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- Born in Toronto, Adrian spent 10 years in the UK, where he trained and worked as an actor in theatre and film and television. Returned to Toronto Canada in the 90s and went directly to work. His ability with accents and voice booked him his first audition and job in the animated X-men classic series as the original Nightcrawler.
Adrian has since amassed over 100 television and film credits, all of them substantial roles. In 2006 Adrian played the part of Jean Grey's father in 'X-Men 3' becoming the only actor who has both voiced an X-Man and been in the live action movies.
In 2011 he got the role that would bring him to the attention of the gamer world. That of the famous video game character, the first Grand Master of the Templar Order's Colonial Rite, Haytham Kenway in the billion-dollar earning, Assassin's Creed 3. His flawless accent and work as the British colonial, completely done in performance capture at Ubisoft's studio, garnered Adrian his first international award nomination, a BAFTA. Ten days after the nomination, in 2013, Adrian's father died. It was a bittersweet time.
Adrian's incredible acting skills have landed him a wide range of intense roles. There have been many times he has found himself flying from one production to another, swiftly changing from a demonic murderer to, for example, a man with great piety. Adrian's current on-screen role as Sigourney Weaver's brother in '(re) Assignment' falls into the bad-guy category. He'll tell you that he has developed a fondness for playing men of dubious character and motives, and that he likes to always find a heart within the monster.
In life however, the man himself couldn't be kinder. Adrian's ocean-side island home keeps him and his three children close to the water and old growth forests which he works passionately to protect. - Actor
- Stunts
- Additional Crew
On Friday, August 5th of this year, Montreal-born Alain Chanoine made a grand entrance into Hollywood with his role as the legendary mythological sex demon 'Incubus', the brother of Cara Delevingne's 'Enchantress' in Warner Bros.' massive feature film, 'Suicide Squad'. Now in his early 30s, Alain has been honing his craft for over a decade. He was barely 20 and studying to be a police officer when an audition poster at his college caught his eye. His spur-of-the-moment decision to go to the casting call proved to be a massive game-changer: Alain landed the lead role in the feature film. Unfortunately, the project never got off the ground, but this initial success provided the inspiration that drove him to work full-time at becoming an actor. Although Alain has always focused on his acting career, he has also had tremendous success in stunts. When he was just 23 years old, the producers of the Wesley Snipes feature "Blade: Trinity" were looking for a double for the star and Alain seemed to be a perfect fit. Alain was a Canadian National Karate Champion at the time, and his world class martial arts skills led him to be chosen to fight Snipes, Jessica Biel, and Ryan Reynolds in the big finale playing approximately 20 different characters and dying as each and every one of them. Alain has since amassed more than 30 film & television credits as an actor, with projects that have taken him all over the world, including New Zealand and Bulgaria, among other destinations. Major Hollywood networks and studios are now giving serious consideration to Alain's talent. In 2016 alone, Alain has been on the short list, or screen-tested for five different series leads, Fluent in English, French, and Creole, with the physique and looks of a male model and the acting skills of an Oscar-winner, Alain Chanoine has now captured the attention of the western world by playing 'Incubus'. It's a pretty safe bet that he will hold their attention for many years to come.- Actor
- Producer
- Stunts
Aleks Paunovic was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to a Croatian mother and Serbian father. The result of this remarkable blend of bloodlines is the 6'5" ruggedly handsome actor appearing on screens around the world at a rapidly escalating rate.
Acting came to Aleks while he was onstage in his hometown playing in a heavy metal band, his livelihood since he was 16. Remarkably the role offered was one completely against type as it was that of Roddy McDowall's butler in the 1994 TV movie 'Heads'. Now bitten with the acting bug, Aleks combined his athleticism from his lifetime of boxing - he claims that he started boxing in the womb as all of the men in his family are boxers - and turned it into a very busy career as a stunt actor.
In 2001 Aleks stopped in Vancouver on his way to Los Angeles with an impressive resume and ready to take on Hollywood when the most horrible event in America's recent history struck. 911 changed the way anyone could enter the states and so Aleks found himself a new home and career in busy Vancouver.
Since coming to Vancouver Aleks has built an amazing resume with over 100 credits, most of which are lead and recurring roles like the one that he has on this hugely anticipated 4th season of 'Continuum'.
Aleks credits three occurrences as the game-changers in his rocketing career: One was when the venerable acting coach Larry Moss called him out in front of 300 actors, telling him that he had massive talent and demanding to see his full range; another was when he respectfully declined an offer for a 4-episode-arc on a highly-rated TV series so that he could finish his run as 'Danny' in the play "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea" in a shaky old theatre to sold-out crowds.
But the biggest catalyst in Aleks's career was when he fought three rounds of casting throughout all of Los Angeles and Vancouver to win the role of 'Tom', a developmentally disabled man accused of murder in 'Personal Effects' starring Ashton Kutcher, Michelle Pfieffer, and Kathy Bates. Aleks put on 65 pounds to perform the role, which was one of the most challenging and rewarding roles of his career so far.
When you meet Aleks, or you watch him perform these difficult roles, you just know that with all of that leading man charisma there's star power in this man, and that you will be seeing a lot more of Aleks Paunovic.- Cory's mother decided to add a week-long acting camp to her son's summer itinerary because she just had a feeling that he'd like it, and she was right. He asked to be put into a class for professional actors, so his mother signed him up at the world-acclaimed Arts Umbrella. After studying for six months he asked for an agent, went in to read for one of the best (Trudy Aronson of Webster Talent Management) and landed an agent.
Within one month of 'going pro', he went out for his first audition and nailed it. He got his first acting role on the popular and critically acclaimed series Fargo (2014) and flew to Calgary to perform his very first lines in sign-language. He had just returned to Vancouver when he got the role of 11-year-old Arden, a younger version of a character played by William Moseley in the TV movie My Sweet Audrina (2016) from a book by famed novelist Virginia C. Andrews.
When he got the recurring role of Aden in the enormously popular TV series The 100 (2014), he really didn't know what to expect. It meant using the sword-play that he had learned in medieval fighting classes. He was in a group of 14-year-old and younger who all had brown or black belts. Filming "The 100" only one year after taking an acting camp was surreal for him which went up a couple more notches when he experienced the overwhelming fan response to his character. For The Show (2017), he bravely shaved his head and took on the role of a child with cancer and got to work with Sarah Wayne Callies in a film directed by Giancarlo Esposito.
He also found the time to land three commercials, one of which was as a teen Sasquatch. Apparently his mother did not let him wander around the nearby campgrounds to try to scare campers as it was an area where people practiced target shooting. Guest-starring role on DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016) was also exciting, because he got to play the young Per Degaton, who just might become one of the most evil super-villains ever. - Actress
- Casting Director
- Producer
Daniella Evangelista has been working in the film and modeling industry since she was 4-years-old. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and raised in Los Angeles, California; Daniella now splits her time between both cities. She has a passion for cooking & health and in addition to performing, she enjoys coaching acting (especially with children). Daniella is a bit of a tomboy and loves cars & bikes, but when she puts on a dress, look out.
Evangelista is best-known for her 5-year run as series regular "Tracey Antonelli" on the hit series, Edgemont (2000), starring Kristin Kreuk (Smallville (2001), Beauty and the Beast (2012)) and Grace Park (Battlestar Galactica (2004), Hawaii Five-0 (2010)). Daniella has earned numerous guest star credits and has been featured in both TV and theatrical release feature films.
Shortly after her first film (Disturbing Behavior (1998)), Daniella landed roles in numerous TV movies, including a small part in Brothers' Destiny (1995), starring Danny Aiello and Mickey Rooney. Her first American feature film was Warner Bros.'s The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995), working opposite Ryan Slater, Christian Slater's brother. Daniella has also worked on several independent films across the genre. At thirteen, Daniella opted to take some time off from acting to concentrate on school work. In the late 90s, she was approached by 20th Century Fox to read for a role in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), although the part was eventually given to Natalie Portman. More recently, Daniella has appeared in the feature films, Cabin by the Lake (2000) and its sequel, Ripper (2001), Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell (2001) and The Mangler 2 (2002). With her "scream queen" title firmly established, Daniella took a change of direction and landed the role of "Tracey Antonelli" in the Canadian television hit series, Edgemont (2000), which is now filming its fourth season. She also provides the voice of "Kana" in the popular Japanese anime, Hamtaro (2000); and will soon be seen in the Tom Arnold movie, After School Special (2002), and in Elijah Wood's Try Seventeen (2002), which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Known for his off-beat performances in dark comedies, David Amito is a five time award winning actor. His most recent win was Best Supporting Actor at the 2013 Las Vegas Film Festival for a leading role in A.J. Bond's feature film Stress Position.
Nominated in 2014 for a "Best Actor" Leo award, British Columbia's premier acting award, Amito has starred in a number of high profile film and television projects including David Cronenberg's feature Maps to the Stars where he performs alongside Mia Wasikowska and Robert Pattinson.
He has also appeared on Nikita (CW), Warehouse 13 (Universal), The LA Complex (CW), Urban Legends (A&E) and Breakout (National Geographic) where he portrayed George Rivas, the notorious ring-leader of the Texas Seven.
He has starred as the title character in Michael Laicini's online horror series Mr.Tom, which has garnered a following of over 20,000 fans and has been favorably reviewed by a number of online horror publications including DreadCentral.
Theatre credits include his original play Love & Lamb which premiered at the Repertory Theatre in New York City and Every Woman I Slept With Before I Met You, the one man show co-created and performed by Amito which received the Patrons' Pick award at the Toronto Fringe Festival.
Amito trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City, Methodica Acting School and Second City.- Writer
- Actress
- Director
18-year-old Esabella A.K. Strickland is your typical Gen Z polymath-, she's redefining what it means to be a modern-day Renaissance girl. A Multi Award-Winning Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Producer and Published Author. An Award-Winning Actress, Media Host, Artist and GenZ Influencer based out of Vancouver, BC. She is a young, raw talent who is an empathic advocate for neurodiversity and bullying through the arts. In front of the Camera, Esabella starred in local indie short films Enlightenment, Things You Take, and Arthurs Gift. She also co-wrote, co-directed, and starred in the short films My Red Ball and The Notebook through the Young Movie Makers Program. My Red Ball handle's themes of bullying, written through Esabella's own life experience, it has gone on to appear in over 72 International Film Festivals, winning at 11 of them. Esabella has also made appearances on local productions of Travelers, Goodboys, and Series of Unfortunate Events. She also landed a role on a California milk commercial and a role alongside Greg Kinnear and Terry Chen in a feature film called Sight that will appear in theatres on Oct 27th 2023. Esabella plays Maria a blind girl from Moldovia. Behind the camera, Esabella as a screenplay writer, filmmaker and producer, Esabella's projects over 70 film festival awards. A Conversation with E is is already a film festival winner at 26 film festivals and a fan favourite, appearing in over 170 film festivals. Esabella also teamed up with Paul Green to help produce her first independent short film A Dialogue with Pandora, which has gone on to win 6 film festival awards. EsaBella was also a writer, director, editor and producer of the multi-awarding winning horror short film MiNE. Esabella recently joined Sandstone Artists as a GenZ Screenwriter. Developing the next generation of Horror Feature Films including an award-winning screenplay "Death Noise" EsaBella has also developed a feature film and TV Pilot adaptation of the Award-Winning Novel Then and There Here and Where - A Orabella the Oracle Saga As an Award Winning media host, Esabella has the honour of co-hosting the annual VarietyBC Show of Hearts Telethon as their Youth Ambassador since 2019. Esabella was an EveRiathing red carpet host to support the 2019 Joey Awards. Esabella was the ambassador and host for Geektopia 2019 to help raise money for the Amanda Todd Legacy. Esabella was also the ambassador and virtual host for the 2020 Meowfest to help raise money for the Langley Animal Protection Society, and Regional Animal Protection Society. Esabella was invited to the 2019 Adobe Summit as an Adobe insider and speaker. She was the youngest influencer to attend the Las Vegas event and was in the top 10 in Social Media Engagement during the week of the Summit. Many were impressed by her empathy, compassion, and insight of a Genz'r Esabella has finished co-writing her first Young Adult Novel. Then and There, Here and Where, which was published on March 2nd, 2021. The main character of the book; Orabella is a Neurodivergent who learns to become a heroine. Esabella's goal is to have girls feel connected and empowered by Orabella. It has appeared #1 on Amazon's hot new release list. As an artist, she is a painter, drawer, animator and a jean pocket painter for celebrities and special orders of which 10% of sales go towards local charities Esabella has worked hard to train herself with techniques she uses to deal with both her Adhd, Dyslexia, Tics and Social Anxiety. Through this process she's discovered what she calls her two superpowers, memorizing and a higher level of sensitivity towards others, including the characters she plays, she has also trained herself with mindfulness and grounding techniques to cope with her anxiety - something she hopes to pass onto those whom she works with.- Joel Palmer began his career at the tender age of three with an appearance as Lyle the Shoeshine Boy in "Hello Dolly". Soon after, he landed two national television commercials for Mattel Toys and followed by advertisements for Woodward's and Scott Paper. Joel appeared in "Knight Moves", his first feature film, after being in show business for less than one year. Next came a principal role in a film festival production, "Swindled". His first big role came in "Morning Glory" in which he appears with Christopher Reeve and Deborah Raffin as his mother. Joel's growing list of credits includes "Liar, liar", "Change of Heart", "The Man Upstairs", and "A Child Too Many". He has appeared in episodes of "Street Justice", "The Hat Squad", "Madison" and "Outer Limits"; he has co-starred in "The X-Files" and "The Commish" (both twice), the TV series "Poltergeist: The Legacy", and "Lonesome Dove". He has co-hosted a children's 5-day-TV-special, "Hopscotch", and guest-starred on "Sesame Street". Joel co-starred in "Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog", a feature film for 20th Century Fox, directed by the late Phillip Borsos. "Yellow Dog" stars Jesse Bradford as Joel's brother, Bruce Davison as his father, and Mimi Rogers as his mother. Joel also starred in the ABC made-for-TV movies "Someone Else's Child" (Lisa Hartman Black), "Freefall" (William Devane) and "Seduction in a Small Town" (Melissa Gilbert). Last year Joel made an exciting move in his career by signing on with one of L.A.'s best known child managers, Lynda Goodfriend. (His Vancouver agent is Tyman Stewart from The Characters Talent Agency). He lives with his parents, one sister, one brother, three dogs and a cat in The Fraser Valley, just outside Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Since she was 4 years old Katelyn has been winning the hearts of fans in every role that she plays. Now 15 the young beauty has already developed into a 'seasoned actress' with skills well beyond her years.
When Katelyn performed the role of the beloved Young Thalia in the feature 'Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters' (2013), Katelyn was playing a character that mirrored herself almost exactly. Confident, passionate, unstoppable, Katelyn throws herself into her characters with the same dedication she commits to her many competitive sports.
Katelyn's film career began in 2009 when she performed the role of a child dying from heart failure in the feature film 'Damage' with Steve Austin. In only her second role, Katelyn was cast as the supporting lead as Dolph Lundgren's daughter in the feature 'The Killing Machine' (2010). Later that year Katelyn won roles in various television projects including the well-known series 'Supernatural' and in 'Life Unexpected' as the younger best friend of Britt Robertson ('Tomorrowland').
Success continued for Katelyn when she was cast to play the extremely complex and challenging role of an Asperger's patient in the television film 'Normal' (2011) opposite Carrie-Anne Moss. For the role, Katelyn needed to convincingly portray her character's numerous afflictions which included both head and eye ticks as well as a hand-washing obsession while portraying her character's internal emotions and delivering her lines. The Asperger expert on set stated that there was nothing that she could teach the young actress that she wasn't already doing; Katelyn was only 11 years old.
Another of her many characters was that as fan-favourite Rachel Stonelake in the Hallmark Television Series 'When Calls the Heart' (2014-2015). However, Katelyn's greatest dramatic work to-date has been her role as Charlotte in the feature film 'Charlotte's Song' (2015) in which she stars opposite Iwan Rheon ('Game of Thrones'). A dark homage to Hans Christian Anderson's 'Little Mermaid' set in the 1930s dustbowl, Katelyn's portrayal of the amphibious siren who falls prey to a nefarious benefactor (Rheon) is a clear sign of the many award-nominated star performances we will see from her throughout her career.
Just 6 years after her first dramatic entry into the film and television industry, Katelyn has amassed over 20 film and television credits and has won numerous accolades for her performances including 2 Young Actor Awards (Hollywood), 4 Joey Awards (Canada), and her recent nomination for a Leo Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in 'Charlotte's Song'. - Mitchell Kummen was born in 1999 in one of Canada's coldest cities, Winnipeg, Manitoba, but no amount of frost could keep this energetic child still. From the moment the doctor announced to the Kummens that they had a baby boy, Mitchell took over the room.
By 8 years old Mitchell was a huge Jackie Chan fan and asked his mom how he could meet the star. Mom, focused on the potatoes that she was peeling, threw out the answer "you'd have to become an actor." Little did she know that this is exactly what her young son would head straight out to accomplish.
Mitchell's first role came almost immediately through one of the most difficult situations possible, an open casting call. Unaffected by the dozens of children trying out, Mitchell nailed the role of a paperboy in the TV situational comedy 'Less Than Kind'. For the first role of his career the young actor had to catch the star smoking marijuana and so the unusual life of a child actor began. In his second audition Mitchell landed the role of the younger version of Don Cherry, a part in which he was given the strap, another thing that he had never heard of. Then there were the long lingering kisses with Sabrina Carpenter in the feature film 'Horns' as the younger version of Daniel Radcliffe, the outdoor roller coaster ride in a shopping cart in his underwear, and so on ... Mitchell couldn't have ever imagined anything so grand when he first set out to meet Jackie Chan.
Mitchell has worked steadily for the past 8 years on every format possible, building a resume of a veteran actor at only 16. Everybody loves this kind, extremely talented teen; casting directors, producers and directors repeatedly request him for their projects.
When he isn't on set or doing his home schooling or involved in any number of classes honing his craft, Mitchell can likely be found working hard to support groups fighting to put an end to bullying and the stigma behind mental health issues.
Mitchell Kummen is, quite simply, a rarity. - From the time she was seven-years-old and took over directing her classmate's performances in her grade two school play, Rachel Cronin has been dedicated to the perfection of her craft. She has been gaining attention for her acting abilities since she entered the drama program at Argyle Secondary, a high school that places a heavy emphasis on arts and performance. Cronin excelled in this creative environment graduating with a Best Actress Award, a bursary to continue studying acting, and the Performing Arts Award - an award designed to recognize one student each year who possesses outstanding ability in both drama and music. She was accepted into the Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting Program at the University of British Columbia, a program that auditions national and international applicants and selects only six women and six men per year. The successful applicants study acting intensely for three years and each student's position and continuation within the program is subject to review at the end of each term. Cronin graduated from this program at the top of her class and received outstanding reviews from both her professors and the Vancouver media.
Within six months of her graduation, Rachel was acting professionally with a lead role in the Bastion Theatre Company's production of 15 Miles Of Broken Glass at the MacPherson Playhouse, Vancouver Island's largest theatre. Since then, she has continued to work consistently in theatre, television, and film receiving outstanding support and reviews from members within these communities.
Cronin was preparing to launch her one-woman show, 'Different Drummer', which she wrote and was preparing to star in at the upcoming Vancouver Fringe Festival when she was contacted by NBC to play a character "who definitely marches to a different drummer" on their one hour primetime series, Ed (2000). With a regular role on Ed, the People's Choice for "Best New Comedy Series" and a one-woman stage show waiting in the wings, this striking young actress' career is rolling right on cue. - Since he was 2 yrs-old this Vancouver-born young actor has shown exceptional talent, impressing everyone along his career path including award-show juries.
When Sean was only 9 he really showed his skills in the feature film 'Everything and Everyone' by playing a boy caught up in the heartbreaking losses of his mother and later his grandmother (Gabrielle Rose), and left to suffer under the emotional abandonment of his father played by Ryan Robbins ("Apollo 18, Sanctuary").
Now newly 15, Sean Kyer already has a resume that boasts over 22 credits, 3 of which are recurring lead roles in popular TV shows. In the Sci-Fi series 'Continuum' a detective works tirelessly to return to the year 2077 and to her son 'Sam Cameron', played by Sean (2012-2015). In Hallmark Channel's circa 1910 "When Calls The Heart", Sean became a fan-favourite for his role as a coal-miner's son, Albert Bickley aka 'Pockets' (2014-2015). And yet with all of this emotional range Sean's favourite acting genre is comedy, and he plays it phenomenally well. In the PBS Family Comedy 'Odd Squad' Sean performed the role of Agent Oscar (2014-2015), a character that the producers encouraged him to develop using his own innate comedic timing and one which earned him a 2015 Daytime Emmy nomination.
Award nominations are something that Sean has even more of than he has acting credits. Sean has received 10 Young Artist nominations over 5 years (2 of those ensemble nominations) with 2 wins, 2 Young Entertainers Award nominations with 1 win, 9 Joey nominations over 2 years (3 ensemble) with 4 wins, a Daytime Emmy nomination, and this year's Leo nomination for Agent Oscar will be his 5th in 4 consecutive years.
So what does this young man think that he would be if he wasn't acting? Oh something simple, like "maybe a surgeon".