Disappointments Room" with Kate Beckinsale. Recurring roles on Fox's "Lethal Weapon," HBO's "Camping," Netflix's "Spirit Riding Free," and Paramount's "Waco" followed, before being cast as a lead in Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories." Most recently, he became a series regular on Amazon's "Tales from the Loop," where he was directed by Mark Romanek, Andrew Stanton, and Jodie Foster, and received critical praise for his honest, heartbreaking turn as Cole Willard.- Andrzej Tkacz was born on 29 November 2001 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Run Boy Run (2013), Barwy szczescia (2007) and Szczescie swiata (2016).
- Nikol Leidman is known for Jellyfish (2007).
- Marleen Quentin is known for The Peppercorns and the Curse of the Black King (2017), The Peppercorns (1999) and Tatort (1970).
- Judah Lewis is an American actor. He is known for his main roles in the films The Babysitter, its sequel The Babysitter: Killer Queen, and Demolition.
Lewis is the son of Hara and Mark Lewis, who are acting teachers.
In 2014, Lewis played in the Lifetime television film Deliverance Creek.
In May 2015, Lewis was among the six actors who screen tested for the lead role (which went to Tom Holland) in the 2017 reboot film Spider-Man: Homecoming.
In 2015, Lewis played a supporting role in the comedy-drama film Demolition. He also played in the action thriller remake Point Break, appearing briefly as the young version of the lead character Johnny Utah.
In 2015, Lewis filmed the role of a boy hunted by his babysitter in the comedy horror film The Babysitter. The finished film was acquired by Netflix in December 2016 and was released on October 13, 2017.
In 2018, Lewis co-starred in the Canadian horror mystery film Summer of 84. Lewis played a supporting role in the Netflix family film The Christmas Chronicles.In 2019, he co-starred in the thriller film I See You.
In 2020, he reprised his main role in the comedy horror sequel film The Babysitter: Killer Queen on Netflix.
He also reprised his role as Teddy in the sequel film The Christmas Chronicles 2. - Sage is an actor known for the film Kidnap (2017), where he starred as Halle Berry's son. He can be heard on the new "Peanuts by Schulz" series as the voice of Pig-Pen. Sage has also appeared on "Life In Pieces", "Uncle Buck" and "Grey's Anatomy". Sage was born in Los Angeles, California where he lives with his mom, dad and dog. During his free time, he plays chess, basketball, tennis and studies Kung-fu.
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- Isabelle Ottmann was born on 1 January 2002 in Berlin, Germany. She is an actress, known for Heidi (2015), Baron on the Cannonball (2012) and Die Familiendetektivin (2014).
- Chann Aglat is known for Les filles au Moyen Âge (2015), Nicholas on Holiday (2014) and C'est quoi ce papy ?! (2021).
- Mathéo Boisselier is known for Nicholas on Holiday (2014) and Vivement dimanche (1998).
- Justin Alexander Korovkin (b.2007) is Italian/Canadian. Being fully bilingual he has played either leading or supporting roles in both English-language and Italian-language dramatic feature films. He is known for D'Innocenzo brothers' "Favolacce"/ "Bad Tales" (Berlin, Silver Bear, 2020), R. De Feo's "The Nest" (Locarno Festival, 2019) and C. Hintermann's, Terrence Malick's executive-produced "The Book of Vision" (Venice, International Film Critic's Week, 2020; London City Film Jury Award: Best Feature Film). In "The Nest" He played both leitmotif piano pieces, recorded live on set. For his role in "Favolacce" Justin arrived to the top three finalists for the Italian PEF (Premio Ennio Fantastichini) for best emerging actor. Justin lives in Italy with his mother, visual artist and contemporary art historian Stephanie Morin and father, anthropologist and poet-novelist Michael Korovkin. He is represented in Italy by Planet Film and in Los Angeles by AKA Talent Agency.
- Dorian Le Clech was born on 2 September 2004. He is an actor, known for Love at Second Sight (2019), A Bag of Marbles (2017) and Lili Rose (2014).
- Clément Godefroy is known for War of the Buttons (2011), Rencontres de cinéma (2007) and La boîte à questions (2004).
- Ruben Santiago Vecchi is known for Fiori sopra l'inferno: I casi di Teresa Battaglia (2023), Cani and Digitare il codice segreto (2021).
- Noah Jupe is a British actor. He is known for his roles in the television series The Night Manager (2016); the dark comedy film Suburbicon (2017); the drama film Wonder (2017); the horror film A Quiet Place (2018) and its sequel A Quiet Place Part II (2021); the sports drama film Ford v Ferrari (2019); the drama film Honey Boy (2019), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male; and the miniseries The Undoing (2020).
Noah Jupe was born to filmmaker Chris Jupe and actress Katy Cavanagh. He has a younger sister and a younger brother.
Jupe started his acting career in 2015 by appearing in the television series Penny Dreadful and Downton Abbey. Later in 2016, he played a significant role in the spy thriller series The Night Manager. In 2016, he also played a significant role in the series Houdini & Doyle.
In 2017, he started his career in films, with his first major role being in The Man with the Iron Heart, a World War II drama. Also that year, he appeared in the British film That Good Night; had one of the lead roles in the black comedy film Suburbicon, directed by George Clooney; and appeared in the comedy-drama Wonder as Jack Will, best friend to Auggie Pullman. Also in 2017, he was cast in the short film adaptation of Stephen King's My Pretty Pony.
In 2018, he starred in the science fiction film The Titan, and in the horror film A Quiet Place. John Krasinski, who co-wrote and directed A Quiet Place, cast Jupe on Clooney's recommendation.
In 2019, Jupe starred in Honey Boy opposite Shia LaBeouf. The independent film is based on LaBeouf's coming-of-age in the entertainment industry, with Jupe playing the young version of the character based on LaBeouf. That same year, Jupe also starred in the film Ford v Ferrari. In 2020, he starred in the miniseries The Undoing.
Jupe was featured among "The 12 Young Creatives" in British Vogue's March 2021 issue. He reprise his role as Marcus Abbott in A Quiet Place Part II later that year. Jupe will voice Peter in the upcoming animated film The Magician's Elephant.
Noah Jupe, who met with his fans at the Venice Film Festival in 2022, will meet with the big screen again with the film "The Magician's Elephant", which is planned to be released in 2023, and the remake of the cult film "The Lost Boys". - Kim Seol is known for Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017).
- Sara Casu is known for Daughter of Mine (2018).
- Gabriele Caprio was born on 5 February 2004 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor, known for Pinocchio (2012), Cugino e cugino (2011) and Don Matteo (2000).
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Gerard James Butler was born in Paisley, Scotland, to Margaret and Edward Butler, a bookmaker. His family is of Irish origin. Gerard spent some of his very early childhood in Montreal, Quebec, but was mostly raised, along with his older brother and sister, in his hometown of Paisley. His parents divorced when he was a child, and he and his siblings were raised primarily by their mother, who later remarried. He had no contact with his father between the ages of two and 16 years old, after which time they became close. His father passed away when Gerard was in his early 20s. Butler went on to attend Glasgow University, where he studied to be a lawyer/solicitor. He was president of the school's law society thanks to his outgoing personality and great social skills.
His acting career began when he was approached in a London coffee shop by actor Steven Berkoff, who later appeared alongside Butler in Attila (2001), who gave him a role in a stage production of "Coriolanus" (later, Butler played Tullus Aufidius in a big screen Coriolanus (2011). After that, Butler decided to give up law for acting. He was cast as Ewan McGregor's character "Renton" in the stage adaptation of Trainspotting. His film debut was as Billy Connolly's younger brother in Mrs. Brown (1997). While filming the movie in Scotland, he was enjoying a picnic with his mother near the River Tay when they heard the shouts of a young boy, who had been swimming with a friend, who was in some trouble. Butler jumped in and saved the young boy from drowning. He received a Certificate of Bravery from the Royal Humane Society. He felt he only did what anyone in the situation would have done.
His film career continued with small roles, first in the "James Bond" movie, Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and then Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, Butler was cast in two breakthrough roles, the first being "Attila the Hun" in the USA Network mini-series, Attila (2001). The film's producers wanted a known actor to play the part but kept coming back to Butler's screen tests and decided he was their man. He had to lose the thick Scottish accent, but managed well. Around the time "Attila" was being filmed, casting was in progress for Wes Craven's new take on the "Dracula" legacy. Also wanting a known name, Butler wasn't much of a consideration, but his unending tenacity drove him to hounding the producers. Eventually, he sent them a clip of his portrayal of "Attila". Evidently, they saw something because Dracula 2000 (2000) was cast in the form of Butler. Attila's producers, thinking that his big-screen role might help with their own film's ratings, finished shooting a little early so he could get to work on Dracula 2000 (2000). Following these two roles, Butler developed quite a fan base, and began appearing on websites and fancasts everywhere.
Since then, he has appeared in Reign of Fire (2002) as "Creedy" and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) as "Terry Sheridan", alongside Angelina Jolie. The role that garnered him the most attention from both moviegoers and movie makers, alike, was that of "Andre Marek" in the big-screen adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel, Timeline (2003). Butler played an archaeologist who was sent back in time with a team of students to rescue a colleague. Last year, he appeared in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, The Phantom of the Opera (2004), playing the title character in the successful adaptation of the stage musical. It was a role that brought him much international attention. Other projects include Dear Frankie (2004), The Game of Their Lives (2005) and Beowulf & Grendel (2005).
In 2007, he starred as Spartan "King Leonidas" in the Warner Bros. production 300 (2006), based on the Frank Miller graphic novel, and Shattered (2007), co-starring Pierce Brosnan and Maria Bello, which aired on network TV under the title, "Shattered". He also starred in P.S. I Love You (2007), with Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank.
In 2007, he appeared in Nim's Island (2008) and RocknRolla (2008), and completed the new Mark Neveldine / Brian Taylor film, Gamer (2009). His next films included The Ugly Truth (2009), co-starring Katherine Heigl, which began filming in April 2008, The Bounty Hunter (2010), How to Train Your Dragon (2010), Chasing Mavericks (2012) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013). In recent years, he has appeared in films such as Gods of Egypt (2016), Geostorm (2017), Den of Thieves (2018), The Vanishing (2018) and Hunter Killer (2018). Butler is related to writer-director Mark Flood.- Actor
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Actor Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born on December 22, 1962 in Suffolk, England, to Jennifer Anne Mary Alleyne (Lash), a novelist, and Mark Fiennes, a photographer. He is the eldest of six children. Four of his siblings are also in the arts: Martha Fiennes, a director; Magnus Fiennes, a musician; Sophie Fiennes, a producer; and Joseph Fiennes, an actor. He is of English, Irish, and Scottish origin.
A noted Shakespeare interpreter, he first achieved success onstage at the Royal National Theatre. Fiennes first worked on screen in 1990 and then made his film debut in 1992 as Heathcliff in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (1992), opposite Juliette Binoche. 1993 was his "breakout year". He had a major role in the controversial Peter Greenaway film The Baby of Mâcon (1993), with Julia Ormond, which was poorly received. Later that year he became known internationally for portraying the amoral Nazi concentration camp commandant Amon Goeth in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List (1993). For this he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. He did not win, but did win the Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award for the role, as well as Best Supporting Actor honors from numerous critics groups, including the National Society of Film Critics, and the New York, Chicago, Boston, and London Film Critics associations. His portrayal as Göth also earned him a spot on the American Film Institute's list of Top 50 Film Villains. To look suitable to represent Goeth, Fiennes gained weight, but he managed to shed it afterwards. In 1994, he portrayed American academic Charles Van Doren in Quiz Show (1994). In 1996, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Count Almásy the World War II epic romance, and another Best Picture winner, Anthony Minghella's The English Patient (1996), in which he starred with Kristin Scott Thomas. He also received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations, as well as two Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award nominations, one for Best Actor and another shared with the film's ensemble cast.
Since then, Fiennes has been in a number of notable films, including Strange Days (1995), Oscar and Lucinda (1997), the animated The Prince of Egypt (1998), István Szabó's Sunshine (1999), Neil Jordan-directed films The End of the Affair (1999) and The Good Thief (2002), Red Dragon (2002), Maid in Manhattan (2002), The Constant Gardener (2005), In Bruges (2008), The Reader (2008), co-starring Kate Winslet, Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar®-winning The Hurt Locker (2008), Clash of the Titans (2010), Mike Newell's screen adaptation of Charles Dickens'Great Expectations (2012), with Helena Bonham Carter and Jeremy Irvine, and Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).
He is also known for his roles in major film franchises such as the Harry Potter film series (2005-2011), in which he played the evil Lord Voldemort. His nephew, Hero Fiennes Tiffin played Tom Riddle, the young Lord Voldemort, in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009). Ralph also appears in the James Bond series, in which he has played M, starting with the 2012 film Skyfall (2012).
In 2011, Fiennes made his directorial debut with his film adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy political thriller Coriolanus (2011), in which he also played the title character, opposite Gerard Butler and Vanessa Redgrave. Fiennes has won a Tony Award for playing Prince Hamlet on Broadway.
In 2015, Fiennes played a music producer in Luca Guadagnino's A Bigger Splash (2015), starring opposite Tilda Swinton and Matthias Schoenaerts, and in 2016, Fiennes starred in Joel and Ethan Coen's Hail, Caesar! (2016).
Since 1999, Fiennes has served as an ambassador for UNICEF UK.- Actor
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Federico Bergamaschi is known for I soliti idioti 3: Il ritorno (2024) and Hammamet (2020).- At eleven years old, Roman Griffin Davis was cast in his first professional acting role as the lead in Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit (2019). For which, among other awards, Roman received a Golden Globe Nomination and The Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Performer.
Since, Roman starred with Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Annabelle Wallis, Lily-Rose Depp, Sope Dirisu, Kirby, Lucy Punch and Rufus Jones in the apocalyptic Christmas parody Silent Night (2021).
Earlier this year Roman wrapped on A Rare Grand Alignment. - Producer
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Taika Waititi, also known as Taika Cohen, hails from the Raukokore region of the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, and is the son of Robin (Cohen), a teacher, and Taika Waititi, an artist and farmer. His father is Maori (Te-Whanau-a-Apanui), and his mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish, Irish, Scottish, and English descent. Taika has been involved in the film industry for several years, initially as an actor, and now focusing on writing and directing.
Two Cars, One Night is Taika's first professional film-making effort and since its completion in 2003 he has finished another short "Tama Tu" about a group of Maori Soldiers in Italy during World War 2. As a performer and comedian, Taika has been involved in some of the most innovative and successful original productions seen in New Zealand. He regularly does stand-up gigs in and around the country and in 2004 launched his solo production, "Taika's Incredible Show". In 2005 he staged the sequel, "Taika's Incrediblerer Show". As an actor, Taika has been critically acclaimed for both his Comedic and Dramatic abilities. In 2000 he was nominated for Best Actor at the Nokia Film Awards for his role in the Sarkies Brother's film "Scarfies".
Taika is also an experienced painter and photographer, having exhibited both mediums in Wellington and Berlin, and a fashion designer. He attended the Sundance Writers Lab with "Choice", a feature loosely based on "Two Cars, One Night".
Taika became a blockbuster director with his film Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and received critical acclaim, and a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar, for his film Jojo Rabbit (2019).- Julian LaTourelle is known for The Keeping Hours (2017) and Kittens in a Cage (2015).
- Sander Thomas is known for The Contractor (2022), Splitting Up Together (2018) and The Keeping Hours (2017).
- Jean Scandel was born on 10 November 2004. He is an actor, known for School of Life (2017).
- Tilman Döbler was born in 2006 in Berlin, Germany. He is an actor, known for Sugar Sand (2017), Balloon (2018) and Wir sind die Rosinskis (2016).
- Elena Minichiello is known for There's No Place Like Home (2018), Se mi vuoi bene (2019) and Enrico Piaggio - Un sogno italiano (2019).
- Adrian Marrero is known for Life Itself (2018), Madam Secretary (2014) and Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022).
- Savannah Vandendriessche is known for Follow: Tall Tales from a Small City (2014), My Dad Is a Sausage (2021) and Rosie & Moussa (2018).
- Hi I'm Molly! I am an Irish actress and sister to actor/magician Aidan McCann. I have worked on 'The Vanishing Triangle' on Sundance Now and AMC+, 'Maxine' and 'My Sailor My Love' on Netflix. I also voice the character Keena in 'Screechers Reach' for Star Wars Visions 2 on Disney +. Other movies I have worked on include 'Freelance', 'The Holiday', 'Herself', 'Rosie', 'Vivarium' and 'Never Grow Old'. I love when I get to travel to different places to act. I've been to Colombia, Luxembourg, Malta, Ethiopia, UK and others. I also love my dog Trixie, I do Acro Dance! It's great! And I love new adventures!!
- Olive Abercrombie is an actor in Atlanta, GA. In 2017 Olive was cast in Paramount/Amblin/Netflix's "The Haunting of Hill House," directed by Mike Flanagan.
Olive's recent credits include Plan B's "Outer Range" (the horse-riding, adventuring Amy Abbott - with Josh Brolin) and the upcoming Disney biopic "Young Woman & The Sea" (playing young Gertrude Ederle - Daisy Ridley).
Olive's current interests include music and doing lots of fun stop motion animation projects.
She has a younger sister named Ora Winter Abercrombie (parents are filmmaker Karla Jean Davis and designer/illustrator James Abercrombie).
No relation to the store. - Vilne Konstancija Abukeviciute is known for Donaleitis. XVIII a. Mazosios Lietuvos tautinis kostiumas (2014), Siukslyno Zmones (2024) and Drugelio sirdis (2021).
- Samuel Leakey is known for Gretel & Hansel (2020), Twist (2021) and The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (2024).
- Tipper Seifert-Cleveland is known for Cruella (2021), Krypton (2018) and The Little Stranger (2018).
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- Adrian Alonso was born on 6 April 1994 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is an actor, known for The Legend of Zorro (2005), Under the Same Moon (2007) and Sr. Ávila (2013).
- Morgan Flynn was born on 7 June 1994 in California, USA. She is an actress, known for World Trade Center (2006), Cold Case (2003) and A Plumm Summer (2007).
- Owen Pearce was born in Long Beach, California. He starred in his first film, a Plumm Summer, in 2006. He had a fun adventure filming in beautiful Montana. He has taken classes in diction and speech. He aspires to write his own graphic novel series in the future. He spends his free time making amateur movies with his video camera. Meanwhile, he continues to act.
- Zacharie Rochette is known for Le petit piaf (2021).
- Ornela Dalèle is known for Le petit piaf (2021).
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Jacob Tremblay is a Canadian actor. He made his film debut as Blue in the live action animated film The Smurfs 2 (2013). His breakout performance was in the dark drama Room (2015), for which he received critical acclaim. In 2016, Tremblay played a supporting role in the comedy film Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie (2016), and in 2017, he co-starred with Jaeden Martell, playing brothers, in the drama The Book of Henry (2017), with Naomi Watts as their mother.
He has also starred as children in jeopardy in the horror films Before I Wake (2016), Shut In (2016), and the bigger-budget The Predator (2018), played in the drama Burn Your Maps (2016) with Vera Farmiga, and headlined the blockbuster novel adaptation Wonder (2017), as Auggie Pullman.- Izaac Wang was born on 22 October 2007 in Minnesota, USA. He is an actor, known for Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), Good Boys (2019) and Dìdi (2024).
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Darby Camp began acting as a toddler alongside her mother and older sister. Together they were seen in local commercials and print ads in their hometown of Charlotte, NC. By the time Darby was eight years old it was evident her gift for acting was best served in film and television. She spent two seasons as the sassy Chloe McKenzie in the Emmy-winning HBO series, Big Little Lies (2017). You can watch her now on Netflix alongside Kurt Russell in The Christmas Chronicles (2018) and The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020). Her latest project is Paramount's Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021) where she stars as Emily Elizabeth. When Darby isn't acting, she's most likely enjoying the slow pace of southern living with her family, friends and beloved pets.- Actor
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Sean Michael Afable was born in Southern California on November 20th, 1988, raised in a Filipino and European family. Growing up with 1 brother, his 18 first cousins, and his cat Winston; he enjoyed the life of a big family. Sean graduated Parkridge private high school on November 20, 2005... what a great way to celebrate his birthday!
At the young age of 6, Sean's parents, Robert and Gigi, noticed his outgoing spirit and started him in acting classes. It didn't take long for Sean to land his first role in Burger King and Chuck E Cheese commercials. He has since appeared in several Disney and Nickelodeon television shows, but most impressive is his list of roles in feature films. Sean has studied under many of Hollywood's top acting coaches and has more recently been studying with Steven G. Lowe at The Actors Room for the past several years. His passion extends to film, television, voice-over, theater, singing, and dance.
When Sean is not busy furthering his acting career, he has the normal life of a young adult; spending time with his family, hanging out with friends, going on road trips, social networking, eating fast-food, going to the movies, reading a good adventure novel, and furthering his education. Sean loves the outdoors and enjoys body boarding, body surfing, surfing, snowboarding,driving, paint-balling, camping, mountain biking, playing guitar,drawing, singing (an alumnus of the All American Boys Chorus), and hip hop dancing.
As a Christian he is an active member of his church. Sean also dedicates countless hours to local charities involving causes close to his heart that better the lives of abused, neglected and at-risk youth, the prevention of hunger, and world disease.- Sahara Ware was born on 5 June 1991 in Houston, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Eleventh Hour (2008), Akeelah and the Bee (2006) and American Dreams (2002).
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Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer was born on August 26, 1993 in Harvey, Illinois and raised in Robbins, Illinois to Sharon and Larry Palmer, both former actors. Palmer showed vocal promise as a five-year-old, when she belted out "Jesus Loves Me" in her church choir. A year later the singer-actress had a solo in her kindergarten play but, to her mom's dismay, the mike had not been adjusted to suit her daughter's height. Without missing a beat, Palmer lowered the mike and moved the crowd with her heavenly voice. At that very moment, her family knew there was something special about Keke (a nickname given to her by her sister).
Although music was still her passion, Palmer's first big break came via her acting skills, making her big-screen debut in Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) as Queen Latifah's niece. Immediately recognizing her star potential, the film's producers encouraged her parents to take their daughter to California to explore other acting opportunities. Relocating required that Palmer's parents leave behind the security of their jobs, a newly purchased home and uproot their other three children. However, it didn't diminish the family's support of Palmer's aspirations.
Once settled on the West Coast, Palmer did not waste any time. Within six weeks she had booked an episode of the critically acclaimed CBS series Cold Case (2003), a national K-Mart commercial and was chosen from a nationwide search to play opposite William H. Macy in a TNT movie, The Wool Cap (2004). Her performance was so amazing that it earned her a Screen Actors Guild nomination--to date, she is the youngest actress (then at age ten) ever to receive a nomination in a Lead Actress Category.
In 2006 Palmer appeared as the lead character "Akeelah Anderson" in the critically acclaimed, award-winning film Akeelah and the Bee (2006). The film, about a young South Los Angeles girl who attempts to win a national spelling bee, won the hearts of audiences everywhere. Her breakthrough performance has received praise from many film critics and organizations. Among the list of nominations received, "Akeelah and the Bee" was listed as one of NBR's 2006 Top Independent Films of the Year, as well as four nominations from the NAACP Image Awards. Palmer, alone, won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture, as well as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture by the Black Movie Awards. She has also received nominations for Most Promising Newcomer by the Chicago Film Critics, Best Actress by the Black Reel Awards, and Best Young Actress by the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Keke held her own in scenes with veteran co-stars Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne.
That very same year, Palmer appeared in Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (2006), which was #1 at the box office for two consecutive weeks. Palmer went on to win a 2007 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her breakout role in "Akeelah and the Bee". She also received a ShoWest Award for Rising Star of the Year. Shortly after, Palmer lit up the small screen starring in the Disney Channel's hit movie, Jump in! (2007). This one-two punch of big-screen success coupled with small screen ratings power made Keke Palmer a household name in Hollywood.
Palmer contributed her first recording, which was featured on the "Akeelah and the Bee" soundtrack, titled "All My Girlz", and followed it up with the ever popular "My Turn Now" on the "Jump In!" soundtrack. As if two soundtracks were not enough, she was also asked to sing "Tonight", an end title song from the smash-hit Ben Stiller movie, Night at the Museum (2006). Her Atlantic Records debut album, "So Uncool", is jammed with up-tempo R&B tracks, inspirational moments, and love songs. In 2008, Palmer starred in the Weinstein Co. feature, The Longshots (2008). The film was based on the true story of a young female quarterback, played by Palmer, that makes Pop Warner history; she starred opposite Ice Cube, for first time director and Limp Bizkit front man, Fred Durst.
Palmer also starred as the title character in the hit Nickelodeon series, True Jackson, VP (2008), for 68 episodes. She played a high-school student who becomes the head of a major fashion label. In the fall of 2008, "True Jackson" bowed with over 4.8 million viewers, setting a record for Nickelodeon's largest audience for a live-action premiere. She has received four NAACP Awards for Best Actress in Children's Television for her role as "True Jackson". In 2011, Keke joined the voice cast of Nickelodeon's Winx Club (2004). She played Aisha, the Fairy of Waves. For her voice work on Winx Club, she received another NAACP Award nomination, this time for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special.
Keke starred in the movie, Abducted: The Carlina White Story (2012), for the Lifetime Network. She had a voice role in the 20th Century Fox animated film, Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), as the character "Peaches". Her co-stars include Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Jennifer Lopez and Queen Latifah.
Palmer was seen on the big screen in the Alcon/Warner Bros movie, Joyful Noise (2012), singing alongside legendary Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton, however, it was Palmer who the critics singled out for her "young and inspiring" rendition of the Michael Jackson song, "Man in the Mirror".
Palmer resides in Los Angeles, CA.- Ryan Mac Lennan is known for Mia and the White Lion (2018).
- Daniah De Villiers is known for Meerkat Maantuig (2017), Desert Rose (2022) and Redeeming Love (2022).
- Jack Fulton is known for Detention Adventure (2019), Critters Attack! (2019) and The Kindness of Strangers (2019).
- Cameron John "CJ" Adams, was born in Elmhurst, Illinois on April 6, 2000 and raised in Rhode Island and where he started is acting career at age 6 in Disney's "Dan in Real Life". His mother and Father are Donna and Matt Adams. His father is a host of Morning Drive on Golf Channel, book author, golf expert and host of The Fairways of Life show (formerly on SiriusXM satellite radio) now a free Podcast. CJ is best known for his role as Timothy Green in the 2012 film The Odd Life of Timothy Green, which earned him the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor Age Ten and Under. He also played the title character as Zac Wade in the 2013 film Against The Wild.
- Otto Rechenberg is known for Amy (1981).