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Tyler Blackburn stars as Caleb Rivers, the bad boy with a soft side who swept Hanna off her feet on Pretty Little Liars (2010). Caleb is drawn to stay in Rosewood after witnessing some strange events that are seemingly connected to him.
Blackburn recently starred in Alloy Entertainment's web series Wendy (2011), in which he sang his own songs including theme song, "Save Me." He also starred as Jesse Pratt in the independent film Peach Plum Pear (2011), which debuted at the Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.
A native of Burbank, California, Blackburn started his acting career at the age of 17. Prior to his role on "Pretty Little Liars," Blackburn had a major recurring role on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives (1965) as Ian, the love interest of Stephanie, played by Shelley Hennig. Other television credits include guest appearances on Cold Case (2003), Gigantic (2010) and Unfabulous (2004).
Blackburn currently resides in Los Angeles, California.- Actor
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T.R. Knight was a member of the acting company of Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater. Roles there included Richard Miller in Eugene O'Neill's "Ah, Wilderness!" and Amadeus in Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus".
On the New York stage, he portrayed Tim Allgood in "Noises Off", Damis in "Tartuffe", Joe in "This Lime Tree Bower" and Brendan Hilliard in "Anto Scattergood".
He received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in "Scattergood".
His first role was as a five year old when he played Tiny Tim in the Guthrie Theater's annual production of A Christmas Carol.- Actor
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Cheyenne David Jackson is an American actor and singer. His credits include leading roles in Broadway musicals and other stage roles, as well as film and television roles, concert singing, and music recordings.
After beginning his acting career in regional theatre in Seattle, Washington, Jackson moved to Manhattan and was an understudy in Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002) and Aida (2003). He next originated the role of Matthew in the workshop production of Altar Boyz (2004) for the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and was replaced by Scott Porter for the Off-Broadway run. Jackson's first leading role on Broadway was in All Shook Up (2005), which earned him a Theatre World Award for "Outstanding Broadway Debut". Since then, on the New York stage, he has starred in The Agony & the Agony (2006), Xanadu (2007; Drama League, Drama Desk nominations), Damn Yankees (2008), Finian's Rainbow (2010; Drama Desk nomination), 8 (2011), The Heart of the Matter (2012), and The Performers (2013).
He has also appeared in a number of films, including the 2006 Academy Award-nominated United 93, in which his portrayal of Mark Bingham earned him the Boston Society of Film Critics 2006 award for Best Ensemble Cast. He also had a leading role in the 2014 independent romantic comedy ensemble, Mutual Friends, and guest roles in television series such as NBC's 30 Rock and Fox's Glee. Beginning in 2015, Jackson starred in the FX horror anthology television series American Horror Story in its fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth seasons.
In concert, Jackson has sold out Carnegie Hall twice: The Power of Two in 2010 and Music of the Mad Men Era in 2011. He also performs in cabarets. In addition to his Broadway cast albums, he has released three albums of popular music, including a joint album called The Power of Two with Michael Feinstein in 2008. In 2012, Jackson released two singles, "Drive" and "Before You", from his 2013 album I'm Blue, Skies. In 2016, Jackson released his third studio album, Renaissance, an album adapted and expanded from his solo concert Music of the Mad Men Era.
He also stars as Hades in Disney Channel's Descendants 3, along with actors Booboo Stewart, Cameron Boyce, Dove Cameron, and Sofia Carson with director Kenny Ortega. In 2020, he reunited with Descendants alumni Ortega and Stewart in Netflix's Julie and the Phantoms.- Actor
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Handsome American leading man Guy Madison stumbled into a film career and became a television star and hero to the Baby Boom generation. As a young man he worked as a telephone lineman, but entered the Coast Guard at the beginning of the Second World War. While on liberty one weekend in Hollywood, he attended a Lux Radio Theatre broadcast and was spotted in the audience by an assistant to Henry Willson, an executive for David O. Selznick. Selznick wanted an unknown sailor to play a small but prominent part in Since You Went Away (1944), and promptly signed Robert Moseley to a contract. Selznick and Willson concocted the screen name Guy Madison (the "guy" girls would like to meet, and Madison from a passing Dolly Madison cake wagon). Madison filmed his one scene on a weekend pass and returned to duty. The film's release brought thousands of fan letters for Madison's lonely, strikingly handsome young sailor, and at war's end he returned to find himself a star-in-the-making. Despite an initial amateurishness to his acting, Madison grew as a performer, studying and working in theatre. He played leads in a series of programmers before being cast as legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickok in the TV series Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951). He played Hickok on TV and radio for much of the 1950s, and many of the TV episodes were strung together and released as feature films. Madison managed to squeeze in some more adult-oriented roles during his off-time from the series, but much of this work was also in westerns. After the Hickok series ended Madison found work scarce in the U.S. and traveled to Europe, where he became a popular star of Italian westerns and German adventure films. In the 1970s he returned to the U.S., but appeared mainly in cameo roles. Physical ailments limited his work in later years, and he died from emphysema in 1996. His first wife was actress Gail Russell.- Actor
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Matthew Montgomery is a writer, director, producer, and actor whose career began in 2002 when he starred in Gone, But Not Forgotten, an LGBT film which played in over thirty film festivals around the world and was the "Top Ten Best Seller" for TLA Video for 2003 and 2004. He later went on to star in and produce several independent features when he teamed up with Guest House Films.
In 2008, Matthew starred in the psychological thriller, Pornography: A Thriller, as well as the award-winning gay indie drama, Redwoods. In 2010, he was the recipient of the Artistic Achievement award for acting and producing from Philadephia's QFest.
After completing his M.F.A. in film production at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, Matthew went on to develop a psychological thriller, Devil's Path, which marked his directorial debut in 2018.- Actor
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Eric Dean is an American film, television, and stage actor based in Los Angeles, CA. Dean has appeared in more than 30 films, several television & web series, and numerous commercials.
Eric was born Eric Dean Turic on December 25, 1971 in Holland, Michigan and was raised by his mother Emma Sue Rogers in the small town of, Muldrow, OK. He has three brothers and one sister. Though Eric spent most of his childhood in Muldrow, his family also lived in Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Arizona as well as Juarez, Mexico- all while Eric was small child.
From his earliest memory, Eric recalls his mother singing and attributes his gravitating toward music and singing to her rousing renditions of songs including "Bill Bailey "and "Has Anybody Seen My Gal". Eric sang in both church and school choirs, and his interest in music expanded when he joined the band and played the saxophone in the 5th grade. He attended all the choir competitions and received consistent high marks for individual performance. Always drawn to the arts, throughout middle and high school Eric was involved in plays, choir, and the band. He was also a very good student and member of several clubs including 4-H, drama, science and the National Beta Club. He performed in several school plays, as well as community theatre. His first stage performance as a young adult was at The Ft. Smith Arkansas Little Theatre in "Annie Get Your Gun!" as Little Jake.
Eric received a partial theatre scholarship enabling him to attend the University of Tulsa, where he went on to graduate with a major in psychology and a minor in anthropology. After college, Eric moved to New Mexico and worked in the corporate world as a marketing manager for five years, but consistently felt he was not fulfilled creatively. In 1999 at age 28, Eric made the crucial decision to relocate to Los Angeles where he would have the advantage of being able to audition full-time for films, television, and commercials. Shortly after his arrival, Eric signed with a commercial agent and began continuously booking commercials. In 2003, Eric had a banner commercial year, and decided to start a custom furniture business.
He then began focusing on acting for film, and booked several student films, experimental shorts, and shot his first independent feature, "Nine Lives" in 2004. Eric found himself becoming more successful in films as well as television, and in 2008 landed the role of Mark in the action/adventure film "Target Practice," which won numerous awards at film festivals nationally. Several features have followed, including the horror comedy "George's Intervention" (2009), the action-adventure film "Jaguar" (2011) and the romantic comedy "The Men Next Door" (2012).- Script and Continuity Department
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Bevan Lee was born in Western Australia, Australia. He is known for A Place to Call Home (2013), Winners & Losers (2011) and Home and Away (1988).- Born and raised just outside of Dallas, Texas, Matthew Frias discovered acting in elementary school as a member of its creative arts organization, Destination Imagination.
Matthew's love for performing continued to grow in middle school as he was cast in several lead roles in the theater program.
During this time on stage, Matthew realized acting was more than just a passing phase and was eager to give TV/film acting a try.
He enrolled in local acting classes and, after rigorous training, was soon signed by an agent and manager.
Matthew landed his first role in the Sony Pictures film, When the Game Stands Tall (2014), a sports drama with Jim Caviezel, Laura Dern, and Michael Chiklis. Based on a true story, the film chronicles the record-setting 151-game winning streak by De La Salle High School of Concord, California.
Shortly after filming, Matthew moved to Los Angeles where he made his television debut after landing a role in one of MTV's top rated TV shows, Awkward. In addition, Matthew is starring in the independent film, Akron (2015), a coming of age story centered around his character Benny, who is trying to find his place in the world while dealing with a family tragedy and falling in love.
Matthew can also be seen in the soon to be released feature films Where the Bad Kids Go and By Way of Helena (2015). - Edmund Donovan was born on 24 August 1990 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for Civil War (2024), Your Monster (2024) and Gossip Girl (2021).
- A chameleon-like actor who effortlessly glides between light comedy (The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)), musical theater (Broadway's "Cabaret") and drama (Boys Don't Cry (1999)), Matt McGrath was hilarious as the Italian detective in Stanley Tucci's The Impostors (1998) and memorable as the annoying but adorable boyfriend in The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000). He has performed regionally on stages across the country and hones his craft in independent film gems, excelling in ensemble pieces. On the small screen, he turned in a chilling portrayal of real-life convicted killer Chris Pritchard in the TV mini-series, Cruel Doubt (1992), opposite Blythe Danner and Gwyneth Paltrow. He filmed a role in Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), but unfortunately ended up on the cutting room floor.
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Darryl Stephens was born on 7 March 1974 in Pasadena, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for B Positive (2020), From Zero to I Love You (2019) and Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom (2008).- Actor
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Farley Earle Granger was born in 1925 in San Jose, California, to Eva (Hopkins) and Farley Earle Granger, who owned an automobile dealership. Right out of high school, he was brought to the attention of movie producer Samuel Goldwyn, who cast him in a small role in The North Star (1943). He followed it up with a much bigger part in The Purple Heart (1944) and then joined the army. After his release he had to wait until Nicholas Ray cast him in the low-budget RKO classic They Live by Night (1948) with Cathy O'Donnell, and then he was recalled by Goldwyn, who signed him to a five-year contract. He then made Rope (1948) for Alfred Hitchcock and followed up for Goldwyn with Enchantment (1948) with David Niven, Evelyn Keyes and Teresa Wright. Other roles followed, including Roseanna McCoy (1949) with Joan Evans, Our Very Own (1950) with Ann Blyth and Side Street (1949), again with Cathy O'Donnell. He returned to Hitchcock for the best role of his career, as the socialite tennis champ embroiled in a murder plot by psychotic Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951). He then appeared in O. Henry's Full House (1952) with Jeanne Crain, Hans Christian Andersen (1952) with Danny Kaye, The Story of Three Loves (1953) with Leslie Caron and Small Town Girl (1953) with Jane Powell. He went to Italy to make Senso (1954) for Luchino Visconti with Alida Valli, one of his best films. He did a Broadway play in 1955, "The Carefree Tree", and then returned to films in The Naked Street (1955) with Anthony Quinn and Anne Bancroft and The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955) with Joan Collins and Ray Milland. Over the next ten years Granger worked extensively on television and the stage, mainly in stock, and returned to films in Rogue's Gallery (1968) with Dennis Morgan. He then returned to Italy, where he made a series of films, including The Challengers (1970) with 'Anne Baxter (I)', The Man Called Noon (1973) with Richard Crenna and Arnold (1973) with Stella Stevens. More recent films include The Prowler (1981), Death Mask (1984), The Imagemaker (1986) and The Next Big Thing (2001). Since the 1950s he has continued to work frequently on American television and, in 1980, returned to Broadway and appeared in Ira Levin's successful play "Deathtrap". In 2007 he published his autobiography, "Include Me Out: My Life from Goldwyn to Broadway" with Robert Calhoun. A longtime resident of New York, Granger has recently appeared in several documentaries discussing Hollywood and, often, specifically Alfred Hitchcock.- Actor
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Mike Doyle is an actor and director, known for Almost Love (2019), New Amsterdam (2018) and Jersey Boys (2014).- Actor
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Matt Doyle is a Tony Award Winning actor best known for his work on Broadway stages. He won a 2022 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, for his work in the acclaimed revival of Company on Broadway. Matt made his Broadway debut at the age of 19 in Spring Awakening and appeared in several hits including War Horse and The Book of Mormon.
In film and television, Matt is best known for his work on Gossip Girl and Private Romeo.- Jon Kortajarena was born on 19 May 1985 in Bilbao, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain. He is an actor, known for A Single Man (2009), Heart of Stone (2023) and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020).
- Douglas Lambert was born on 7 July 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Moonraker (1979), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) and Spies Like Us (1985). He died on 16 December 1986 in London, England, UK.
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Russell Tovey was born on 14 November 1981 in Billericay Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012), The Good Liar (2019) and Grabbers (2012).- Producer
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Charlie David is a producer/director with his company Border2Border Entertainment which produces and promotes a unique brand of award-winning, critically acclaimed film, television and digital projects for diverse, under-served audiences made by people with marginalized lived experience - 2SLGBTQIA+, women, BIPOC and people with disabilities as key participants in what Border2Border Entertainment creates and distributes.
The scripted comedies and documentary series Charlie produces have won a Golden Sheaf Award, eight Telly awards, and been nominated for eleven Canadian Screen Awards.
Charlie serves on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee with the Canadian Media Producers Association, volunteers on the board for Webseries Canada and as a national coach through the Independent Production Fund, is a business mentor through the Futures Forward program with Ontario Creates and the Canada Media Fund and has served as adjudicator of film festivals and funding programs with Creative Saskatchewan, LA Film Fest, New Zealand Webfest, Toronto Inside Out and TO Webfest.
Border2Border Entertainment is a certified supplier and member of the Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, the Canadian Media Producers Association and a signatory producer with ACTRA.- Actor
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Vasilios Filippakis was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for Ride (2023), Hudson & Rex (2019) and Inedia.- Actor
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Ben Lewis is a Canadian actor known for his role as the adult version of William Clayton in the last two seasons of Arrow.
One of his earliest roles was in a guest starring role as Teddy Jones Jr., a ranch hand who kills his father's murderers, on Murdoch Mysteries in 2009, but his biggest roles came in mid-2010 when he had a small role as Other Scott in the film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and played Bobby Beckonridge in the tenth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation; in July 2010 he said that they were the biggest roles of his career up to that point.
In 2020 Lewis starred opposite his real-life husband Blake Lee in the romantic comedy television film The Christmas Setup.
He has also written and directed short films, including Apart from Everything and Zero Recognition, and wrote for the web series This Week Had Me Like.- Director
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Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Michael Saul began making films as a teenager in the 1970s.
A pioneer in the early 1980's LGBT and Indie film movements, he began working in the San Francisco Bay area as a video artist. Producing a series of experimental films with beautiful musical accompaniment provided by electronic composer Steven M. Miller, Michael found success in film festivals around the world.
In 1991, he began working in Los Angeles and continued producing short films including "Hover", his erotic, gay, vampire thriller that premiered at Los Angeles Outfest and screened at many other film festivals worldwide.
In 2002 Michael began directing his first feature film "True Love" which was released in 2004, followed by "Crush" in 2009. He also directed the award-winning shorts, "Go Go Reject" and "Adults Only", both written, produced and starring Heath Daniels; and his full-length feature film "The Surface" (2015) which had it's world premiere at Frameline San Francisco.
In 2015 Michael began directing and animating work for interactive, VR, Fulldome and other immersive technologies.
Michael lives in Los Angeles where he is also an accomplished painter.- Actor
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Kit Williamson is an actor, filmmaker and internet person, best known for playing Ed Gifford on the final two seasons of AMC's Mad Men. He is the creator and star of the Emmy-nominated web series EastSiders, which is now streaming worldwide on Netflix, translated into more than two dozen languages. The series is also distributed on DVD and VOD through Wolfe Video, and has brokered additional distribution deals with Amazon, Hulu, Fullscreen, Logo and Canal 22 in Mexico.
He is the recipient of numerous scholarships, fellowships and awards for his work, including 6 Daytime Emmy Nominations (for outstanding digital daytime drama series, outstanding writing and outstanding directing), The Vanguard Award from OutSHINE Film Fest, The LA Weekly Award for Best Web Drama (EastSiders) and Best Web Comedy (Hipsterhood), a Satellite Award Nomination and The Playwrights First Award.
Kit is an alumnus of the Sundance Lab and has written projects for CBS, Legendary Entertainment, A&E Studios and MTV Studios. His work has screened at numerous festivals including Outfest, Newfest, Inside Out Toronto, SeriesFest, Reeling Chicago and Palm Springs Cinema Diverse.
Originally from Jackson, Mississippi, Kit left home to study acting and creative writing at Interlochen Arts Academy when he was sixteen. Kit began his career on Broadway in the Tony-nominated revival of Talk Radio while a Junior at Fordham University and went on to receive his MFA in playwriting from UCLA. As an actor, he has appeared in episodes of The Good Wife, Odd Mom Out, Public Morals, Numb3rs, Bosch, the Lifetime movies Anatomy of Deception and The Sinister Surrogate, the NBC Universal movie Ana Maria in Novela Land and the independent features Retake (Frameline), Kiss Me, Kill Me (Reeling Chicago) and Best Friends Forever (Slamdance). He also produced and starred in two seasons of the LA Weekly Award winning web series Hipsterhood. Most recently he can be seen in the indie feature 12 Hour Shift, which premiered at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.- Actor
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Van Hansis was born on 25 September 1981 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for As the World Turns (1956), Eastsiders (2012) and Kiss Me, Kill Me (2015).- Director
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Marco Berger was born on 8 December 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a director and writer, known for Absent (2011), The Blonde One (2019) and Taekwondo (2016).- Director
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Stephen Cone is a South Carolina-raised, Chicago-based filmmaker whose film Princess Cyd was named one of the best movies of the decade by Vanity Fair, and who has received recent early career retrospectives on the Criterion Channel, MUBI and at the Museum of the Moving Image, Berlin's Unknown Pleasures Festival and Manchester's Bigger Than Life. Princess Cyd also appeared on multiple Best of 2017 lists including IndieWire, Vulture, Vanity Fair, Vox and NPR and screened at dozens of festivals worldwide including the BFI London Film Festival, BAMcinemaFest, Frameline and Maryland Film Festival. It was acquired for distribution by Wolfe Releasing and is now streaming on Hulu. Previously, his film Henry Gamble's Birthday Party, also streaming on Hulu, was featured in The New York Times "Anatomy of a Scene" series, screened within BAMcinemaFest and BFI Flare, and was the winner of the Silver Q Hugo Award at the 2015 Chicago International Film Festival. His film The Wise Kids won the Outfest Grand Jury Awards for US Feature and Screenwriting in 2011 and was a New York Times Critics Pick.
Stephen's sister Christina Cone Doherty lives in Nashville and fronts the band Frances Cone.- Director
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Alexander Roman is known for Reflections of the Past (2010), I AM A SPY: Sofia (ASMR) (2022) and I Am A Spy: Istanbul (2018).- Actor
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Adam Fried is an actor and writer living in Los Angeles. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he was raised in Dayton, Ohio by his parents Bill and Claudia Fried, with his sister, Melissa. As an actor, Adam began performing with The Muse Machine in Dayton, Ohio (under the direction of Nat Horne) before obtaining his BA in Musical Theatre from Ball State University. Adam's first professional break was performing at the Barn Theatre in Augusta, Michigan (a theatre who boasts the alumni of Jennifer Garner, Lauren Graham and Tom Wopat). After performing regionally and two national tours, Adam worked as an actor in New York City for several years before moving to California to work in Film and Television as both an actor and writer.- Actor
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Jeremy Lucas was born in Park Ridge, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015), I Love Dick (2011) and Long-Term Relationship (2006).- Actor
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John Soursby Glover, Jr., is an American actor, known for a range of villainous roles in films and television, including Lionel Luthor on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville. In 1993 he co-starred in the dark comedy Ed and His Dead Mother with Steve Buscemi and Ned Beatty.Glover was born in Salisbury, Maryland, the son of Cade (née Mullins) and John Soursby Glover, Sr., a television salesman. Glover attended Wicomico High School and acted at Towson University. Glover began his career at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, and later studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under Milton Katselas. Aside from his theatrical endeavors, Glover is also actively involved with the Alzheimer's Association. His inspiration for joining this cause was his own father's experience with Alzheimer's disease.- Producer
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Shawn Ryan is known for Famous in Love (2017), Bones (2005) and Charlie (2015). He has been married to John Ainsworth since 13 May 2006.- Producer
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John Ainsworth was born in the USA. He is a producer and director, known for Blake's 7: The Classic Adventures (2013), Randy (2016) and The Risen (2018). He has been married to Shawn Ryan since 13 May 2006.- Actor
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Jason Shepard was born on 20 May 1980 in Livonia, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Inferno (2016), Don't Breathe (2016) and Bob (2017).- Actor
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Ronnie Kroell was born on 1 February 1983 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Make Me a Supermodel (2008), Eating Out: Drama Camp (2011) and Into the Lion's Den (2011).- Actor
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Jesse Archer was born on 30 June 1977 in Taiwan, Republic of China. He is an actor and producer, known for A Four Letter Word (2007), Violet Tendencies (2010) and Half-Share (2011).- Director
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Shaz Bennett's debut feature film "Alaska is a Drag", that she wrote & directed was highlighted as one to watch in Vogue, Filmmaker and OUT magazine. Winning best feature film and Jury awards for Best Director at New Filmmakers LA, Leeds, Chattanooga, Urbanworld and the Smithsonian African American Film Festival among others. Shaz Bennett was one of eight women selected into the prestigious AFI Directing Workshop for Women and winner of the New York Women in Film & Television's Nancy Malone Award.
Bennett's first television writing job was on "The Glades" on A&E. She later joined the writing team for "UnREAL" on Lifetime and produced the popular spin off "The Faith Diaries". Shaz writes on the police procedural "Bosch" on Amazon and directed on Ava Duvernay's "Queen Sugar" on the Oprah Winfrey Network, and directed episodes of "Billions" on Showtime and "Animal Kingdom" on TNT and "Bosch" on Amazon.- Director
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Peter Porte was born on 29 March 1984 in Greenwood Lake, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), Baby Daddy (2012) and Devious Maids (2013). He has been married to Jacob Villere since 7 October 2018.- Jaymes Vaughan was born on 15 April 1983 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Access Hollywood (1996), Celebrity Page (2013) and The Talk (2010). He has been married to Jonathan Bennett since 19 March 2022.
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Jonathan David Bennett was born in Rossford, Ohio, to RuthAnne (Mason) and Dr. David Paul Bennett. He headed straight to New York to pursue acting after graduating from the theater program at Otterbein. He was actually discovered by an agent while sitting on a train. Six months later he signed on to the iconic soap opera "All My Children," playing J.R. Chandler. Since then Jonathan's career has been on fire. He has appeared in a slew of teen comedies, side-by-side with some of the biggest and brightest stars of their time including; "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" (with Steve Martin) and "Lovewrecked" (with Amanda Bynes). He also stepped into and took over the iconic role replacing Ryan Reynolds as Van Wilder in "Van Wilder: Freshman Year."- Actor
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Born and raised in Huntington, NY, Jeremy is best known for Letters From Iwo Jima (2006), Rust Creek (2019) Save Me (2007) and the award winning In The Clouds (2014). After his first glimpse of Back to the Future as a child, he quickly went to theatre camp, took voice classes and did school theater productions. During his summers off from studying theatre at the University of Delaware, he went to Los Angeles to work full-time at production companies and talent agencies. A month after college graduation, Jeremy settled down full time in LA, nabbing production jobs at Paramount Studios, but soon after, he set out to follow his original inspiration, acting.
From the start he began booking roles in films such as the Oscar & Golden Globe winning Letters From Iwo Jima, directed by Clint Eastwood, the Sundance feature film Save Me and co-produced and appeared in another Sundance feature film Good Dick (2008) starring Jason Ritter and Marianna Palka. He has played alongside Amy Adams in the independent film Moonlight Serenade (2009) and also with Chris Evans and Michelle Monahan in Playing It Cool (2014). In 2019, Jeremy wrote, produced and starred in the award winning short film On the Ride playing in over 20 film festivals worldwide. He also played Nick Katz in Rust Creek, which landed in the top 10 on Netflix in 2020.
Jeremy has recurred and guest starred on numerous television shows such as Grey's Anatomy, The Good Fight, Modern Family, 9-1-1, The Fosters, How I Met Your Mother, Desperate Housewives, CSI, Bones, CSI:NY, Castle, In Plain Sight, Cold Case, ER, Veronica Mars, Angel and many others. He received a Best Lead Actor nomination for an ISA Award in the long running web series, These People. Jeremy also lent his voice to Playstation's video game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End.
Since beginning his training in the theater, Jeremy worked along side the Broadway cast of The Little Dog Laughed with Tony Award winner Julie White and Johnny Gilecki. He was honored with The LA Weekly Award for Best Male Comedy Performance for his role in Block Nine. Some other theatre credits include A Picture of Dorian Gray, Anything, 7 Redneck Cheerleaders, The Sand Storm and Scooter Thomas Makes It to the Top of the World. He remains as a company member of The Elephant Theatre Company and Improvatorium in Los Angeles.- Actor
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Peter Macdissi is an actor and producer who can be seen in the comedy-drama film "Uncle Frank," written and directed by Alan Ball. Macdissi produced and co-stars alongside Paul Bettany and Sophia Lillis. He portrays 'Wally' who joins a road trip with his partner 'Frank' (Bettany) and his niece 'Beth' (Lillis) from Manhattan to South Carolina to attend a funeral. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and can currently be streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
In 2017, Macdissi executive produced The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the shockingly true story of an African-American woman who becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs in the early 1950s. The film was written and directed by George C. Wolfe and is based on the award-winning book by author Rebecca Skloot. Fellow producers included Oprah Winfrey and Alan Ball.
Macdissi's extensive collaboration with Alan Ball consists of a vast array of film and television projects including the prolific HBO series Six Feet Under which garnered 44 Emmy Award nominations and 9 wins, 8 Golden Globe nominations, and achieved a total of 46 award wins. Macdissi won the Screen Actors Guild award for best ensemble acting for a drama television series, in addition to critical and commercial praise. Variety included him as one of their featured players for his performance as 'Olivier,' the temperamental teacher of budding artist 'Claire' (Lauren Ambrose). He also served as an executive producer of the Cinemax series Banshee, which ran for four seasons. Macdissi portrayed 'Dr. Farid Shokrani' in the 2018 series Here and Now on HBO which he also executive produced. The series starred Holly Hunter and Tim Robbins.
Macdissi appeared in many films and television series including The Losers with Jeffery Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, and Idris Elba and Burning Palms alongside Rosemund Pike and Dylan McDermott. He also starred with Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, and Maria Bello in Towelhead as the domineering father, 'Rifat Maroun.' The film was based on the breakout 2005 novel by Alicia Erian, and made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Additional credits include writer/director Matthew Bright's film, Tiptoes, alongside Gary Oldman, Matthew McConaughey, and Kate Beckinsale. His other roles include Three Kings, from director David O. Russell which starred George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Bad Company, from director Joel Schumacher which starred Anthony Hopkins and Chris Rock. Jag, X-files and many other shows.
Macdissi was born in Beirut, Lebanon to a Lebanese father and an Armenian mother and his upbringing was influenced by both cultures. He grew up during the civil war and discovered an innate talent for performing when he would put on shows to distract the rest of his family from the gunfire and bombing taking place outside. At twelve years old, James Dean's mesmerizing performance in Rebel Without a Cause inspired Macdissi to dream about the possibility of an acting career in Hollywood. Despite living through the war and its horrors, his determination to pursue an acting career never wavered. He was accepted to the theater branch of the Institut De Beaux Arts, but the ongoing war kept shutting classes down so he left Lebanon to spend three years in Sweden where he learned Swedish and Swedish literature and embarked on a brief dancing career before being accepted to the Lee Strasberg Institute. He booked his first job three weeks after settling in Los Angeles.
Macdissi's fascination with people and cultures led him to travel extensively in Europe, South and Central America, North Africa and the Middle East. He speaks English, French, Arabic, Armenian, Swedish, and Spanish.
An avid equestrian and animal lover, Macdissi resides in Los Angeles.- Actor
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Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Joey Pollari started his acting career when he attended a scouting event in downtown Minneapolis. He received callbacks the next day from agents who wanted to represent him. Pollari took acting lessons from the Stagecoach Theatre Arts. Pollari has appeared in stage productions at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Saint Paul, and the SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development, also in Saint Paul. On April 30, 2006, Pollari appeared as a newsboy in "The Hen House", an episode of the police procedural television series Cold Case. The Walt Disney Company cast him in Skyrunners, a 2009 Disney XD Original Movie about two brothers who stumble upon a spaceship that is sought after by the FBI agents and space aliens. The film, which was shot in New Zealand, premiered on Disney XD on November 27, 2009. He was fifteen years old when it first aired. In 2010, he starred in the Disney film Avalon High (2010), with Britt Robertson and Gregg Sulkin. In 2012, Joey headlined MTV's series The Inbetweeners (2012), which took a comedic look at a group of teenagers navigating high school and charging into adulthood. The show, based on the hit UK series and movie of the same title, premiered August 2012. In 2016, Joey starred in the 2nd season of the ABC series, "American Crime," created by John Ridley ("12 Years A Slave"), as accused perpetrator Eric Tanner, for which he gained critical acclaim. Joey made his major film debut in the 2018 teen romance Love, Simon (2018), playing a friendly waiter, Lyle. Then, in 2019, he supported the indie feature "The Obituary of Tunde Johnson" directed by Ali LeRoi ("Everybody Hates Chris"). He has since gone onto release music under his own name with his debut album, "About Men," in 2019 for which he directed music videos.- Actor
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After graduating with a BA in Drama from Binghamton University in NY, studying under Julliard professor Gene Lesser, Adam Huss moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career doing what he loves most, acting in film and television, where he landed the series regular role of Joshua Kantos on the hit STARZ show, "Power". Adam has also starred on shows such as "General Hospital", NBC's "Ironside", "CSI:NY", "NCIS", "NCIS: LA", "LAS VEGAS" and more. He can be seen in the feature films,"Famously Normal", "Family Friends", "Wannabe:All Washed Up", "Fighting For her Family" and "Painkillers" to name a few. His resume also includes playing the lead role in the recent movies "Witness Unprotected", "Fiancé Killer", "Another Mother" and "Secrets In The Air". His other features include "Insight", "Ernesto's Manifesto", "Paradox", "Still Waiting In The Wings", "Is It Just Me?", "Wrestle Maniac", and "Resurrection County".
More recently, he formed a production company, Molecule Productions, with his partner Adam Bucci and they are in development on the elevated horror TV series, "Let It Kill You" and the coming of age high school feature length comedy, "Original Tru", that Huss also wrote and created. He also wrote and produced the short films, "High Stakes" which won the M. Night Shyamalan Vote By Night contest, "Let It Kill You" and "Strangers In The Night". Molecule Productions' mission statement is to tell exciting, ground breaking, out of the box, heart fueled stories in all genres that can literally change the molecules in the room upon viewing!- Actor
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Connor Jessup was born in Toronto, Canada. Acting since the age of eleven, he is best known for his roles in Netflix's fantasy series Locke & Key (2020) and in the Emmy-winning ABC drama American Crime (2015). Other notable roles include acclaimed performances in the independent films Blackbird (2012) and Closet Monster (2015).
Jessup is also a writer, director and producer. He directed the documentary A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2018) for the Criterion Collection, and has written and directed several shorts -- including Boy (2015) and Lira's Forest (2017). He runs a production company, Big & Quiet Pictures, with producer Ashley Shields-Muir.- Writer
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- Phillip P. Keene was born on 5 September 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Closer (2005), Major Crimes (2012) and Her Secret Family Killer (2019). He has been married to James Duff since 5 October 2013.
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Jonathan Del Arco was born in Uruguay from where he relocated with his family at the age of ten to Port Chester, New York, US. He is an actor and activist, best known for his roles of Hugh in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Picard (2020) and Dr. Morales in The Closer (2005) and Major Crimes (2012). In 1976 his family relocated from Uruguay to Port Chester, New York, US. He became interested in acting as a teenager and moved to New York City after graduating high school. His first acting job was in a touring company of Torch Song Trilogy and his screen debut was an episode of Miami Vice (1984). In 1990 Del Arco relocated to Los Angeles, appearing in both TV shows and theatre productions across California. In 1992 he first appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation as the Borg drone Hugh, a role to which he later returned several times. Between 2007 and 2018 he played his longest-running role of the medical examiner Doctor Morales on The Closer and its spin-off Major Crimes. In addition to acting, he is an activist, partaking in political, environmental, and LGBT+ rights campaigns. He's married to Kyle Fritz.- Actor
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Audie Murphy became a national hero during World War II as the most decorated combat soldier of the war. Among his 33 awards was the Medal of Honor, the highest award for bravery that a soldier can receive. In addition, he was also decorated for bravery by the governments of France and Belgium, and was credited with killing over 240 German soldiers and wounding and capturing many more.
Audie Leon Murphy was born in Kingston, Hunt County, Texas, to Josie Bell (Killian) and Emmett Berry Murphy, poor sharecroppers of Irish descent. After the death of his mother and the outbreak of WWII, Murphy enlisted in the army on his 17th birthday in June 1942 after being turned down by the Navy and the Marines. His eldest sister had provided a false affidavit that he was a year older (18) than his actual age.
After undergoing basic military training, he was sent first to North Africa. However, the Allies drove the German army from Tunisia, their last foothold in North Africa, before Murphy's unit could be sent into battle. His first engagement with Axis forces came when his unit was sent to Europe. First landing on the island of Sicily, next mainland Italy, and finally France, he fought in seven major campaigns over three years and rose from the rank of private to a battlefield commission as a second lieutenant.
Part of Murphy's appeal to many people was that he did't fit the "image" most had of a war hero. He was a slight, almost fragile-looking, shy and soft-spoken young man, whose boyish appearance often shocked people when they learned, for example, that during one battle he leaped on top of a burning tank--which was loaded with fuel and ammunition and could have exploded at any second--and used its machine gun to hold off waves of attacking German troops, killing dozens of them and saving his own unit from certain destruction and the entire line from being overrun.
In September 1945, Murphy was released from active duty, promoted to 1st Lieutenant, and assigned to inactive status. His story caught the interest of superstar James Cagney, who invited Murphy to Hollywood.
Cagney Productions paid for acting and dancing lessons but was reluctantly forced to admit that Murphy -- at least at that point in his career -- didn't have what it took to become a movie star. For the next several years he struggled to make it as an actor, but jobs were few --specifically just two bit parts in Beyond Glory (1948) and Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948). He finally got a lead role in Bad Boy (1949), and starred in the trouble-plagued production of MGM's The Red Badge of Courage (1951), directed by John Huston. While this film is now considered a minor classic, the politics behind the production sparked an irreparable fissure within the ranks of the studio's upper management.
Murphy proved adequate as an actor, but the film, with virtually no female presence (or appeal), bombed badly at the box office. Murphy, however, had already signed with Universal-International Pictures, which was putting him in a string of modestly budgeted Westerns, a genre that suited his easygoing image and Texas drawl. He starred in the film version of his autobiography, To Hell and Back (1955), which was a huge hit, setting a box-office record for Universal that wasn't broken for 20 years until it was finally surpassed by Jaws (1975)). One of his better pictures was Night Passage (1957), a Western in which he played the kid brother of James Stewart. He worked with Huston again on The Unforgiven (1960).
Meanwhile, the studio system that Murphy grew into as an actor crumbled. Universal's new owners, MCA, dumped its "International" tag in 1962 and turned the studio's focus toward the more lucrative television industry. For theatrical productions, it dropped its roster of contract players and hired actors on a per-picture basis only. That cheap Westerns on the big screen were becoming a thing of the past bode no good for Murphy, either. The Texican (1966), his lone attempt at a new, European form of inexpensive horse opera, to become known as "the Spaghetti Western", was unsuccessful. His star was falling fast.
In addition to his acting career -- he made a total of 44 films -- Murphy was a rancher and businessman. He bred and raised thoroughbred horses and owned several ranches in Texas, Arizona and California. He was also a songwriter, and penned hits for such singers as Dean Martin, Eddy Arnold, Charley Pride, and many others.
During his postwar life, he suffered from what is now called Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) but was then called "combat fatigue", and was known to have a hair-trigger temper. He woke up screaming at night and slept with a loaded M1911 .45 semi-automatic pistol nearby. He was acquitted of attempted murder charges brought about by injuries he inflicted on a man in a bar fight. Director Don Siegel said in an interview that Murphy often carried a pistol on the set of The Gun Runners (1958) and many of the cast and crew were afraid of him.
He had a short-lived and turbulent marriage to Wanda Hendrix, and in the 1960s his increasing bouts of insomnia and depression resulted in his becoming addicted to a particularly powerful sleeping pill called Placidyl, an addiction he eventually broke. He ran into a streak of bad financial luck and was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1968. Admirably, he campaigned vigorously for the government to spend more time and money on taking care of returning Vietnam War veterans, as he knew, more than most, what kinds of problems they were going to have.
On May 18, 1971, Murphy was aboard a private plane on his way to a business meeting when it ran into thick fog over Craig County, Virginia, near Roanoke, and crashed into the side of a mountain, killing all six aboard. He was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. According to cemetery records, the only gravesite visited by more people than that of Murphy is that of assassinated President John F. Kennedy.- Christian Mousel was born in 1979 in the USA. He is an actor, known for Dead Boyz Don't Scream (2006) and Where We Began (2006).
- Marshall McClean is known for Sordid Lives: The Series (2008), Prayers for Bobby (2009) and Where We Began (2006).
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Pau Masó was born in Girona, Girona, Catalonia, Spain as Pau Masó Coromina. He is an actor, writer, director and producer. Known as a "self-made man", he is hard working, dedicated and persevering. To date, Pau has appeared in different productions, including Aleksandr's Price (2013) and The Art of Losing (2015).- Tim Draxl was born on 8 October 1981 in Sydney, Australia. He is an actor, known for A Few Best Men (2011), Interceptor (2022) and In My Sleep (2010).
- William Cohen is known for History (2016).
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Michael Billy is an American Film & Television Producer, Film Actor, Comedian and national TV Personality. Billy is the Executive Producer and Star of the new Reality Competition Television Series "The NEXT American Gay" (Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Canada, South Africa 2013). Billy produced and co-starred in the feature film "The One" (2011) and plays himself in the upcoming comedy "Bad Parents." (2013) Michael, along with business partner Jarl Haugedal own NYC-JC Guest Suites, a boutique luxury hotel, Humanity Pride Productions- a film and television production company and JB Talent Management. Billy and Jarl are also co-owners of production houses Greenlight Films and REEL3
Today,Michael can be seen as a regular guest on Showbiz Tonight on HLN and on the big screen in the movies "The Jersey Devil" "The One" and "Bad Parents." As a trained radio and television broadcaster, Michael has spent over a decade on national Radio, Television, professional stage, and cinema screen. Billy and Jarl own and oversee 7 international companies spanning from real estate, Boutique Hotel, Production Companies, Talent Management to National Beauty Pageant Competitions. Billy continues to be a regular on prime time and late night television shows providing commentary on Entertainment and major cases. Billy and his business partner Jarl run their multiple entities from their office in downtown Jersey City. The creative duo continue to be heavily involved in the Development of Jersey City.- Actor
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Zachary Booth was born on 12 September 1982 in the USA. He is an actor, known for Keep the Lights On (2012), Damages (2007) and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008).- Actor
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Udo Lutz was born on 28 July 1969 in Trier, Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Men to Kiss (2012), Alex und der Löwe (2010) and Das Phallometer (2013). He was previously married to Alexander Kießlich.- Writer
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- Daniel Brocklebank grew up in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. He started acting professionally at the age of 14. One of his first projects was playing the lead role of Ralph in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "Lord Of The Flies" in 1995. He returned to the RSC in 2003 in productions of "As You Like It", "Titus Andronicus" and "The Tamer Tamed". He also starred in "Cressida" opposite Sir Michael Gambon in Londons west end, directed by Sir Nicholas Hytner. Daniel works extensively in the UK and in the USA in all aspects of the industry. In 1999 he won a Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance in the multi award winning "Shakespeare In Love" and in 2010 he won a Best Actor Award at LesGaiCineMad International Film Festival for his role in British indie film "Release." As well as private LAMDA tuition Daniel also trained in musical theatre and is a strong singer and pianist.
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Don Lemon was born on 1 March 1966 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Zoolander 2 (2016), Into the Storm (2014) and Empire (2015). He has been married to Tim Malone since 6 April 2024.- Actor
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Mitch Hewer was born on 1 July 1989 in Bristol, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Everyone, Britannia High (2008) and Behaving Badly (2014).- Editorial Department
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Adam Ali is a British Libyan actor. Growing up in Manchester, they trained at Television Workshop Salford. They recently received a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination for his performance as 'Zain' in the season finale of Apple TV's 'Little America'. Later this year will see the international release of 'EUROPA', a new Italian American feature directed by Haider Rashid, in which Adam plays the lead, 'Kamal'. Europa has received the prestigious Proxima Award at the Milano Film Network, and 1st prize at Cairo Film Connection. However, their newest project and most personal yet is 'BABA', a short film set to premiere at the BFI Flare Film Festival. Commissioned by British Council's 'More Films For Freedom', Adam co-created this short which is inspired by Libya's embryonic underground LGBT community.- Actor
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Tim Campbell was born 27 September 1975. He starred in TV shows Snobs (2003),Home and away (1993-2008), Dead Gorgeous (2010), House Husband's (2012 -2013) and more.On 18 of August 2014 Tim Campbell and Anthony Callea announced their engagement and later that year in November Tim Campbell and Anthony Callea got married in New Zealand.- Darren spent the first half of his life in Scotland and immigrated to Australia at age 12. Always having a propensity for acting, he would quite often fake illnesses to avoid school. One class he would never miss, however, was Drama. His continued love of the arts sees him studying with the likes of Warner Loughlin and Larry Moss. Darren's career spans three continents and he can currently be seen on TV shows in the UK, Australia and America.
His career started at MTV, where he both hosted and acted in shows that he helped create. His first adventure into prime time, network television, came as the host of the quirky and irreverent game show 'Minute To Win It' in Australia; a show that would later catapult his career into the UK, when he was asked to host the local version for ITV. Darren's quick wit and sharp comedic timing, made him a perfect fit to host BBC1's Saturday night, live show 'The Magicians'. His breakout role in America was on NBC's prime-time 'Love in the Wild.' McMullen has also been host of 'The Voice' and 'The Voice Kids' in Australia over five seasons with coaches such as Ricky Martin, Seal, Kylie Minogue, Keith Urban, Mel B and Will.I.Am.
In 2014, McMullen joined the star-studded cast of House Husbands, one of Australia's top rating dramas. Darren plays the much-loved character 'Alex Larden', who has explored some very topical issues on the show, including gay marriage and surrogacy.
In his National Geographic show 'Darren McMullen's Outsiders' we see Darren traveling the world to meet some very interesting characters; from time-traveling Italians (The Damanhur), to Alien worshipers (The Raelians). We see some very different sides to Darren, as he fully immerses himself into the lives of the weird and wondering sub cultures he explores.
Darren currently lives in Los Angeles and is putting the finishing touches on two screenplays, romantic comedy 'The Rebound Guy' and drama 'Fade To Black'. - Humanist. Filmmaker. Actor. Born in Melbourne, Australia 1990. Los Angeles 5 years. Based in the Netherlands. FR, IT, NL.
"I sing the body electric, The armies of those I love engirth me and I engirth them, They will not let me off till I go with them, respond to them, And discorrupt them, and charge them full with the charge of the soul"- Walt Whitman
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Gus Green Van Sant Jr. is an American filmmaker, painter, screenwriter, photographer and musician from Louisville, Kentucky who is known for directing films such as Good Will Hunting, the 1998 remake of Psycho, Gerry, Elephant, My Own Private Idaho, To Die For, Milk, Last Days, Finding Forrester, Promised Land, Drugstore Cowboy and Mala Noche.- Actor
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Born December 27, 1962 in Rockford, Illinois, US as Joseph Mantello, he is an American actor, director, and producer, best known for his work in Broadway theatre. His mother Judy was of half Italian descent and his father Richard Mantello, an accountant, was of Italian descent. He graduated the North Carolina School of the Arts and in 1984 moved to New York City. His first acting roles were in the plays "Walking the Dead" and "The Baltimore Waltz" and in 1993 he played Louis in the original Broadway production of Tony Kushner's "Angels in America". The production won both Tony and Drama Desk awards, and Mantello himself was nominated for both as well. He later switched from acting to directing, winning the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2003 for Richard Greenberg's "Take Me Out" and the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical a year later for Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins". He directs a wide variety of shows on Broadway, his directing credits include the hit musical "Wicked" and the play "The Boys in the Band", which was later made into the movie The Boys in the Band (2020). He also returns to acting from time to time, both on Broadway (as Ned in Larry Kramer's "The Normal Heart" and as Tom in Tennessee Williams's "The Glass Menagerie") and in television (in a smaller role of Mickey in The Normal Heart (2014) and as Dick Samuels in Hollywood (2020), both directed by Mantello's friend Ryan Murphy). In 2018 he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. He lives in New York City with his partner Paul Marlow.- Actor
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Spencer McLaren was born on 28 February 1973 in Sydney, Australia. He is an actor and producer, known for Dive Club (2021), This Little Love of Mine (2021) and Swimming for Gold (2020).- Actor
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Rock Hudson was born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. in Winnetka, Illinois, to Katherine (Wood), a telephone operator, and Roy Harold Scherer, an auto mechanic. He was of German, Swiss-German, English, and Irish descent. His parents divorced when he was eight years old. He failed to obtain parts in school plays because he couldn't remember lines. After high school he was a postal employee and during WW II served as a Navy airplane mechanic. After the war he was a truck driver. His size and good looks got him into movies. His name was changed to Rock Hudson, his teeth were capped, he took lessons in acting, singing, fencing and riding. One line in his first picture, Fighter Squadron (1948), needed 38 takes. In 1956 he received an Oscar nomination for Giant (1956) and two years later Look magazine named him Star of the Year. He starred in a number of bedroom comedies, many with Doris Day, and had his own popular TV series McMillan & Wife (1971). He had a recurring role in TV's Dynasty (1981) (1984-5). He was the first major public figure to announce he had AIDS, and his worldwide search for a cure drew international attention. After his death his long-time lover Marc Christian successfully sued his estate, again calling attention to the homosexuality Rock had hidden from most throughout his career.- Actor
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Although most known for his handful of work on Amazon Prime, Lucio hails from a theater background with 20 years experience. Nieto started on stage in Dallas, TX and completed both Theater & TV/Film programs at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, where he also produced and directed three stage plays prior to graduating from the conservatory with the support of the late CEO, Joan See, and current President, Richard Omar. Lucio's work in Hickernell's 'Foreign Lovers' accumulated mass audiences and success from the festival circuit in Berlin, Toronto, Mumbai, and to both coasts of the United States. He has recently been nominated Best Supporting Actor in the upcoming film, 'GOLD', by writer/director Luca Pizzoleo. From co-founding The Blockheads Theater Collective in NYC as the Artistic Director, to hosting his own podcast, Light Talk With Lucio (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts), Nieto's mission is as grand as ever, serving both creatively and consciously in the world of "Hollywood".- Actor
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Joshua Cruz is known for Sex and the City 2 (2010), The Big Gay Musical (2009) and Lady Peacock (2014).- Zj Stadium is known for Confessions (2016), The Angry World of Brian Webster (2018) and Sheep Skin (2013).
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Born June 9th 1986 in Toronto, Adamo Ruggiero is a television/film/theatre actor and television host. His credits include: Degrassi- The Next Generation (Series, 2002-2008), Make The Yuletide Gay (Feature, 2009), The Neverending Story (Play, 2011) and The Next Star (Series, 2008-2012). Adamo is also an LGBT rights activist and public speaker; Out Magazine included Adamo in their "Out 100 honorees of 2009."- Actor
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Murray Bartlett is an Australian actor. His roles include Dominic "Dom" Basaluzzo in the HBO comedy-drama series Looking, Michael "Mouse" Tolliver in the Netflix revival of Tales of the City, and Armond in the HBO satire comedy series The White Lotus, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He is set to star in the upcoming television series adaptation of The Last of Us.- Actor
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Aj Knight is a rosy-cheeked creator, screenwriter, and actor in Los Angeles, who still daydreams about the fact that he worked on a Cher music video. Over the years he's been among the production team for musicians Lizzo and The Jonas Brothers, acted in films and commercials, and proudly made a fool of himself dancing as a music video star. While writing the queer show of his dreams, "Daisy Boy," he also created "The Life of a Daisy," an inclusive interview series that explores coming out, living life unapologetically, and advice you'd give to your younger self. Ultimately, his dream in life is to empower people, especially young queer people, to celebrate what makes them different. And to work with Cher again, tbh.- Ronen Rubinstein was born on 7 November 1993 in Rehovot, Israel. He is an actor, known for 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020), Smiley Face Killers (2020) and American Horror Stories (2021).
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Nicholas Downs grew up in the small Midwest town of Bondurant, Iowa as the second youngest of ten brothers and sisters. By high school, Nicholas found acting as a way to create a voice of his own. His English teacher, Mrs. Sandoval, helped him by guiding him into the fine arts. With guidance from Director, Arthur Allan Seidelman, who cast him in his first feature film, Nicholas ventured to Los Angeles to start his acting career. He found an agent and a manager and soon started building a foundation of work. After booking several independent films, commercials, and guest spots on television, he soon started landing more prominent roles in major motion pictures, including Pearl Harbor (2001), The Girl Next Door (2004), Constantine (2005), and The Holiday (2006). Nicholas has used the experience he has found as an actor to start producing his own projects. Most recently he has partnered up with Illumination Pictures and has just completed Anderson's Cross (2010), their first joint venture. Nicholas is already at work on Illumination Pictures' next project, Prep School (2011). As with Anderson's Cross (2010), Nicholas will not only produce but will also have a lead acting role.- Director
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Thom Fitzgerald: Since his 1997 feature debut, Thom has won over two dozen international awards including the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award (Genie), The FIPRESCI European International Critics' Prize, The Emerging Master Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and the Reader Jury of the "Siegessäule" Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. He won both the Best Canadian Film Award and the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Thom is a three time premiere guest of The Sundance Film Festival, and has been lauded abroad with the City of Grandola Prize at the Troia Film Festival in Portugal, and the Best Screenplay Prize at the Mar del Plat Film Festival in Argentina. He was awarded both the Best Screenplay Award and the Most Popular Film Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival. Thom was cited as "One of the top 100 filmmakers in the world" by Screen International and "One of the Top Ten of the Next Generation" by the Hollywood Reporter. Thom was nominated for The Directors Guild of Canada Award and won the Best Director Award at the Atlantic Film Festival for "3 Needles". In 2012 Thom was awarded the prestigious Portia White Prize which is the highest honor awarded to an artist by the government of Nova Scotia recognizing artistic excellence. For his theatre work he won the Merritt Award for Best New Play (CLOUDBURST) and was nominated for Outstanding Set Design. CLOUDBURST was also nominated as Outstanding Production of 2010.- Actor
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Peter Stickles was born on 8 October 1976 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Shortbus (2006), Showgirls 2: Penny's from Heaven (2011) and Cemetery Gates (2006). He has been married to Michael Carbonaro since 2014.- Actor
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David Shae is an Actor from Rhode Island currently based in Atlanta, GA. David's first taste of acting was in High School, with in his sketch group The Blueberry Johnsons. David and his best friends wrote and performed SNL style sketches, touring the local club scene in Providence, RI. From there, David moved to Los Angeles, embarking on the path to a professional career. He was accepted to the University of Southern California, where he lived off-campus in the Delta Chi fraternity house. He completed his college curriculum during the day, followed by acting classes at night. His mentors included the likes of Janet Alhanti, Margie Haber, and Ivana Chubbuck. Their training led to many smaller roles in independent productions. But it wasn't until his move to The South when David's career really started gaining traction. His first major network production was an episode of House Of Cards, playing Buha - press secretary to Joel Kinnaman - in an episode directed by Robin Wright. This led to more television gigs, such as The Gifted, Lodge 49, The Originals, and many others. From there, David began entering the world of feature films, with a supporting role in Gemini Man, directed by the Oscar winning director Ang Lee. Currently, he continues to act in both mediums. While not working, David is involved with local charitable pursuits, such as using 'improv as therapy' to children with behavioral complications. He also immerses himself in anything animal related, as his rescued dog Tess has been by his side for 13 years now, enriching his life immeasurably.- Actor
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Emmy Award-winning television host/actor Jai Rodriguez began his career at age 18 when he was cast in the role of Angel in the critically acclaimed Broadway musical RENT. Jai continued his Broadway career, appearing in shows like The Producers and Spinning Into Butter, and he created and performed the title role of Zanna in the Off-Broadway sensation Zanna, Don't!. In tandem with his Broadway career, Jai became a star in the firmament of New York City nightlife when he created his long-running Twisted Cabaret, a concert series that ran for three consecutive years at one of New York City's most notable hot-spots - Club XL.
Most recognized for his role in Bravo's culturally groundbreaking series Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, Jai created a niche role on the Emmy Award-winning series as the 'Culture Vulture,' a youthfully savvy addition to the show's already dynamic cast. Working regularly as an authority in culture and style, Jai has hosted for a veritable grab-bag of lifestyle entertainment programming including Styleyes Miami (SiTv), America's Prom Queen (ABC Family), Ultimate Style (Style Network), two consecutive season's of Groomer Has It (Animal Planet), and Model Latina (SiTv). He was also an ABC official pre-show host for the 2009 American Music Awards.
In the past few years Jai returned to TV in dramatic roles on NBCs Harrys Law, ABCs Detroit 187, and Days Of Our Lives. He also plays Wayne Bradys husband Tom on CBS hit How I Met Your Mother. Other roles include guest star appearances on NBCs Are You There Chelsea?, FOXs Bones, and as a transgender woman Amanda Knott on NBCs Harrys Law.
Jai stared as "Geoffrey" on ABCs comedy Malibu Country opposite Reba McEntire and Lily Tomlin making him the first male to garner fame from a reality series to become a series regular on Network TV. This past Christmas Jai stared opposite Kelly Clarkson in her NBC Christmas Special; Kelly Clarksons Cautionary Christmas Tale.
A dynamic vocalist, Jai has had the honor of sharing the stage singing duets with musical legends like Gladys Knight, Patti Labelle, Brian McKnight, Taylor Dayne and Michelle Williams. Jai was featured in Lady Gaga's video "Telephone" featuring Beyoncé.
Jai has done regular acting work, guest-starring on LOGO'S series Rick and Steve, FX's Nip/Tuck, and Teen Nick's Gigantic. He played the role of Angelo Ferraro, a leading cast member in the 2009 feature film Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!! (2009) alongside Carmen Electra and Lainie Kazan. The film was an Official Selection at film festivals worldwide and garnered critical praise, winning several awards in various categories.
Jai continues to develop his professional musical endeavors both in and out of the recording studio and has performed his one-man shows Xposed, My Truth, and Dirty Little Secrets in Los Angeles, Miami, San Diego and New York. In addition, Jai currently serves as the Co-Creator and Co-Executive Producer for LOGO's much anticipated new series Bad Sex.
On December 11, 2013 at 10 pm on NBC Jai stars opposite Kelly Clarkson in her one hour holiday movie: Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale (2013).
Jai continues to be an advocate for issues he is passionate about, working with organizations like the NOH8 Campaign, Aids Walk, Project Angel Food, the Trevor Project and Love is Louder campaign which fights bullying.- Actor
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Luis Antonio Aldana is known for The Ballad of Tita and the Machines (2023), Broken Sunflower Hearts (2018) and Acuitzeramo (2020).- Director
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Ori Aharon is known for Rubber Dolphin (2018), The Israeli Boys (2020) and The Fall of Zipporah (2013).- Actor
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Jonathan Drew Groff is an American actor and singer. Known for his performances on screen, stage and television, Groff is the recipient of such accolades as a Grammy Award and has been nominated for two Tony Awards, two Drama League Awards, a Drama Desk Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.- Actor
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Denis Patrick Seamus O'Hare is an American actor, singer, and author noted for his award-winning performances in the plays Take Me Out and Sweet Charity, as well as portraying vampire king Russell Edgington on HBO's fantasy series True Blood. He is also known for his supporting roles in such films as Charlie Wilson's War, Milk, Changeling, and Dallas Buyers Club. In 2011, he starred as Larry Harvey in the first season of the FX anthology series American Horror Story, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in 2012. He returned to the show in 2013, playing Spalding in American Horror Story: Coven and once more as Stanley in American Horror Story: Freak Show, the latter for which he earned a second Primetime Emmy Award nomination. For his performance in American Horror Story: Hotel as Liz Taylor, O'Hare received critical acclaim.- Actor
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Rafael Silva is originally from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, but moved to the United States at the age of 13. Following his grandfather and many of his uncles' footsteps, he grew up wanting to become a veterinarian and working with farm animals.
In his junior year of high school, Rafael signed up to audition for his first play with the intention of overcoming his fear of speaking in public. As his fear diminished, his interest in his newly found craft grew and he decided to audition to performing arts schools in order to attain proper training as an actor.
In 2017, Rafael Silva graduated Pace University, in downtown Manhattan, NY, with a B.F.A. in Acting for Film, Television, Voice-Overs & Commercial.- Actor
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Matthew Staton Bomer was born in Webster Groves, Greater St. Louis, Missouri, to Elizabeth Macy (Staton) and John O'Neill Bomer IV, a Dallas Cowboys draft pick. Matt was raised in Spring, Texas, and educated at Klein High School, near Houston. After school, he attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Bomer then relocated to New York to forge a career in acting.
Theater work followed, but his television break came with a small part in All My Children (1970). This lead to a reoccurring role in Guiding Light (1952) as murderous Ben Reade. Further success in TV followed including parts in Tru Calling (2003), Chuck (2007) and the lead role in Traveler (2007). Bomer also scored film roles in projects such as Flightplan (2005) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006). In 2009, he was cast in the lead role of criminal mastermind Neal Caffrey in Fox's White Collar (2009).- Actor
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Charlie Condou was born on 8 January 1973 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Nathan Barley (2005), The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001) and Fred Claus (2007). He has been married to Cameron Laux since 8 June 2015. They have two children.- Actor
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David W Ross is an award-winning actor, writer, and film producer best known for starring in the Sundance Film Festival indie darling Quinceañera (Echo Park LA) which won the Fest's Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award, a Spirit Award, a GLAAD Media Award, the Humanitas Award and was featured at the Berlin Film Festival.
His film, I Do, that he wrote, produced and stars, has won over 13 awards at over 35 film festivals worldwide in 2012/13 including Palm Springs International's "Best of the Fest." David successfully crowdfunded the film, a politically timely drama, which opened theatrically in the U.S. and on DVD, iTunes, and VoD internationally.
As well as the film's awards, David picked up two Rising Star Awards, Best Screenplay, and the Jack Law Award for his work on I Do.
David first entered the public eye as a teen idol in the 90s British boy-band Bad Boys Inc. The group released their debut self-titled album, spawning five Top 20 hits, including the Top 10 smash, "More to this World."
Recently David's entrepreneurial spirit has given rise to the iPhone app Slatable, which lets actors create professional self tape auditions. The app has quickly become a viral hit with actors, reps and casting directors in over 45 countries and is widely used to cast film, TV, and stage productions.- David Ames was born on 10 August 1983. He is an actor, known for Holby City (1999), Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - The Gunpowder Plot (2011) and Doctor Who (2005).
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James Fanizza is an actor, writer and filmmaker from Toronto, Canada. He is a York University graduate and made his television debut in a commercial for NBC/Universal. His first feature film, an adaptation of his first short film Sebastian, is slated for release in 2017, and his previous films have screened in festivals around the world.