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Academy Award-nominated actress Abigail Breslin is one of the most sought-after actors of her generation. Her unique and charismatic talents have contributed to her versatile roles in both comedy and drama.
Recently, Breslin headlined the first season of the horror-comedy series, Scream Queens (2015), opposite Emma Roberts, Lea Michele and Jamie Lee Curtis, and starred in the coveted role of "Baby" in ABC/Lionsgate's recreation of the pop-culture classic, Dirty Dancing (2017).
Abigail Kathleen Breslin was born in New York City, New York, to Kim and Michael Breslin, a telecommunications expert and consultant. She has two sibling, Ryan Breslin and Spencer Breslin, who is also an actor. She is of Irish, Austrian Jewish, and English descent.
Abigail has acted since she was a small child. She is widely recognized for her role in the critically-acclaimed Little Miss Sunshine (2006), the irreverent, antic comedy which created a sensation at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, Breslin played the role of "Olive", an ambitious young girl who is obsessed with winning a beauty pageant. For her performance, she received a Best Actress Award from the Tokyo International Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award, SAG and BAFTA Best Supporting Actress awards. In addition, she was honored as ShoWest's "Female Star of Tomorrow" in 2008, and made her Broadway debut in 2010 in "The Miracle Worker".
Her many credits include Ender's Game (2013), Haunter (2013), The Call (2013), Rango (2011), Janie Jones (2010), Zombieland (2009), My Sister's Keeper (2009), New Year's Eve (2011), Raising Helen (2004), The Ultimate Gift (2006), The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006), No Reservations (2007), Definitely, Maybe (2008), Nim's Island (2008), Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) and M. Night Shyamalan's 2002 film, Signs (2002), opposite Mel Gibson.
Breslin was seen in The Weinstein Company film, August: Osage County (2013), opposite Meryl Streep, Ewan McGregor, Julia Roberts, Sam Shepard, Dermot Mulroney and Juliette Lewis. She starred in the coveted role of "Jean Fordham", the daughter of Julia Roberts' and Ewan McGregor's characters.
She starred in the Lionsgate film, Maggie (2015), opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film follows a teenage girl (Breslin) from a small town in the Midwest, who becomes infected by a disease that slowly turns her into a zombie. The film premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival in New York and was released on May 8, 2015.
In October of 2015, Harper Collins published Breslin's first book, "This May Sound Crazy". The book is based on her popular Tumblr "Mixtapes & Winter Coats", in which she writes honest, funny and emotional observations on her daily life as a young adult.- Addison McGarry is an American actress from Dallas, Texas. She began her career in kindergarten filming local commercials, shorts and voice overs. When asked why she liked to act, Addison would tell people, "I like to be "pretendable."" As Addison grew, so did her love & talent for acting. She was cast in her first lead feature film role at age nine. Addison is funny, sweet and boasts a big imagination. Her creative thought and clever mind help her bring characters to life. She's been blessed to work with many talented actors. She has a heart for animals and her dream role is to work with a dog. Addison hopes to make many family friendly and Christian films and be a role model for kids with dyslexia.
- Actress
- Music Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adria Dinev is a British-Bulgarian actress and a singer-songwriter.
She falls in love with music and the stage when she is only 4. She plays in numerous school spectacles and musicals, while still in Bulgaria (till 2012).
In 2008 she gets her honored first place to study as a pop and jazz singer in the National Music School "Lubomir Pipkov" in the capital of Bulgaria - Sofia. She is professionally trained in classical, pop and jazz music, but she finds her passion in the pop and rock genre. She keeps on receiving awards in singing, harmony and acting.
In 2012 she is accepted to study Musical Performance at Brunel University, London.
Later on (2017), Adria finishes a Masters course "Acting for Screen" in the Actor Studios (Pinewood Studios, London). Some of her tutors are: Tim Kent, Mel Churcher, Clare Davidson, Ben Gogan, Steve Finn and Taz Ayoub. She works and studies alongside Max Huang, Zoey Stein and Pavel Steiner and many others talented actors and since then she has been part of many independent short films, commercials, TV & Film productions.
Adria Dinev becomes a first assistant director and producer after being trained in 2019.- Actress
Alisha has trained in screen acting at the Met Film School based at Ealing Studios. She also spent her younger years dancing and even performed at Woking and Windsor theaters for the 2002 UK tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In her spare time she is a blogger/vlogger mostly focusing on books.- Script and Continuity Department
- Actor
Allen Tina is a documentary filmmaker, assistant director, script supervisor and art director known for award winning social documentaries. He is born and grown up in Tehran.
In 2011 he moved to India to complete his MBA in Media Management. He studied in Whistling Woods International Film School in Film City, Mumbai. He then completed his knowledge of film making at SAE Institute. He is now residing in Toronto, Canada.- Director
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Andrea Maria Dusl was born in Vienna, Austria in 1961. She is the
daughter of Erwin H. Dusl, an Austrian architect and Monica Dusl-Jüllig
a native Swede from a sea-faring family. She attended the Master Class
in Stage Design at the Vienna Fine Arts Academy, acquiring her Magistra
Artium degree in 1985. She then accepted engagements as stage designer
and production assistant at various Austrian theatres such as
Burgtheater/Akademietheater (where she worked with George Tabori and
Ignaz Kirchner), Theater an der Wien, Theater in der Josefstadt,
Raimundtheater, Vienna State Opera.
From 1985 onwards Andrea Maria Dusl has written and illustrated
regularly for Austrian print media. In 1996 she began writing a weekly
column for the famous Viennese arts & current affairs journal, Falter.
Between 1993 and 1997 she studied medicine in Vienna.
Blue Moon (2002) , her first feature film (as director and screenplay writer)
marked her breakthrough after six successful shorts of "Around the
World in Eighty Days" (Austria 1989/91, 12 minutes).- Director
- Writer
- Animation Department
Raised in Chicago, Illinois, Anushka Tina Nair is a visual artist, writer, and filmmaker best known for the short film Period Drama (2022), which she co-created with her filmmaking partner Lauryn Anthony. Student Academy Award finalist, Carnegie Hall awardee, and Newport Beach Film Festival-featured director, Nair's work has been recognized internationally. Her personal passion for literary history and classic Hollywood inform the stories she most loves to tell.- Arushi Sharma is an Indian actor who works in the Hindi film industry.
Arushi was born in Shimla. Her mother and father are District and Sessions Judges in Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services. Sharma calls her acting career a "Beautiful Accident" as her journey began while she was studying in an Engineering college in Himachal Pradesh and was scouted by Imtiaz Ali to play a role Sanyukta/school teacher opposite Ranbir Kapoor in Tamasha (2015) in 2015. She later gave several auditions to finally crack another Imtiaz Ali film.
She was cast by Ali in 2020 as a lead in the movie Love Aaj Kal (2020), the spiritual successor of the 2009 blockbuster film Love Aaj Kal. She played the role of Leena opposite Kartik Aaryan and garnered many accolades for her charm and natural acting.
In 2022, she played Disha Chhabra opposite Jitendra Kumar in a Netflix film named Jaadugar (2022). - Atlee is an outgoing southern fireball from Texas with a huge personality. She has been modeling and acting since the age of 3. She has appeared in numerous print ads, commercials, and magazines. You can catch her in Netflix's NEW Docu-series Dancing Queen. (2018) She is a competitive dancer/performer. She loves the outdoors and YouTube!
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Barbara is an Auto Expert, Columnist, Show
Host, Author and Off Road Racer in Television, Print and Radio.
Barbara is a marketing, media and PR expert while having been
successful at raising over 50 million dollars for past and current
productions and has over 20 years in business ownership and management
experience.
She has appeared on the cover of Kiplinger's Magazine, has been
featured in over 100 publications and has made more than 500 Television
and Radio appearances since 2006 such as: Fox Sports, The CBS Early
Show, Inside Edition, The Tony Danza Show, CNN, Maxim Radio, Oprah
Radio, ESPN Radio, ivillage, SPEEDtv.com among a long list of others.
She wrote a weekly auto advice column for The Houston Chronicle for 6
years, has written for Examiner.com, First30Days.com,
motorolaroadtrips.com, Men's Fitness Magazine, New York Daily News and
wrote a chapter in "The Experts Guide".
Since 2006 Barbara has served as the Spokesperson/Representative/Host
for numerous companies such as Ford Motor Company, eBay Motors, General
Motors, Goodyear, Pennzoil, Sylvania, Quaker State, Fix A Flat, FRAM,
Prestone, Gillette, Volkswagen, Shell Oil, Liquid Wrench, Gunk, RainX,
Duracell, GPS Protected, American Airlines, General Tire & Turtle Wax.
Barbara has served as Television & Internet host for Turtle Wax,
About.com, US Auto Parts, AutoMD.com and Gillette. Barbara has also
hosted live events for American Airlines, Volkswagen, Goodyear and was
Emcee for GM Style Dubai Event in Dubai for General Motors.
Barbara owns and operates her own off road race team "Barbara Terry
Racing" where her and her team participate in Off Road Races. She
solidified all sponsorship funds for her team.
She is the author of a hit book that hit book stores in August 2010
that features 40 Celebrity Athletes and their amazing car
history "How Athletes Roll".
Barbara has interviewed hundreds of A-list celebrities and
professional athletes such as Sugar Ray Leonard, Rusty Wallace, Arnold
Palmer, Michael Strahan and Richard Marx to list a few.
In May 2011, Barbara signed-on to manage Grammy nominated Singer,
Songwriter, and Composer John Parr. Her responsibilities include:
management, promotion, producing, marketing, tour/road scheduling,
solidifying contracts. She has been successful in obtaining sponsorship
from Pepsi, placing John's new Military album "The Mission" in Walmart
stores, sold dozens of John's songs to Rock Band Game and ESPN in
addition to a plethora of other deals.
Barbara launched her own publishing company "Waldorf Publishing" and
is preparing to release the first book "winter 2013" that will be
authored by a NASCAR celebrity and a portion of the proceeds will go to
The Greg Biffle Foundation.
Barbara announced her new "Automotive Minutes" syndicated Television
series will start airing in the US the summer of 2013
and are produced & hosted by Barbara.- Script and Continuity Department
- Editor
- Director
Being a huge lover of film from a very early age, it was common practice for Bryan to experiment with short film making around the home such as; turning the family pet dog into a secret agent, and his video games into commercials. This passion for film continued throughout high school, and upon leaving in 2002, Bryan went onto study Media, English Literature, and Performing arts at Winstanley College. After being offered an opportunity to step into a Bluechip company, Bryan withdrew from studies early in order to peruse an enticing career within the finance industry.
After spending 12 years climbing the corporate ladder, running his own business, and enjoying family life with his wife and 3 beautiful children, Bryan decided that now was the right time to revert back to his original passion and dreams.
His chosen path, was to go back to school and learn the skills required to finally pursue a career in film. Starting a course in TV & Film production at 'Futureworks School of Media' in Manchester in September 2015 was the beginning of a new era for Bryan and his family.
Bryan's passion for film and production spills into family life where he actively involves his family in his film making; casting his wife as the terrifying White lady in his first short film "The White lady", his daughter in two other projects, and his sons, whom both feature in the music Video for Manchester hip Hop act "Dead Kings". He is also working on a short film written specifically for his son, who will star as himself showcasing his free running and parkour skills.
Bryan is continuously working on sets in various roles through a combination of professional and collaborative work, whilst completing his studies. Keen to build on his knowledge and skills quickly in order to assist his development in his late entry into the industry.
Besides writing and directing, Bryan also enjoys producing and editing video content and has built up a reputation within his circles and completed several corporate pieces and editing for other short films.- Bunty Goswami is an Indian actor who has worked in several Bengali films, short films and web series. In the web series Kalimpong Krimes, Bunty Goswami has played the role of Balraj. He has recently worked in a Bengali film titled Mrityur Rong Dhushor which is going to be released this year. He gained recognition for playing the role of Chakradhari in the Bengali film named Bindas Prem (Hotstar and Hoichoi). He has also worked in Bengali films like Bajikar, Saptasur, Piriti Kathaler Atha, M.com Chowmin, Jor Jar Muluk Tar, Amrita (on MX Player), and Sesh Sanghat. He gained praise for his performance in a Hindi short film titled Foreplay produced by SRFTI. He is present working in films and web series.
- Location Management
- Script and Continuity Department
- Set Decorator
Chantelle has been working as background for the past 2 years and got her start appearing as a fuzzy blur on CBC series "Burden of Truth" and 21century fox "Breakthrough" she has since moved up into more credit worthy roles as a lead character and supporting roles in docudramas "In Plain Sight" "My Misdiagnosis" "I hostage" "I survived" "the day my job tried to kill me" "Cruiseship Killers" etc.. she is also the lead singer/songwriter/ front woman for the fast rising, popular local rock band ETERNAL NOW and has been highly recommend as a talented performer and actress on the rise. Chantelle is fun to work with has a great work ethic and sense of humor and is a pleasure to have on set, she is always prepared and has a relaxed easy going attitude. Keep a close watch on Chantelle as her star rises!- Director
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Served in the US military army, he is an Iraq war veteran. He competed in mma in over sixty amateur and pro fights for years then worked for fla state boxing commission as referee for six years. Having refereed over a thousand fights for several organization inc ufc on fx three and bellator 72 and after toying with the idea of breaking into acting, Chris is starting that career path currently with support from his loving wife, family and acquaintances in the industry.- Producer
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- Additional Crew
Tina B. Tubongbanua was born on October 5, 1967 in Manila, Philippines.
A Filipino, she has been with the entertainment industry in the last 14
years. She started working as a Script Consultant for a local
children's variety show for ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation called "Eh
Kasi Bata!" and later on became the vocal coach for the same show. Her
expertise in the field of child psychology landed her a job as
Associate Producer for a science educational show for the same network
called "Sineskwela" and later on became the Executive Producer for the
first season. Her love for the craft paved the way to work on other
shows such as "Ang TV", "Binibining Pilipinas", "Elite Model Look of
the Year" and the "ABS-CBN Christmas Specials". She later on moved to
Radio Mindanao Network, Inc. who owned the franchise for E!
Entertainment Television Philippines in 1997 and became the Head of
Creative Services. In 2004, Tina was hired by Bigfoot Entertainment
Philippines as Talent Development Director and did castings for the
various projects of Bigfoot such as "Within" and "Deep Gold".- Visual Effects
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Sound Department
David Wagner is the youngest of three siblings, and the only surviving
son of William S. Wagner. He has a half-sister, from his father's
previous marriage, whose twin brother died in a fatal car accident.
David Wagner weighed, at one time, in excess of 350 pounds, before
going on the Adkins diet and losing approx. 175 pounds. He has
maintained that weight loss for ten years. He has always dreamed of
being involved in the filmmaking arena, preferably as a director. He is
currently attending Ohio State University. He went to California with
J. R. Bookwalter and Ariauna Albright to break into movies there, where
he became involved with the Full Moon franchise, doing computer-aided
special effects. Being dissatisfied with the "assembly line" approach
to filmmaking that Full Moon employed, he returned home, where he
currently resides in Columbus.- David Lawrence has had a love affair with Europe since he produced his
first television movie over a whirlwind 5-week schedule shooting in
London, Paris, Rome and Amsterdam. The project, a co-production of
Lawrence's Castle Combe Productions and 20th Century Fox, was based on
Gerald Green's novel "Tourist". The all-star cast, including Bonnie
Bedelia, Bradford Dillman, Adrienne Barbeau and Marisa Berenson, was
directed by Jeremy Sommers from a script by Norman Hudis and Lawrence.
During the last dozen years, Lawrence has added a diverse and
successful group of movies and miniseries to his European line-up. The
most ambitious, a six-hour miniseries, was produced in association with
entertainment entities all over the world -- Tribune Entertainment in
the U.S., Raidue in Italy, Canal Plus in France and TaurusFilm of
Germany. "Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair" starred Burt
Lancaster, Eva Marie Saint and Robert Culp supported by a huge cast
from nine countries. The miniseries was filmed at sea on board the
actual ship, the Achille Lauro, following the route of her ill-fated
voyage during which she was high jacked by terrorists who killed the
American Klinghofer played by Lancaster. Other locations included sites
throughout Israel and Italy. Following this year-long schedule,
Lawrence produced several films in association with Titanus Produzione
of Rome including "Vendetta" starring Carol Alt, Eric Roberts, Eli
Wallach and Bert Young. The miniseries about the Mafia was aired in the
States over the Tribune network and was successful enough to warrant a
sequel with most of the original cast. In the period between these most
recent efforts and "Tourist", David Lawrence was responsible for
bringing to television the movie "Helen Keller: the Miracle Continues"
starring Mare Winningham as Helen and Blythe Danner as her beloved
teacher. Perry King co-starred as John Macy, the man loved by both
extraordinary women. The script by John McGreevey was based on Joseph
Lash's definitive biography and picked up the story some ten years
after the end of "The Miracle Worker". Jack Warden, Vera Miles, and
Peter Cushing co-starred in the film Lawrence produced near London in
association with 20th Century Fox. In a remarkable change of pace,
Lawrence next produced the World War Two spy thriller, "The Key to
Rebecca", based on the best-selling novel by Ken Follett. The
miniseries starred Cliff Robertson, David Soul, Season Hubley supported
by Robert Culp, Anthony Quayle and David Hemmings who also directed.
The Castle Combe Production was in association with Taft Entertainment
and was filmed on locations throughout Tunisia. It reunited Lawrence
with Hemmings who had directed a feature film, "Escape 2000" based on
Lawrence's story. Once again proving his versatility, Lawrence produced
a landmark movie for the ABC network in association with Martin
Starger. Laura Z. Hobson's "Consenting Adult" was adapted by John
McGreevey, directed by Gil Cates, and starred Marlo Thomas and Martin
Sheen as parents whose liberal views are tested to the breaking point
when their youngest son admits his homosexuality. Proving that in spite
of his love of travel, David Lawrence believes there really is no place
like home, he served as Executive Producer for the last year of the
long-running Daytime Drama, "Search For Tomorrow" shot in New York. He
followed this stint in Los Angeles by writing and producing the
entertainment special, "Howdy Doody's 40th Birthday Celebration". This
musical variety event re-united the original stars of the popular
children's series and included clips from the early shows. Lawrence is
no stranger to this form having served as Executive Producer, and often
writer, of the 74 half-hour episodes of "That's Hollywood", a
retrospective of the best moments of the best movies aired on ABC and
produced in association with 20th Century Fox. Castle Combe and Fox
also brought to CBS "M*A*S*H -- Our Finest Hour" and to NBC TV: The
Fabulous 50's", both co-written and produced by David Lawrence. This is
one Executive Producer who truly deserves the credit. He is intimately
involved in every phase of production from concept, sales, script,
through filming and post-production, even to the point of personally
editing the commercials used in promoting the finished project. His
respect for the value of the proper selling tools comes from Lawrence's
background as a copywriter and account executive after graduating from
Los Angeles City and State Colleges. His career in television began
when Procter & Gamble asked him to join their production arm heading up
their West Coast office. Lawrence spent ten years with P & G
Productions working with television's top creative teams to develop
pilots which the sponsor financed and placed on the networks. Once on
the schedule, shows like "Dick Van Dyke", "Judy Garland", "Mary Tyler
Moore", "Bill Cosby", "Gilligan's Island", and dozens of others became
Lawrence's responsibility to supervise and publicize in conjunction
with P & G's advertising agencies and public relations companies. When
he left the sponsor, Lawrence entered independent production with two
original book musicals, "Saga of Sonora" for NBC and "Old Faithful" for
ABC with stars including Zero Mostel, Burgess Meredith, Leslie Ann
Warren, Jill St. John, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. These were followed
by "Alexander" for ABC starring Red Buttons and Jodie Foster and for
his old company, Procter & Gamble, "The Fashion Awards" a star-studded
musical special for ABC. Lawrence's work on the Hallmark Hall of Fame
presentation of "Emily, Emily" starring Tom Hulce and John Forsythe led
to his association with 20th Century Fox and the long list of credits
that followed. During these years, David Lawrence served as President
of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and produced for the
Academy tributes to a long list of television stars including Lucille
Ball, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Johnny Carson, and Milton Berle. Lawrence
remains active with the Academy as a member of the Past Presidents
Council. David Lawrence has finished his first novel, "Murder in Merry
Old", which not surprisingly features as its central character an
urbane, elegant and very rich travel authority who occasionally takes a
dozen well-heeled tourists on a very special trip to exotic locales.
Projected as a series of mystery novels, each dream vacation becomes a
nightmare when Death becomes the 13th tourist. - Actress
- Producer
- Make-Up Department
Dawn lives a busy life on Florida's Gulf Coast, with her husband and two daughters. Along with her modeling and acting, this socialite runs a business, produces films, helps support missionaries abroad, and participates in local humanitarian outreaches with her church. A love for the theater in high school drama cultivated a passion in her to pursue acting. To broaden her skill-set she trained under industry professionals along the east coast. Her acting career launched in 2013 with the help of manager, Ann Marie Crouch.
Her main acting milestones include: Melany Rose (2016), N.C.I.S. New Orleans (2015), 3 Headed Shark Attack (2015).
This fun-loving philanthropist is known to bring positive energy and professionalism to the set.- Producer
- Actress
- Writer
Deepa Sahi A gold medalist from Delhi School of economics and a graduate of National School of drama took up acting as a stepping stone to the world of films.
Her raw good looks and immense praise from the reputed New York critic of the Village voice -Jim Hobberman-for a role she had done in an FTII film, brought her into the lime light and garnered her numerous offers from reputable filmmakers.
Govind Nihalani was one of her earliest collaborations with whom she made her debut in 1984 with the film Party and then went on to act in Aghaat 1985. She was noted for her artistic talents in both films, but her truly eminent act was in Tamas, the partition of India saga where she played the low-caste Punjabi woman Karmo. She worked with the much celebrated commercial film director Mukul Anand's Hum where she played a Steller role along with India's biggest super stars Rajnikant and Amitabh Bachchan.
Deepa very early turned a producer in 1992 along with her partner Ketan Mehta the internationally acclaimed director with the film 'Maya Memsaab', an Indo-French-British co-production based on Flaubert's Madam Bovary. She has also starred in Oh Darling! Yeh hai India with Shah Rukh Khan and Aar ya Paar with Jackie Shroff.
She has so far produced 8 feature films, 10 TV series and numerous ads and documentaries.
Deepa Sahi is also the promoter of Maya Digital Studios a leading animation and VFX studio in India, and she served as its CEO from 2000 to 2003. She is reputed to have a perfect blend of both creative and management talents and currently her company is producing original animation content for Nickelodeon, Discovery and Disney.
She has also been on the Jury of the prestigious t "Indian Television Academy Awards".
In 2012 she became a director and is now in pre-production of a Indo- Canadian project being produced by India's Maya Movies and The Film Works an independent production company based in Toronto, Canada.- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Desi Ivanova is a London-based actress with a BFA in Theatre (Australia) and
an MFA in Screen Acting (Los Angeles). She received the "2008 Minter Ellison-Rising
Star Award" for best-emerging actress in South Australia. Some of her
theatre credits include: Clov in Beckett's "End Game", Anne Page in
Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor", Masha in Chekov's "The
Seagull", Malory Kingsley in the musical "City of Angels".- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Frank Modica is a film and television actor based in New York, NY.
Frank Modica was coached and inspired by his late cousin actor Robert Modica at Robert Modica Acting Studio in New York City 2012.
Robert Modica taught the craft to the likes of Broadway legend Marian Seldes, John Turturro, David Duchovny, Louise Lasser, and Rachel Ward. Robert Modica also worked as an actor, with appearances in such films as Francis Ford Coppola's The Rain People (1969), Arthur Hiller's Love Story (1970), Men of Respect (1990) and Fast Food Fast Women (2000), and on such TV series as Kojak and The Equalizer. Frank Modica Jr. was fortunate enough to have Robert Modica take him under his wing.
Frank Modica also attended The Philadelphia Acting Studio.
He has appeared in a wide range of independent films.
Frank had the opportunity to appear on successful productions, such as Fox TV's Gotham, as well as The Irishman, by Martin Scorsese.
Following his performance in "The Fated," he became a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Frank is passionate about storytelling, and bringing characters through life with his commitment to acting and performing. His approach and line delivery has often been compared with iconic artists such as Christopher Walken. He also has created a comedic wacky character "Gilbert" from his award-winning comedy Feature Film "The Gilbert Diaries".
The Gilbert Diaries won the Vegas Movie Award for "Best Comedy" January 2023 as well as 4 other awards including 2 from the Chelsea Film Festival NYC.. The Gilbert Diaries movie is on Amazon Prime Video , Tubi TV, Sunn Stream, Cinedigm platforms and partners.
Aside from acting, Frank Modica is also a writer, producer, and director. He wrote and starred in the award-winning short film "The Fated," which premiered at the Long Island International Film Expo in Long Island, NY. He also wrote, produced, and starred in the comedy feature film "The Gilbert Diaries," which won multiple awards in different film festivals.
Frank is a versatile artist, looking forward to challenging roles and collaborating with like-minded creators in the industry. He believes that acting is not just about entertaining people, but about telling stories that resonate and inspire audiences.- Actor
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- Casting Director
Gabriel Lee was born in Lansing, Michigan, the eldest of two children. His start in acting began at the age of 6 by performing in many plays throughout grade school and high school. Since then, Gabriel has appeared in over 30 films and many nationwide commercial and print projects.
In 2014, Gabriel started Maneki Neko Films an Atlanta based production company with the purpose to produce high quality feature length films.
Gabriel is known for his range and ability from creating compassionate charters to portraying dark arrogant ruthless characters. He continues to work and train full time pursuing his passion for the art.- Actor
- Stunts
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Geno began acting in Oregon at age 8, he was cast in "Oliver" in a high
school production, soon after that he moved to California and attended
Apple Valley High School where he spent alot of his time going to live
studio shows such as: Mr. Belvidere, Who's The Boss, Family Ties, Miami
Vice Action Shows, That 70's Show and According To Jim. Geno was
mesmerized by live television tapings and realized he wanted to be an
actor at a very young age. Over the years Geno has done everything
possible to pave a road for a future in Film/TV without having any
family in the business and knowing few people to help him learn. As
time went on Geno prides himself on being a self made actor with lots
more to get accomplished to fulfill his acting dreams. Geno has also
expanded his talents into radio, it's simple what Geno wants to
accomplish, like everyone; giving his family a better living, but most
important being artistic, doing work he enjoys everyday.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
He was born on 1/4/1963 in Athens at Zografou. He has two sisters,
Arhontoula and Anthi. He father was working in EYDAP and his mother was
a teacher in Arsakio, at Psychiko. Being very fond of music, at the age
of 8-9 he was able to sing 30- 40 songs one after another. When he was
12, he began studying guitar and violin. He could learn the rhythm
and the lyrics of his favourite songs really easily and as a result in
every family congregation he was forced to sing.
He also studied Gymnastics and after his graduation from university he moved
to America for postgraduate studies. In 1987, he moved to Holland for a while where he
created with friends a music band, called Just As. In 1989, together with Fanny Polymeri, he was in the
representation of Cyprus in Eurovision competition taking the 11th
position. The same year his first CD 'Giannis Savidakis' was released.
In 1992 his second CD, called 'Ready for everything' was released. In
1995 his third CD was released and the same year he was awarded the
"Artist that was best liked" award in 'Music Award' competition.
During winter of 1993 he participated with Mimis Plessas in the show
'Cinema, our heaven' at the entertaining center 'Zygos'. This programme was also recorded in the
CD 'Cinema, our heaven LIVE'. In winter of 1994 he
co-operated with Mimis Plessas again at 'Zygos' in a programme called
'Second half', which resulted the release of a CD recording too.
During winter of 1995-96, he worked with Dimitra Galani very
successfully. During winter of '96 he appeared at Akroama
(Thessaloniki) and during winter of 1996-97, he worked together with Glykeria
and the music group Opisthodromikoi at 'Mylos' in Athens. Next, he went on his singing appearances at the music stage
'Charama' and the following summer he toured all around Greece together with Haris Alexiou. In 1993-95 he participated as an actor in the basic cast of the successful Greek TV comedy series Tis Ellados ta paidia (1993) (i.e. "The Children of Greece'), where he also composed the soundtrack for Season I. His notable TV acting work also includes Mikroi - megaloi (1986) and Gynaikes (1992), both written by Mirella Papaeconomou.
In 1997 his fourth CD, called 'Acrobats of the dream' was released
which was very successful and became gold. Once again he was won an
award (Best song of the year) in 'Music Awards'. In 1999 his fifth CD,
called 'Outside from truth' was released.
In summer 2001 he went on a tour around Greece with Archontoula Savvidaki,
Antoni Metzelo Antonis Mitzelos and Alis Fouroutzian.- Nickoloz (Givi) Toronjadze was born in Georgia (ex USSR). He was the
only child of a family and from the early years he showed his talent in
singing. He studied opera and became and opera singer at an early age.
Lately he had worked as an Tbilisi Opera director. Has two sons
Avtandil and Gerasime and a daughter Irina to wife Tinatin
Cherkezia-Toronjadze. He had given his voice for the needs of the movie
Magdanas Lurja as well as taken part in Didostatis Marjvena and at his
late age in a film named Piligrim. - Actor
- Producer
Ijaaz Ebrahim is an Indian film actor. He was born on 03 March 1998 as the son of Mv Ikbal and Nisha Ikbal. He attended his degree level education from India and later moved to London, England and pursued his master's in International Business from the University of Salford. He predominantly works in Indian Malayalam-Language films. Ijaaz started his acting debut through Veteran actor Harisree Ashokan's debut directorial "An International Local Story" in 2019- Jacob Hasting is an All-American boy next door, born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He became interested in acting at the age of 14. Since then he has dedicated himself to practicing the art/craft of acting for film, television, modeling, and stage. In his free time he enjoys free running, football, soccer, playing air-soft, computer gaming, and snowboarding. He has attended the Naval Sea Cadet Corp boot camp and Riverside Military Academy. He has awards for Best Actor in Drama, Principal Choice Awards and more. His first break is the feature film, 8th Round Pick which he plays the role of Jack Benson.
- Actress
Jada Jones is a multidisciplinary performing artist born and raised in Charlotte, NC. She's of African American and Chinese-Malaysian decent and her maternal grandfather gave her the middle name Teoh Minwen, which she wears with pride. She is a big-time family girl and has a close relationship with her younger sister, who follows in her go-getter, independent footprints. Jada grew up in an empowering household, she was free to pursue her wildest dreams and followed her passion for artistic expression. She attended kindergarten at a magnet school for the performing arts and danced at the recreation center starting at age six. Her love for singing blossomed just as young. Jada was placed in honors chorus in kindergarten-she was a standout in a chorus that was comprised solely of 3rd-5th graders. In 5th grade, she auditioned for Northwest School for the Arts. She was accepted and spent the next six years fostering her acting, singing, and dancing skills there-winning Best Female Dancer in a High School Advanced Ensemble at the Musical Theatre Competition of America (2018). Simultaneously, she was discovered at her local recreation center by the North Carolina Dance Theatre and received a full scholarship to the Charlotte Ballet Academy. She danced in the youth summer program from interdisciplinary through high school, which helped her place in level 3 in the Ballet Academy-where she developed for 2 years-and move up to level 4. Due to the school's lack of inclusivity and early injuries that dancers are prone to, Jada decided to leave dance school and pursue an early graduation from high school. She graduated from Northwest School for the Arts a year early as an honor roll student.
Upon graduation, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in acting. A few months into auditioning, she received a Broadway callback for Meredith Willson's The Music Man and a small role in Hamilton, before the coronavirus hit and shut down production. She moved back home to North Carolina, regrouped while auditioning for TV and film remotely, and inevitably took her talents out to Los Angeles. She's now based in Hollywood, CA and building her career in the City of Angels. She currently trains with Annie Grindlay. One other fun fact about Jada is that she is a social influencer. She began her online presence on YouTube and has evolved from an art student pursuing her passion to the non-college approach to adulting - which has spanned into an Instagram following with high engagement and a podcast called "Highkey Adulting" that can be found on iTunes.- Jaelyn Buffkin was born in Savannah, Georgia, USA. She is known for films like A Savannah Haunting (2022), Hallowed and The Accursed (2022). She has played a young Mena Suvari as well as a young Caitlyn Carmichael. She has played a wide variety of roles, from a creepy ghost to a victim of abuse to a sweet happy go lucky little girl. She can bounce from hysterical crying to smiling and singing within a snap of a finger. She has studied stunt work with Atlanta Stunt and LA stunt, specializing in wire work.
Aside from acting, she is a competitive gymnast and surfer. Jaelyn loves making up games and painting with her little sister. She also enjoys going out on a boat to fish, crab, and catch shrimp. Jaelyn is now learning how to speak Korean from her grandmother. - Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Described by top film critic Mark Kermode as an "unbelievably versatile" actor, Jamie Bell was born in 1986 in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK, to Eileen
(Matfin) and John Bell, a toolmaker. He comes from a family of dancers
including his grandmother, mother, aunt, and sister. It was at his
sister's dance practices that he would stand outside the door and
imitate the movements of the dancers inside. At age six, he was
encouraged to step inside the door and, thus, his dance career began.
His own story parallels that of
Billy Elliot (2000) in that Jamie
kept his dancing a secret from his friends at school. His mother had
him when she was 16 and, unfortunately, he never knew his father.
When he met Stephen Daldry, director of
Billy Elliot (2000), Jamie adopted
him as his father. Once the word about his dancing got out, he was
harassed, but this only made him more determined to prove that dancing
wasn't just for girls. He has proven a lot by landing the title role of
Billy Elliot (2000), winning the
role in an audition that included more than 2,000 boys from the
northeast of England. His ensuing performance certainly justified the
selection since he has not only won the hearts of moviegoers all over
the world, he has also been nominated for and won a number of awards,
including a Best Newcomer Award and then a Best Male Performance at the
BAFTA awards.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Jill Adams (nee Siggins), was discovered while working as a model, having been asked to step in at the department store where she was an artist, when a model failed to show up. She was the daughter of Irish-American silent film actress Molly Adair, and New-Zealand writer, Arthur James Siggins (published under the name A.J. Siggins),. He had first sailed from the Antipodes to Africa as a young man to fight in the Boer war, where he served with the Matabele Mounted Police and later represented The ANZACs at Cecil Rhodes funeral in1902. His first wife was from Mozambique. The couple first met in Tanganyika (now Tanzania), where he was working with the High Commission. She was there on location to star in the silent film version of 'The Blue Lagoon' The young ingénue became A.J. Siggins' 2nd wife. After several years in Africa, during which time two sons were born, they relocated to England, where Jillian M.M.J. Siggins was born in London. During WWII, the family moved to North Wales, where they had 2 working farms. Upon returning to London following the war, and after Jill had become a successful model, she married a young US Navy officer stationed in the British capital, by the name of James Adams, in 1951. They had a daughter (Tina) in 1952. Jill's career began to flourish, but sadly the marriage did not, and now alone she began securing a few minor TV and film roles, before eventually being signed by J. Arthur Rank as one of the corporation's 'starlets'. The bubbly blonde actress, Jill Adams, soon made a string of popular films for the studios - many of which were light-hearted comedies such as 'Doctor at Sea' and 'Brothers in Law' - and she was often referred to as Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe. She also made a few films in the US and Australia. In 1957, she married the well-known BBC radio and TV personality, Peter Haigh, and they were very much the 'It' couple. They had a daughter, Peta Louise, in 1962. Jill also starred in the popular TV series 'The Flying Doctor' which lasted for 39 episodes. Over the next few years, although no longer getting the bigger roles, Adams continued to work both in radio and on stage. But, by the end of the 60s, with fewer opportunities available, she essentially retired from show business. In 1971, she and her husband Peter moved the family to the Algarve in Portugal, where they ran a hotel and restaurant in Albufeira. When that marriage ended, Adams spent several years with Michael Johnson, a former British radio host and musician, with whom she ran two businesses. She then eventually went solo until meeting Alan 'Buster' Jones, and moved first to the Lisbon area to be with him, and then they relocated to Spain. Following Jones's death in 1996, in the Costa del Sol, she returned to Portugal to be nearer to family. Always a prolific, popular and talented artist, she continued to paint even after being diagnosed with cancer in 2005 and right up until her death in Clareanes, in the Algarve., on May 13, 2008, at the age of 77.- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Josh Maldonado was born in Trumbull County in Warren, Ohio. His mom is German /Irish heritage and his Father is full blooded Latino from the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico.
Joshua Maldonado's early life consisted primarily of martial arts and spirit type events which he has not elaborated on. He achieved his black belt status at the age of 17 one of the more younger at the time to authentically get the rank. During high school he became a musician and started making money playing gigs with his band. After graduating high school he attended the Ohio Police Academy, while working part-time as an assistant martial arts instructor. In 1994 he was offered a chance to work as a bounty hunter from a private bail bonds owner, but as fate would have it a high paying factory job called him for an interview the very same day and he decided to take that instead . A choice that would put him in line with his true calling. While still employed at the factory (he now hated) Josh decided to venture back into his music career, which quickly lead to a soundtrack, and musical score for an Independent movie, thus the beginning of his entertainment career. He started writing screen plays, creating additional music scores and landed his first semi-pro film camera.
In 2000, Josh decided that factory work was not for
him. He began writing, and attended a broadcasting school. Towards the
end of the second semester he got an invite to finish his broadcast
training at an ABC affiliate. The station landed him free-lance work,
and voice over jobs. During his time at the television station he began
to venture back into his screenplays, and Independent movie making.
He started putting together Investors a production crew and located a cast. His first official Production was an erotic horror movie titled "Creepy Clips."
Before Creepy Clips was picked up by a distributor, Josh was wrapping
up his second feature titled "Slavez of Horror Land" which featured (his soon to be friend) Joe Shelby from George Romero's Dawn of the Dead." Josh wound up being the CEO of the Production and Distribution company Doorway Productions and Hostile Distribution where he created and released over 15 domestic and international titles direct to home video as well as a television show.- Josie Passantino, known as the radio sweetheart, also recipient of the
Sparkle Award and the award for Most Indie Friendly Radio Show from the
Independent Country Music Association, is a Radio Show Founder/Host,
Segment Host, Live Event Host, Singer/Songwriter, and Licensed Radio
Station Owner/General Manager. Josie started her career in radio at the
age of 14 by creating her own radio show 'The Josie Show' in 2009. The
five-time award nominated Josie Show is a highly respected show that
airs weekly on Friday Nights at 7 pm Central timezone and features
guest interviews and music. Josie has conducted over 700 interviews to
date. In 2012 Josie Kicked off an additional show, which she calls the
'Josie Show Special Edition' which airs monthly and focuses on the long
careers of a single artist each episode. Josie has had the honor of
speaking to greats such as Aaron Tippin, Mickey Gilley, & the Late
Legendary Country Music Hall of Fame Artist Ray Price to name a few.
Josie is also a proud CMA (Country Music Association) Member. Josie was
quickly recognized for her amazing personality and interviewing style,
not only by listeners but, also by others in the radio business. Josie
has hosted Josie's Hard Country & Season I & II of the 'Dream Quest
Challenge.' The Josie Show has also gained syndications. Josie also had
the honor of hosting an independent artist award ceremony event. Josie
has always had an interest in music, as a child in school she
participated in orchestra (playing the Cello), band (playing the tuba &
baratone), chorus, and talent shows. Josie has always had the desire to
step on the other side of the mic and in May of 2012 her dream came
true when she recorded her Debut Single, perfectly titled Teenage Girl
which speaks to following your dreams, regardless of your age,
something Josie knows very well. Josie is especially proud of this song
as it is the first song she had written after being taught the fine art
of songwriting from an outstanding award winning songwriter. Josie
worked under a label, but not two years later in true Josie style she
is ready to set out on her own with her second single now in the works
as an independent artist. Josie's debut single received airplay on
internet, AM, & FM stations and spent over 30 weeks at #1 on a request
station. Josie is excited to get back into the studio soon to record
her second single which will be a modern/country song titled, 'Practice
Boyfriend.' Josie's debut single 'Teenage Girl' can be found on her
website at www.josiepassantino.com, CD Baby, Amazon.com, and iTunes for
purchase or download. And we are not done. Another one of Josie's
dreams was to own her own licensed radio station. Josie realized that
dream on her 18th birthday when her 24/7 licensed and National Chart
Reporting radio station launched on February 9, 2013. Josie's Station
'Country Blast Radio' plays the best mix of ALL that is country from
signed & independent artists. In keeping up with her own birthday tradition of adding
something great to the Josie Network each birthday, for Josie's 19th
birthday she added the Josie Show Concert Series.
Josie has also been given the honor of being one of the featured women
and participating authors in the book "Ari'el Rising." She is so proud
to have been included in this project where she has written her story
of what makes her 'roar'. - Actor
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Justin Cheung is an actor born and raised in Hong Kong. He is known for his breakthrough role as, Cocky, on OCTB. OCTB was renewed for a second and third season. Deception Of The Novelist is Cheung's first film as a producer and lead, released in theaters in 2019 with limited screenings in the the United States.- Born in Chicago, Illinois on August 16th, 1991. His first role was in a
4th grade production of Arthur Ashe. In his teen years he discovered
his true love acting. In college he auditioned, for and received a role
in a remake of 12 Angry Men at Harold Washington College. Karim is now
attending Parsons while acting. - Additional Crew
- Producer
- Director
Kelly is attending the RTA School of Media at Ryerson University studying Media Production. She is a Director for the Faculty of Communication and Design on the Ryerson Students' Union's Board of Directors, as well as the President for the Course Union of RTA Students.
In October 2016, Kelly attended Buffer Festival in Toronto to premiere her short, "Imagine".
Kelly has 2 roommates: Nicole and Tina.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Ketan Mehta is one of the most internationally acknowledged filmmakers from India. He has a received many National and International awards for his well-known films like 'The Rising - Ballad of Mangal Pandey', 'Mirch Masala', 'Maya Memsaab', 'Sardar', 'Holi' and 'Bhavni Bhavai'. Received Best Film on Human Rights for Bhavni Bhavai, Best Film for Mirch Masala at the Hawaii International Film Festival and the Audience Choice Award at Locarno for the Ballad of Mangal Pandey.
Ketan Mehta, a graduate in Film making from India's premier film institute FTII (Film and Televsion Institute of India) has more than 25 years' experience in the film industry.
His films have been shown at film festivals across the world and he has been a jury member at many international film festivals.
He has served as a consultant on many Government of India bodies including Doordarshan, Directorate of Film Festivals and is currently a Member of the Board of Directors of NFDC (National Film Development Corporation of India). He has been a Content Producer for ISRO and been involved in their satellite project for a number of years.
He is also the President of IIFW - (Independent Indian filmmakers's worldwide) a global association of Independent film makers and the promoter of Maya Entertainment ltd, India's leading Computer Animation and Digital visual effects studio.- Kiara Romero, born and raised in New York, relocated to Los Angeles at the age of 18 and booked her first professional job as a high school dancer in the Netflix movie, "The Prom." This opportunity was followed by a lead in the Nickelodeon / Awesomeness feature film "The J Team."
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Kris Johnson is an award-winning trumpeter, composer, and educator. He has appeared on an impressive list of albums including five Grammy-nominated releases. The most recent is the Grammy-Nominated Concord Jazz album "All About That Basie" from the Count Basie Orchestra that features three of Kris's arrangements for big band. Kris toured the world as a trumpeter and arranger with the Count Basie Orchestra from 2008-2019 and in 2013 he was featured in the stand-up-comedy film "Make Me Wanna Holla" starring Sinbad.
Currently, Kris Johnson is an Artist In Residence at the University of Utah where he served as Director of Jazz Studies from 2015-2019. Kris received his master's (2007) and bachelor's (2005) degrees in Jazz Studies from Michigan State University. In 2012, Kris received an ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composers award and was selected as one of 25 Detroit performing and literary artists to receive a $25,000 Kresge Artist Fellowship.
Mr. Johnson has performed at some of the world's most prestigious jazz venues including the Apollo Theater, the Blue Note Jazz Club (US and Japan), Sydney Opera House, Blues Alley, and the Hollywood Bowl. He has also had the opportunity to perform with many jazz greats including Tony Bennett, Patti Austin, Wess Anderson, Wycliffe Gordon, Jon Hendricks, Monty Alexander, Christian McBride, Jamie Cullum, and many others.
Drawing from jazz, classical, hip-hop, and neo-soul, Kris's writing creates diverse textures that represent his unique musical identity. He has composed several large-scale works for jazz and orchestral ensembles including Jim Crow's Tears (musical for 6 ensemble members and a jazz orchestra), A Journey Through a Dream (jazz ensemble and string quartet commissioned by the Arts League of Michigan), and Odd Expressions (jazz ensemble and symphony orchestra commissioned by Troy High School). His arrangements have been performed and/or recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra, Karen Clark Sheard, Yolanda Adams, the Clark Sisters, Farmington Community Band, the Motor City Brass Band, Detroit Symphony's Civic Jazz Ensembles, and many others. He is also the exclusive copyist for composer and trombonist, Wycliffe Gordon.
Johnson has a keen sensitivity to the nuances of film as is evident in his award-winning film scores for various web-series, documentaries, short films, and a feature film. He received an Outstanding Score award for his work on the comedic web series The PuNanny Diaries at the 2011 LA Webfest.
Kris was a full time faculty member at The Ohio State University from 2012 - 2015 serving as a jazz lecturer. He is also the former director of Detroit Symphony's Civic Jazz Orchestra where he lead the most talented students in Metro Detroit. Johnson has also served as a Jazz Artist in Residence at Troy High School, Southfield-Lathrup High School, Eaton Rapids High School, and is the composer and co-creator of The Learning Express, a series of workshops that use hip-hop and jazz to teach elementary students about science, reading, and math.- Raised in Bethlehem, GA, Kristina, or more commonly known as Tina, always had a passion for the arts. From aspiring artist who hoped to animate at Disney's famed Burbank Studios to then costume maker of various genres, the liberal arts have always been home. From an early age, Tina picked up a pencil at first sketching and spending hours getting better and better at the trade then progressively moved to costuming as a more physical creative outlet. From costumes to conventions, she quickly discovered that acting on camera or behind a mic was something that was achievable unlike before. Pushing into podcasts as a host on Konoha corner, a popular Naruto podcast, and the Fairytail podcast, she interacted with various voice acting talents and set sights on a voice over career. Only a few weeks after starting the podcasts, she landed work on Zombie Panic:Source, the number one Steam free to play mod as Vanessa.
- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Producer
La Tina is a Sound Design & Film Scoring studio founded in 2010 and based in Bogota, Colombia. We understand sound and music as fundamental and infinitely expressive tools for creating a cinematic language.
Listen to our work on Amazon Prime, HBO, Netflix, Paramount, Spotify, NatGeo, Nickelodeon and in movie theaters around the world.- Actor
- Stunts
Leo Donato (Born Leonardo Di Pierri in New York) is an accomplished
voice over talent and actor.
Donato was raised in Little Italy, New York. As a young boy he spent
his free time running numbers for the mobsters on the street. His
parents, both Italian Immigrants worked hard to give him and his two
siblings a better life. His mother Gilda Carmella Padrevita Di Pierri
worked at a local factory while his father, Bernardo Di Pierri (once a
stowaway to America) worked many tedious, tireless hours as a grave
digger.
Their work paid off as eventually Donato moved to a better neighborhood
and went to a private Episcopalian High School with an amazing
curriculum. His parents thought college was the most important thing
for their son, giving him the chance that they did not get. It was
sometime before then that he saw a movie called East of Eden with James
Dean. He watched that film countless times. After attending The
University of Hartford Connecticut and majoring in Psychology, Donato
headed back to New York to pursue his dream. At twenty-two he had the
kind of thirst for the theatre that would eventually pay off.
Seen in an Off Broadway play, he was approached by an agent and hence
began his career as an American Theatre Actor and Television Actor. He
studied under Stella Adler, Lee Strasberg, and Susan Baton. In between
plays he was cast in the television soap opera One Life to Live and
shortly thereafter he was also cast in All My Children and General
Hospital. Leo decided to move to Los Angeles permanently in 1989 to
pursue roles in television and film.
He landed his first lead role in a television series in 1989 when he
was cast as the lead in Joe Bash.
He has guest starred on, to name a few, LA Law, NYPD Blue, Matlock, and
several Television Movies of the week including Wolf, directed by Rod
Holcom. He worked determinedly for years before meeting voice coach,
Maurice Tobias. After studying under her for a few years, Leo began
putting his attention into voice overs with the same tenacity that
started him in New York just after college.- Lonnie Chavis was born in Southern California. At the age of 4, Lonnie showed interest in acting when he pointed to the television and told his mother that he wanted to go "there". At 6 years old, Lonnie's mother began submitting him for modeling and commercial opportunities and it was then that Lonnie was discovered by a theatrical agent. Lonnie's passion for acting thrived once he began auditioning for television and film.
At the tender age of 9, Lonnie landed his first recurring role on NBC's hit dramedy series, This Is Us starring Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia and Sterling K Brown. Lonnie plays '9-year-old Randall' the younger version of Emmy Award winning actor, Sterling K. Brown.
In September 2016, Lonnie shot a pilot for Showtime titled White Famous executive produced by the legendary Jamie Foxx. Lonnie plays the role of 'Trevor', the bright and appealing, young son of Floyd played by comedian Jay Pharaoh. Next up for Lonnie, he'll be playing the role of Young Cameron in the Disney feature film, Magic Camp starring Adam Devine and Jeffrey Tambor.
In his free time, Lonnie loves to swim, play video games and work on his dance skills. Lonnie lives in Long Beach, CA with his parents and two younger brothers. - Louise Samuels is a British actress, voice artist and musician. Born in Yorkshire, England, she now lives in California, USA. A London-trained actor, Louise's extensive theatre work includes both lead and character roles on London's West End and in UK/International touring productions. Screen work includes 'Susan' in 'Grease Monkeys'; drummer/percussionist for the 2008 Nokia/CNN global televised event 'Pangea Day'; character roles in the Channel 4 TV series 'A Box Full of Stories' alongside 'The Blockheads' frontman, Ian Dury and British actor Michael Maloney and an appearance and interview on long-running British TV Series 'Blue Peter'. Highly musical, Louise is known to play several musical instruments including, for on stage and recorded work: piano and keyboards; drum kit; djembe drum; marimba; vibraphone; orchestral bass drum; auxiliary percussion and tuned milk-bottles. Voice work includes both narration and character acting for audio books; TV and Radio commercials; animation; video games; documentaries and corporate videos for clients including: BBC; Sony; Deloitte; Verizon and Procter and Gamble. Louise has featured on BBC Radio and on LBC Radio as a guest on 'The Jenny Eclair Show' with British actor, writer and comedian, Rufus Hound.
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Mark Labella is a Cebu-born, San Diego-raised, award-winning screenwriter and actor, a veteran Hospital Corpsman of the United States Navy, and graduated with a doctorate in Medicine. He received his first screenwriting training at the WGA Veteran's screenwriting program and has produced, and written, multiple projects including the Chicago Screenplay Award-Winning "MisDiagnosed" medical comedy series, the murder-mystery thriller "Catholic School", and the comedy series "Soul & Spice". As an actor, he's appeared in features "The Plane" with Gerard Butler, television shows "NCIS:LA," "Magnum P.I.," "Chicago Fire," Disney's "Doogie Kamealoha," and more.
His passion for storytelling at a young age, when he received the library's student of the month award at St. Columba because of his passion for books and poetry, and confusing many of his peers. He also began at a young age leading to a school musical at the age of 7 despite his parents, being in the medical industry, who did not encourage such a career.
With his full array of experiences as an MD, as a first-generation immigrant, Mark Labella chooses to tell stories that promote perspectives rarely seen in Hollywood. He has seen the poorest of the poor, the most incredulous of medical emergencies, and the most gruesome of sides of humanity, and he aims to focus his career as a screenwriter and producer on stories that show heart, and humanity.
Mark Labella boasts the record of being the ONLY sailor in the history of the United States Navy to have his very Asian mother show up at her only son's barracks because he did not answer his phone for two days.
He uses such experiences growing up with his beautifully-strange Filipina mother in his writing, his array of adventures from his U.S. Navy days providing care for Marines and Sailors to his misadventures as a doctor that include delivering babies in the middle of the street during an earthquake.
And though he has a medical doctorate, he gave his mother another reason to pop yet another blood vessel by quitting medicine for the much more stable and highly dependable work that is screenwriting and Hollywood.
Today, he Hamilton-writes like he's running out of time, not simply because writing has always been his first love, and he's been writing since he can remember. But he fights to succeed and give back to my aging mother, who, despite her quirks, worked hard selling chewing gum and comic books in the streets of Cebu while going to nursing school to provide him a great life in America.- Director
- Producer
- Cinematographer
Matt Poitras is a Director, Editor and Cinematographer. His feature works have included 2 sub-culture documentaries (To Go Viking, 2015 and Vikings of Jombsborg, 2019) and a parody sequel to Commando (No Chance, 2020). After completing a pilot episode of a WWII sci-fi series (Desert Terror, 2021), he moved onto another 80's action parody (Total Rewind, 2023). He is the sole operator of MP Filmcraft. His passion is military uniforms, ancient armor and weaponry. He has 20+ years experience creating and designing props & costumes which can always be seen in his films.- Matt is a Kiwi sculptor-mathematician, who hangs out on the south coast
of Wellington, close to the the heart of the film industry of Aotearoa.
Matt grew up on the stories of Tolkein and George Lucas, and his role
as Squint in 'The Desolation of Smaug' is his first major movie
appearance. His role, as half of the intending assassin duo, is proof
that rocking up to your camera audition in a suitably disheveled state
on your old BMW motorbike, is sometimes the charm. - Max Ruether, born July 17 1999 in the small Midwestern town of
Washington, Missouri, seemed to know since he was a toddler that he
wanted to be a performer. Standing in front of the television at age 3,
asking his parents "How do I get in the box?" Max started his acting
career at age 10. First doing local theatre and then signing with a
talent agency in St Louis Mo, his love and natural born ability for
acting started to shine. Over the past few years, Max has landed in
commercials, print ads, short films, web series, TV Pilots, Hollywood
theatre productions, LA Connections Improv Theatre, music videos and
director reels, one of them taking him all the way to Oaxtepec, Mexico.
He studied acting at Lisa Picotte's Young Actors Studio in Hollywood,
focusing on Scene Study and Improv , as well as training with private
coaches in St Louis and LA. Along with acting, music is his other
passion. Max plays piano, saxophone, electric and acoustic guitar, and
sings. In 2012 he started taking Hip Hop dance classes at Millennium
Dance Complex in LA to round out his talents. He loves the feeling of
satisfaction that learning choreography gives him and the feeling of
unity when dancing with a team. - Tina Mims - is an American actress born and raised in Pensacola, Florida (Parents: Gloria Jones & Anthony Mims). The youngest of four began showing her talents in her earlier stages of childhood. At the age of 9 she remembers singing her heart out in front of family and friends "Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston. Tina humbly embraced the love and attention from her family and at that point they knew "a star was born".
Tina has always had a profound interest in acting and singing her entire life. Being a part of several local church choirs, talents shows, and homemade singing and acting videos as a teenager, who knew her persistence to push forward later in life would lead to the eclectic style and energetic personality that we all know her for today. The mother of 3 works at a local utility company all while chasing a dream of becoming a leading Actress. She enrolled in "The Manager of the Year Actors Corp #16". (Pensacola, Florida 2022-2023) a course that teaches the history of acting and also terminology, skills and techniques of basic acting 101. With all of that came the opportunity of her first film (a faith based movie) written and directed by Elrico Tunstall which premiered March 2024. - Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Monique Dismuke, Bay Area born and raised is the second child of
Berkeley's first black fire captain, Wayne Dismuke and a beautician
mother Yvonne Dismuke. Monique discovered at an early age that acting,
and writing were where her passions lie, and began to endlessly pursue
them. She caught the acting bug while on the set of a short film soon
after graduating high school. Monique's most recent film work includes
Fruitvale Station the movie that chronicles Oscar Grant's last days
leading up to his killing on New Years, ID Channel's I (Almost) Got
Away With It, and 50 Ways to Lose Your Lover(hosted by Wendy Williams).
Since her debut in the in '96 stage play "The Gift of the Magpies"
Monique has acquired many years of theatrical experience including the
Life of Marvin Gaye as character Martha Reeves. Her most recent lead
role was in the gospel stage play entitled 'Never Too Late', in which
she played the abused wife/mother of three, while also starring in
numerous independent feature/ short films in the Bay Area/Southern
California. While taking a journalism course Monique interned for Local
News Channel 2, but realized news journalism wasn't for her. She has
free-lanced for Bay Area magazines like; GoDar, St Low, and Showcase.
Interviewing entertainers like;Ice Cube,John Legend, Lloyd,Teri J.
Vaughn , Tweet, Bay Area's and E40 just to name a few.