My Favorite Breakout Tv actors/Actresses of 2017
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- East Coaster Thomas Barbusca followed his older sister Brielle's footsteps in to acting when he was just a toddler. At 6 the industry brought Thomas to Los Angeles, when his sister Brielle, booked a series regular role on the hit USA series The Starter Wife.
In Los Angeles, ginger haired Thomas quickly became a favorite amongst commercial ad agencies; booking award winning campaigns for products like Dominos, Ford, Kraft, JC Penney, & Lunchables; just to name a few. Was not long after that, that Thomas began booking television on shows like Body of Proof (ABC), The New Girl (FOX), Sam & Cat (Nickelodeon), Anger Management (FX), and The Thunderman's (Nickelodeon). Thomas also began recurring on shows like The New Normal (NBC) & Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
In 2015 Thomas began work on the Wet Hot American Summer reboot for Netflix. Thomas' witty remarks as Camper Drew, quickly gained Hollywood's attention; making him one of the breakout stars of the series. Post Wet Hot, Thomas began work, recurring on American Horror Story:Hotel (FX), as well as Preacher (AMC). In between filming both shows, Thomas also found time take flight as Peter Pan in the 2015-16 Geico commercial campaign.
Coming up in 2016 you can catch Thomas in Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life for CBS Films; based on the James Patterson book series, and coming up in 2017, you can catch Thomas weekly in The Mick on Fox.The Mick - Sofia Black-D'Elia grew up in northern New Jersey with her parents and older brother, Kyle. Her mother is of Russian Jewish descent and her father is of Italian ancestry. Prior to graduating Clifton High School, Sofia booked her first role in All My Children and discovered an affinity for acting. Soon after, she began her study of the craft at The William Esper Studio under the wonderful instruction of Mr. Bill Esper. Now a dedicated graduate of his two year Meisner program, Sofia happily lives in New York City.The Mick
- Jonathan Whitesell was born in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for The X-Files (1993), The 100 (2014) and The Kill Team (2019).Beyond
- Dilan Gwyn was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She graduated High School, and then left Sweden to attend The University of Sorbonne in Paris to study French. After that she relocated to London where she lived and worked for a short time. As most have actors/actresses have done, she made the decision to locate to the U.S. where more work is available. When she moved to America she attended The A.A.D.A. in both L.A. and New York City. She has a varied background in athletic activities that if she so decides will enable her to act and do her own stunt work.Beyond
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- Composer
- Soundtrack
Jude Demorest was born on 11 March 1992 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Star (2016), Bad Moms (2016) and Into the Dark (2018). She has been married to Ammo since 24 April 2016. They have one child.Star- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Brittany O'Grady has been performing professionally since the age of 4. Most recently, Brittany appeared as Paula in 'The White Lotus', Mike White's dark comedy mini-series for HBO. Brittany also starred in 'Little Voice' on Apple TV+, in which she portrayed Bess King, a young aspiring singer-songwriter trying to make a living in New York City.
Other recent work includes Lee Daniels' Fox series 'Star' and the Blumhouse feature 'Black Christmas'. Other credits include the Philip Noyce feature 'Above Suspicion' opposite Emilia Clarke and a recurring role on CW series 'The Messengers'.
A native of the Washington DC area, Brittany was cast with several Washington area theaters growing up, including the Tony-Award winning Signature Theatre, historic Ford's Theatre, critically-acclaimed movement-based Synetic Theater, the Little Theatre of Alexandria, and Encore Stage and Studio. Brittany has also performed at the White House and the Kennedy Center.Star- Actress
- Set Decorator
- Soundtrack
Ryan Destiny was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and set decorator, known for Star (2016), The Lower Bottoms (2021) and Oracle (2023).Star- Actress
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Isabella Gómez was born in Medellin, Colombia. She started getting involved in the business at the age of 5. When she was 10, her family decided to relocate to Florida where she began formally training and working on commercials. In 2015 they moved to Los Angeles in order to further pursue her career. Soon after, she landed a role in Matador (2014) and did a guest appearance in Modern Family (2009). She is best known for her role as Elena Álvarez in the Netflix sitcom One Day at a Time (2017).One Day at a Time- Marcel has been in front of the cameras since his home birth in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he began acting in commercials at an early age. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of 8 and took his hobby of acting and turned it into a full-fledged career as a star in the critically acclaimed Netflix sitcom One Day at a Time (2017), where he played the role of Alex Alvarez for four seasons. He debuted on the big screen as the lead of the 20th Century Fox film Breakthrough (2019), along with actress Chrissy Metz.
With Award-Winning directors for parents, Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz and Mariem Pérez Riera, and a notable television host, writer, and comedian, Silverio Pérez, for a grandfather, Marcel has known the other side of the industry well through growing up on a set at his parents' own production company. After signing with powerhouse talent agency CAA, at 19 years old Marcel continues to mature his craft for acting and works on developing and producing his own film/TV projects, content for social media platforms, music, photography and even a clothing line. In addition to being a creative talent, Marcel also excels in athletics including basketball and soccer, a passion since he was little.One Day at a Time - Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Ariela Barer was born on 14 October 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022), Runaways (2017) and Oddities (2023).One Day at a Time(although, I think The Runaways might be her breakout role)- Actress
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Malina Pauline Weissman is an American-German actress. She was born in New York City to a German-Palestinian-mother, and an American father of Romanian-Jewish descent. Her most notable roles are, as Violet Baudelaire in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events, young April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and young Kara Zor-El in Supergirl. Malina is attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.A Series of Unfortunate Events- Actor
- Soundtrack
Louis Hynes was born on 9 October 2001 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017), The Great (2020) and Barbarians Rising (2016).A Series of Unfortunate Events- Actor
- Producer
Keith Powers was born on 22 August 1992 in Sacramento, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Tomorrow War (2021), Before I Fall (2017) and Straight Outta Compton (2015).The New Edition Story- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Algee Smith was born on 7 November 1994 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Detroit (2017), Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) and The Hate U Give (2018).The New Edition Story- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
K.J. Apa was born on 17 June 1997 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is an actor and producer, known for Riverdale (2017), The Hate U Give (2018) and The Last Summer (2019).Riverdale- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Lili Reinhart was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and at an early age, developed a passion for the performing arts. Lili took dance classes for 10 years and also performed in many local musicals before she signed with her first agency in Cleveland when she was 11. She traveled from Ohio to New York almost once a month for over a year to audition for numerous projects that she and her Mom found on online casting websites. It was in New York where she met her manager, Dara Gordon, in 2011. After meeting Gordon, Lili soon signed with ICM. She later switched to UTA.Riverdale- Actress
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Camila Carraro Mendes is an American actress and singer. She made her debut portraying Veronica Lodge on The CW teen drama series Riverdale (2017), for which she won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Scene Stealer in 2017. She has appeared in the romantic comedy The New Romantic (2018), the Netflix original films The Perfect Date (2019) and Dangerous Lies (2020), and the critically acclaimed sci-fi comedy Palm Springs (2020). She also starred alongside Maya Hawke in the teen comedy Do Revenge (2022).Riverdale- Actress
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Ashleigh Murray portrays Josie McCoy in the CW's new teen drama Riverdale. Ashleigh was born in Kansas City, Missouri. In the 5th grade, she went to Oakland, California, to live with her aunt for 2 years, where Murray enjoyed studying piano, jazz and hip-hop. After graduating high school back in Kansas City, Missouri, she moved to New York city where she studied at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, graduating in 2009.
Previously, while studying at NYCDA, she starred in an off-Broadway production of "Child of the Movement," based on a true story, on that of Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl from Montgomery, one who preceded Rosa Parks's involvement with the NAACP, was in a Coke commercial with Diggy Simmons which debuted during the 2013 BET Awards, as well as Lady Gaga's MTV VMA 2013 promo video. Murray worked on the WB's The Following, appeared in two episodes of TVLand's Younger and stars in a Netflix Original Movie "Deidra & Laney Rob a Train" (starring Rachel Crow, David Sullivan, Tim Blake Nelson, Danielle Nicolet, Sasheer Zamata and Arturo Castro).Riverdale- Actress
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Hayley Law was born on 19 November 1992 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress, known for Riverdale (2017), Altered Carbon (2018) and The New Romantic (2018).Riverdale- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Madelaine Petsch was born on 18 August 1994 in Port Orchard, Washington, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Riverdale (2017) and Sightless (2020).Riverdale- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Jermaine Fowler was born on 16 May 1988 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Sorry to Bother You (2018), Coming 2 America (2021) and The Drop (2022).Superior Donuts- Anna Baryshnikov was born on 22 May 1992 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Manchester by the Sea (2016), Dickinson (2019) and The Kindergarten Teacher (2018).Superior Donuts
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Justin Michael Cornwell began his professional acting career at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater after studying theater at the University Of Louisville . Growing up in his grandmother's video store Justin started acting at a young age when he was cast as the lead in a middle school play. He took that creative passion and began to pursue a professional career in acting and art. After college he moved to Chicago to pursue art, finding success quickly. After gracing Chicago stages and appearing in small parts on popular television shows Justin was cast as a main lead in the CBS series Training Day. He has since gone on to show his versatile acting ability in a number of strong roles in a range of projects.Training Day- Liv Hewson is an Australian actor and playwright. Hewson uses they-and-them pronouns. Hewson was born in Canberra and grew up in the suburb of Hughes. They attended Alfred Deakin High School and Canberra College. They began acting as part of the Canberra Youth Theatre. Hewson's mother, Angela, is a public servant and their father, Tony, is a psychologist. Hewson has three brothers. Growing up, their family watched a lot of American television shows, such as The Simpsons and Futurama, which Liv said made it easy to act with a US accent.Santa Clarita Diet