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American Gangster

2007

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.

Hamilton Clancy

Hamilton Clancy is an American actor, director, and producer based in New York, whose exact birthday and birthplace are not publicly confirmed in major sources. A SAG-AFTRA/AEA member, he earned a BFA in Theatre Acting from Catholic University of America (Class of 1984), and studied at The Old Globe, the University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program, and the Wynn Handmann Studio. He is the producing artistic director of The Drilling Company Theatrical Productions, a teaching artist at Roundabout Theatre Company, and a husband and father. On stage he has directed numerous Shakespeare plays including Measure for Measure, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Cymbeline, Coriolanus, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Julius Caesar, and Two Gentlemen of Verona, and has played roles including Hamlet, Iago, Henry V, and Benedick. His most notable film credits include Peck in Burn After Reading (2008, directed by the Coen Brothers, with George Clooney and Frances McDormand), a Courthouse Reporter in Bridge of Spies (2015, directed by Steven Spielberg, with Tom Hanks), a Seller in American Gangster (2007, with Denzel Washington and Chadwick Boseman), David Sheehan in The Wizard of Lies (2017, with Robert De Niro and Michele Pfeiffer), a Field Hand in The Better Angels (2014), and a Court Officer in Naked Singularity (2021, with Bill Skarsgård and John Boyega). On television he is best known as CO Kowalski in Orange Is the New Black (2013–2015, 12 episodes, Netflix), with additional credits in Mindhunter (2017, as Alvin Moran, with Holt McCallany), Billions (2016, as Clayton Grunwald), The Leftovers (2014, HBO, with Justin Theroux), Gotham (2014, Fox), One Dollar (2018, as Tom), Blue Bloods (2019), Monsterland (2020), and Crossbones (2014, as Father Daniel). He also co-produced Tryst (2015).

Malcolm Goodwin

Cast · Known for Reacher

Malcolm Goodwin (born November 28, 1982) is an American actor. He has appeared in American Gangster, Breakout Kings, Detroit 1-8-7, Leatherheads, The Longshots and Crazy on the Outside. Malcolm Goodwin is an actor who had been featured in the magazines Interview, LA Confidential, King, Vibe, and Venice. He has starred in numerous feature films including American Gangster, The Lazarus Project, Brief Interview with Hideous Men, Leatherheads, Mississippi Damned, Crazy on the Outside, and The Longshots. His TV credits include “Raising the Bar,” “Hack,” “Law & Order,” “L&O Criminal Intent,” “K*Ville,” “Detroit 187” and he’s a series regular on A&E crime drama “Breakout Kings.” His love for acting began at Julia Richman Talent Unlimited Program in New York City and he later on trained at SUNY Purchase College Acting Conservatory, where he received a Bachelors Degree in Theatre Arts and Film. Goodwin has directed and produced independent commercials, sketches, short films, music videos and public service announcements. He recently appeared in the music video for the song "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO.

Clinton Lowe

Clinton C. Lowe is an American actor and writer from the Bronx, based in Los Angeles. He has appeared in television series such as “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “Blue Bloods,” and in the film “American Gangster.” In addition to his screen work, he has performed extensively in theatre, including productions such as “Kill Move Paradise,” “Romeo and Juliet,” and “Holler If Ya’ Hear Me.”

Robert C. Kirk

Robert C. Kirk is an American actor. He plays Mr. Johansen in Boardwalk Empire. He is a co-star in the third season episode "Resolution". He has been active since 2000 and has also appeared in Inside Man (2006),American Gangster (2007), and We Own the Night (2007).

Lymari Nadal

Cast · Known for American Gangster

Lymari Nadal Torres (born 11 February 1978) is a Puerto Rican actress, film producer and scriptwriter. She has performed in films including American Gangster (2007) and Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009). She was married to actor and director Edward James Olmos from 2002-2013.

Marc Streitenfeld

Composer · Music Supervisor · Known for American Gangster, Kingdom of Heaven, Prometheus

Marc Streitenfeld (born 1974) is a German composer of film scores. He has frequently collaborated with director Ridley Scott. Streitenfeld has composed the music for many high-profile Hollywood features as well as critically acclaimed independent films, including American Gangster, Body of Lies, The Grey, Prometheus, Poltergeist and All I See Is You. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marc Streitenfeld, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Eddie Rouse

Eddie Rouse (July 2, 1954 – December 7, 2014) was an American character actor whose feature film credits included American Gangster, The Number 23, and Pineapple Express. Rouse starred in the 2014 dramatic short film, Rat Pack Rat, as a Sammy Davis impersonator hired to perform at a birthday party. He was filming the HBO television series, Westworld, at the time of his death in 2014. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eddie Rouse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cast · Known for American Gangster, Home on the Range, MacGyver

Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Emmy nomination. He was born in Bronx, New York to Shirley, a singer with the Sweethearts, and Cuba Gooding, Sr., a lead vocalist of soul group The Main Ingredient. He has two brothers, musician Tommy Gooding and fellow actor Omar Gooding, and sister, April Gooding. His family moved to Los Angeles after Gooding Sr.'s music group had a hit single with "Everybody Plays the Fool" in 1972 but abandoned his family two years later. Gooding Jr. was raised by his mother and attended four different high schools: North Hollywood High School, Tustin High School, Apple Valley High School, and John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills in Los Angeles. He served as class president in three of them. His first job as a professional entertainer was as a break-dancer performing with singer Lionel Richie at the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. After high school, Gooding studied Japanese martial arts for three years, before turning his focus toward acting. Early on, he landed guest starring roles on shows like Hill Street Blues (1981) and MacGyver (1985). His first major role was in the John Singleton's box office surprise and critical hit Boyz n the Hood (1991). He followed this success with roles in major films like A Few Good Men (1992), Lightning Jack (1994), Outbreak (1995), Men of Honor (2000), Rat Race (2001), and The Fighting Temptations (2003) in which he co-starred alongside Beyoncé Knowles. In 1996, he was cast as an arrogant football player on the brink of a career-ending injury in Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire (1996). The film was a success and earned him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. His "Show Me The Money" line in the film became a nationwide catchphrase. In 1997, he had a notable supporting role in As Good As It Gets (1997). The next several years, his films were inconsistently successful; Boat Trip (2002), Norbit (2007), and Daddy Day Camp (2007), all of which had received extremely negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. Gooding also starred in a film titled A Murder of Crows, which he co-produced with his long time friend and business partner Derek Broes. The film was Gooding's first attempt at producing.  Since then, he has had series of starring roles in grittier films released direct-to-DVD such as the revenge dramas Hero Wanted and Wrong Turn at Tahoe, as well as the sci-fi action pic Hardwired and the action comedy Lies & Illusions. A well-received performance as Ben Carson in Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) and a small supporting role in Ridley Scott's American Gangster (2007) both proved to be exceptions to this trend. An appearance in the World War II film, Red Tails, produced by George Lucas and with other prominent actors such as Terrence Howard, will mark his only return to the big screen since American Gangster.

Denzel Washington

Cast · Known for American Gangster, Inside Man, The Equalizer 2

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, an Actor Award, two Golden Globes, two Silver Bears and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named Washington the greatest actor of the 21st century. He has also been honoured with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, the Honorary Palme d'Or in 2025, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2025. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $5.1 billion worldwide. After training at the American Conservatory Theater, Washington began his career in theatre, acting in Off-Broadway performances. He first came to prominence in the NBC medical drama series St. Elsewhere (1982–1988), and in the war film A Soldier's Story (1984). Washington won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for playing an American Civil War soldier in the war drama Glory (1989) and for Best Actor for playing a corrupt police officer in the crime thriller Training Day (2001). He was Oscar-nominated for his roles in Cry Freedom (1987), Malcolm X (1992), The Hurricane (1999), Flight (2012), Fences (2016), Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Washington has starred in other notable films, including The Pelican Brief, Philadelphia (both 1993); Crimson Tide, Devil in a Blue Dress (both 1995); He Got Game (1998); Remember the Titans (2000); Man on Fire (2004); Déjà Vu, Inside Man (both 2006); American Gangster (2007); Unstoppable, The Book of Eli (both 2010); The Equalizer trilogy (2014–2023), Gladiator II (2024), and Highest 2 Lowest (2025). Washington has also directed the films Antwone Fisher (2002), The Great Debaters (2007), Fences (2016), and A Journal for Jordan (2021). On stage, he has acted in The Public Theater productions of Coriolanus (1979) and The Tragedy of Richard III (1990). He made his Broadway debut in the Ron Milner play Checkmates (1988). He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as a disillusioned working-class father in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's play Fences (2010). He has also acted in the Broadway revivals of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (2005) and Othello (2025), Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun (2014), and Eugene O'Neill's play The Iceman Cometh (2018).

Ruby Dee

Cast · Known for American Gangster

Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun. Her other notable film roles include The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Do the Right Thing (1989) and American Gangster (2007).

Carla Gugino

Cast · Known for Lockbox, Heads of State, Spin City

Carla Gugino (/ɡʊˈdʒiːnoʊ/ guu-JEE-noh; born August 29, 1971) is an American actress. After early roles in the films Troop Beverly Hills (1989), This Boy's Life (1993), Son in Law (1993), and Snake Eyes (1998), Gugino received wider recognition for her starring roles in the Spy Kidstrilogy (2001–2003), Sin City (2005), Night at the Museum (2006), American Gangster (2007), Righteous Kill (2008), Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Sally Jupiter in Watchmen (2009), Sucker Punch (2011), Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011), San Andreas (2015), Gerald's Game (2017), Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), and Lisa Frankenstein (2024). Gugino also starred in the crime drama series Karen Sisco (2003), the science fiction series Threshold (2005–2006), the crime drama series Jett (2019), and the supernatural horror miniseries The Haunting of Hill House (2018), The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), and The Fall of the House of Usher (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Carla Gugino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Harris Savides

Cinematographer · Known for American Gangster, Zodiac

Harris Savides (September 28, 1957 – October 9, 2012) was an American cinematographer. Notable films include Gus Van Sant's "young death" trilogy (Gerry, Elephant, and Last Days), and the Van Sant films Milk, Finding Forrester, and Restless; David Fincher's The Game, Zodiac, and the opening title sequence in Seven; Martin Scorsese's short film The Key to Reserva; Wong Kar Wai's short film The Follow; Ridley Scott's American Gangster; Woody Allen's Whatever Works; Sofia Coppola's Somewhere and The Bling Ring; Noah Baumbach's Greenberg and Margot at the Wedding; and John Turturro's Illuminata. Savides also won a "Best Cinematographer" New York Film Critics Circle award in 2003 for his cinematography work in Gerry and Elephant. Savides was also nominated five times for Best Cinematographer in the Independent Spirit Awards for his cinematography in Gerry, Elephant, Last Days, Milk and Greenberg. In 2007, Savides was nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Cinematography for Zodiac. In 2008, Savides was nominated for a BAFTA award for Best Cinematographer in American Gangster. In 2011, Savides was nominated for a Best Cinematography National Society of Film Critics Award for his cinematography work in Somewhere.

Common

Cast · Known for John Wick: Chapter 2, Silo, Hell on Wheels

Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. He has received three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar?, and gained critical acclaim with his 1994 album Resurrection. He maintained an underground following into the late 1990s. He achieved mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians. His first major-label album Like Water for Chocolate (2000), received commercial success. In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for the Erykah Badu single "Love of My Life". His 2005 album Be was also a commercial success and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Common received his second Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Southside" (featuring Kanye West), from his 2007 album Finding Forever. His best-of album, Thisisme Then: The Best of Common, was released in late 2007. In 2011, Common launched Think Common Entertainment, his own record label imprint, having previously released music under various other labels including Relativity, Geffen, and GOOD Music. Common won the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for his song, co-written and performed with John Legend, "Glory" from the 2014 film Selma, in which he co-starred as Civil Rights Movement leader James Bevel. Common's acting career also includes roles in the films Smokin' Aces, Street Kings, American Gangster, Wanted, Terminator Salvation, Date Night, Just Wright, Happy Feet Two, New Year's Eve, Run All Night, Being Charlie, Rex, John Wick: Chapter 2, Smallfoot and Hunter Killer. He also narrated the documentary Bouncing Cats, about one man's efforts to improve the lives of children in Uganda through hip-hop/b-boy culture. He starred as Elam Ferguson on the AMC western television series Hell on Wheels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Common (rapper), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

RZA

Cast · Composer · Director · Known for American Gangster, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA or The RZA ( /ˈrɪzə/; born July 5, 1969), is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, rapper, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. A prominent figure in hip hop music, he is the de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost all of Wu-Tang Clan's albums as well as many Wu-Tang solo and affiliate projects. He is widely considered one of the most influential and landmark hip-hop producers of all time. He subsequently gained attention for his work scoring and acting in films. He has also released solo albums under the alter-ego Bobby Digital. In addition to the Wu-Tang Clan and his solo releases, RZA was also a founding member of the horrorcore rap group Gravediggaz where he used the name The Rzarector. He has also acted in several movies including Coffee and Cigarettes, American Gangster, Gospel Hill, Life Is Hot in Cracktown, Ghost Dog, Funny People, Derailed, Due Date and Repo Men. In 2008, RZA was ranked number four on About.com's best hip hop producers of all time list. Description above from the Wikipedia article RZA, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Russell Crowe

Cast · Known for The Get Out, UNABOMBER, American Gangster

Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is a New Zealand actor and film director. His work on screen has earned him various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award. Crowe was born in New Zealand, spending ten years of his childhood in Australia and residing there permanently by age 21. He began acting in Australia and had his break-out role in Romper Stomper (1992). He gained international recognition in the late 1990s for his starring roles in L.A. Confidential (1997) and The Insider (1999). Crowe gained wider stardom for playing the title role of Gladiator (2000), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Further acclaim came for portraying real-life mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. in A Beautiful Mind (2001). Crowe then starred in several films in the 2000s, including Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Cinderella Man (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), American Gangster (2007), State of Play (2009), and Robin Hood (2010). Crowe has since appeared in the films Les Misérables (2012), Man of Steel (2013), Noah (2014), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). In 2014, he made his directorial debut with the drama The Water Diviner, in which he also starred. Aside from acting, Crowe has co-own the National Rugby League (NRL) team South Sydney Rabbitohs since 2006.

Roger Bart

Cast · Known for Law Abiding Citizen

Roger Bart (born September 29, 1962, in Norwalk, Connecticut) is an American actor and singer, 5′ 8½″ (174 cm) tall, who grew up in Bernardsville, New Jersey, and earned a BFA in Acting from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in 1985. His uncle is journalist Peter Bart. He made his Broadway debut as Tom Sawyer in Big River (1987), earned a Tony nomination as Carmen Ghia in The Producers (1991), and won both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for Snoopy in the 1999 revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. He is the singing voice of Young Hercules in Disney's Hercules (1997) and Scamp in Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001), and has two daughters, Ali Kendall and Eller Bart. His most notable film credits include Roger Bannister in The Stepford Wives (2004, with Nicole Kidman and Bette Midler), Carmen Ghia in The Producers (2005, with Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane), Stuart in Hostel: Part II (2007), US Attorney in American Gangster (2007, with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe), Dr. Beecher in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008, with John Cho and Kal Penn), Jurgis in The Midnight Meat Train (2008), Brian Bringham in Law Abiding Citizen (2009, with Gerard Butler), Maurice in Last Vegas (2013, with Robert De Niro and Morgan Freeman), Buddy Ross in Trumbo (2015, with Bryan Cranston), and Henry Asquith in Ghost Light (2018). On television he is best known as George Williams in Desperate Housewives (2004, for which he won a SAG Award), Howard "The Weasel" Montague in The Lost Room (2006, 3 episodes), Mason Treadwell in Revenge (2011–2015), Vice Principal Nero in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017–2019, Netflix), and Judge Wilson in Good Trouble (2019–2021, Freeform), with additional credits in How I Met Your Mother (2005, 5 episodes), 30 Rock (2006), The Blacklist (2013, 2021), Elementary (2012), Quantico (2015), Scream Queens (2015), Graves (2016, 11 episodes), and There's Johnny! (2017)

Clarence Williams III

Clarence Williams III (August 21, 1939 – June 4, 2021) was an American actor. Williams was the son of a professional musician, Clarence "Clay" Williams Jr., and grandson of jazz and blues composer/pianist Clarence Williams and his singer-actress wife, Eva Taylor. Raised by his paternal grandmother, he became interested in acting after accidentally walking onto a stage at a theater below a Harlem YMCA. Williams began pursuing an acting career after spending two years as a U.S. Army paratrooper in C Company, 506th Infantry, of the 101st Airborne Division. He first appeared on Broadway in The Long Dream (1960). Continuing his work on stage, he appeared in Walk in Darkness (1963), Sarah and the Sax (1964), Doubletalk (1964), and King John. His breakout theatrical role was in William Hanley's Slow Dance on the Killing Ground, for which he received a Tony Award nomination. The New York Times drama critic Howard Taubman wrote of his performance, "Mr. Williams glides like a dancer, giving his long, fraudulently airy speeches the inner rhythms of fear and showing the nakedness of terror when he ceases to pretend." He also served as artist-in-residence at Brandeis University in 1966. Williams' breakout television role was as undercover cop Linc Hayes on the popular ABC counterculture police television series The Mod Squad (1968), along with fellow relative unknowns Michael Cole and Peggy Lipton. After the series ended in 1973, he worked in a variety of genres on stage and screen, from comedy (I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Half-Baked) to sci-fi (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and drama (Purple Rain). Spanning over forty years, his career included the role of Prince's tormented father, who was also a musician, in Purple Rain (1984), A guest appearance in Miami Vice (1985), a recurring role in the surreal TV series Twin Peaks (1990), a good cop in Deep Cover (1992), a rioter in the mini-series Against the Wall (1994), and Wesley Snipes' chemically dependent father in Sugar Hill (1993). His other roles on television include Hill Street Blues, the Canadian cult classic The Littlest Hobo, Miami Vice, The Highwayman, Burn Notice, Everybody Hates Chris, Justified, Cold Case, and Law & Order. He can be seen in films such as 52 Pick-Up, Life, The Cool World, Deep Cover, Tales from the Hood, Half-Baked, King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis, Hoodlum, Frogs for Snakes, Starstruck, The General's Daughter, Reindeer Games, Impostor, and as the early jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton in The Legend of 1900. He also played a supporting role as George Wallace's fictional African-American butler and caretaker in the 1997 TNT film George Wallace. From 2003 to 2007, Williams had a recurring role as Philby Cross in the Mystery Woman film series on the Hallmark Channel. He appeared in all but the first of the eleven films alongside Kellie Martin (J.E. Freeman played Philby in the Mystery Woman first film). In the seventh (Mystery Woman: At First Sight) film, he reunited with his Mod Squad co-star Michael Cole. He played Bumpy Johnson in the film American Gangster. From 2005 to 2007 Williams had another recurring role as the voice of Councilor Andam on the Disney animated series American Dragon: Jake Long. Williams died in Los Angeles, on June 4, 2021, at the age of 81, from colon cancer. He is buried in St Charles Cemetery in East Farmingdale, New York.

Yul Vazquez

Cast · Known for War of the Worlds, Bad Boys II, American Gangster

Yul Vázquez was born in Cuba. He is an actor and he is married to Linda Larkin. He has appeared as “Bob” in the Seinfeld episodes “The Soup Nazi”, “The Sponge” and “The Puerto Rican Day”. YUL VÁZQUEZ has appeared in over thirty films including “The A-Team” (2010) with Liam Neeson, John Sayles' Amigo, Steven Soderbergh’s two-part epic “Che” (2008), “The Take” (2008), “American Gangster” (2007- SAG Award nomination, Outstanding Cast), “Music Within” (2007), "War of the Worlds" (2005), “Bad Boys 2” (2003), "Traffic" (2000- Winner, SAG Award, Outstanding Cast), and "Runaway Bride" (1999). An original member of LAByrinth Theater Company, Vazquez has appeared in countless LAB productions, including Stephen Adly Guirgis’ “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot”, directed by Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Other theater includes Terrence McNally’s “The Stendhal Syndrome” at Primary Stages With Isabella Rossellini, and Eduardo Machado’s “The Floating Island Plays” at Mark Taper Forum. Upcoming feature films include “Fugly!” with John Leguizamo, “Salvation Boulevard” with Pierce Brosnan and "The Missing Person", which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Vazquez will be returning to the stage in the Broadway premiere of "Motherf**ker With The Hat" which also boasts the talents of Bobby Cannavale, Annabella Sciorra and comic Chris Rock (previews March 22, 2011). Yul Vázquez currently serves as co-Artistic Director of LAByrinth Theater Company with Stephen Adly Guirgis & Mimi O'Donnell in New York City. In 2010 Yul Vazquez founded mechanizedmules. A film production company with Ed Vassallo, Rick Rodgers and Robert Leaver. Their first short film F--K premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in spring of 2010. They are currently in production for their first feature film which is shot in Sugar Hill section of New York City - surrounding the last active graveyard in Manhattan. Trinity Cemetery between 152nd and 155th street on the west side of Manhattan.

Sean Ringgold

Sean Ringgold was born on November 3, 1977 and raised in Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York. Before becoming an actor, he spent many years working as a Body Guard for BET's 106 and Park. He is best known for playing Shaun Evans on the popular ABC Soap Opera, One Life to Live. His current projects include Orange Is The New Black, Billions, Shades of Blue, The Breaks, and Marvel's Luke Cage. In 2009, staring as Marion "Suge" Knight, he made his big screen debut in the Notorious B.I.G. Biopic, Notorious. He has also starred in such films as American Gangster, The Smurfs and Before I Disappear. Sean can be seen in several upcoming projects, including No More Mr. Nice Guy, Wetlands and Roxanne Roxanne. His television credits include Damages, Gotham, Gossip Girl, and Ugly Betty. Sean was featured in episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Criminal Intent. He has also had roles on the popular shows 30 Rock, Are We There Yet?, Taxi Brooklyn, The Carrie Diaries, NYC 22, Blue Bloods, and 106 & Park. Alongside his work in television and movies, Sean has also appeared in numerous national advertising campaigns and commercials for brands including Budweiser, Burger King, Dr. Scholl's, Dunkin Donuts, Delta Airlines, Kia, Fiat 500 by Gucci, Nexium, Nike, Tampax, Time Warner Cable and Spike TV.

John Cenatiempo

John Cenatiempo, born March 5, 1963 (age 59) in New York City, New York, USA, is an actor and stunt co-ordinator. He has a recurring co-starring role in the first season as Vincent Lamb. He is known for his work as the stunt co-ordinator of the series Law & Order: Criminal Intent and as a stunt performer in the films The Good Shepherd (2006), American Gangster (2007), and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).

Ric Young

Cast · Known for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Eric Wing Wah Yung (born 1944), better known as Ric Young, is a Malaysian retired actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programmes from his debut in 1958, mainly in the United Kingdom and later the United States. He trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and then moved to Los Angeles to study method acting under Shelley Winters and Lee Strasberg. Young was a series regular on spy action television series Alias (2001–04), playing Dr. Zhang Lee. He appeared in such films as You Only Live Twice (1967), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), The Last Emperor (1987), Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), Nixon (1995), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), The Transporter (2002), and American Gangster (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ric Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Aja Frary

Aja was born in Seattle, Washington. Her athletic ability was evident from a young age. By elementary school she was racing and beating all the boys on the playground. Born to Soun Frary, a ballerina dancer and her father, Lee Leavy, California State High School Wrestling Champion; Aja's athletic genes set the stage for her future. Aja excelled as a 3 sport high school athlete and by college earned a full scholarship as a Track and Field Heptathlete at San Diego State University. Aja went onto become a Division 1 NCAA Bronze Medalist and earned All-American Honors by her senior year. In 2000, while still a collegiate athlete, Aja was one of the youngest competitors at the Olympic Trials, placing 9th. After college Aja was accepted into the United States Olympic Training Center program where she was able to train full time and compete across the country and the world. In 2004 an injury struck just before her most promising Olympic Trails competition. While healing, a college friend knew she would make an ideal stunt double and stunt performer. Her first movie was on a film called American Gangster in 2006. Her career took off after her first film and since then has become one of the countries most sought after Stuntwoman. In 2016 she became a member of the Stuntwomen's Association of Motion Picture, one of Aja's highest career highlights.

Janty Yates

Costume Design · Known for Alien: Covenant, American Gangster, Gladiator

Janty Yates (born 1950) is a British costume designer for film and television. In 2001, she won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the 2000 film Gladiator. Janty Yates worked in the fashion industry prior to her career in film and television. Yates' first credited work was in the wardrobe department on the 1981 film Quest for Fire. Her first credited role as a costume designer was for the 1993 British comedy Bad Behavior, and she worked on a further six films in that role for the rest of the decade. In 2000, her work on Ridley Scott's Gladiator earned her her first career awards, including the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, and the Las Vegas Film Critics Society award for Best Costume Design, as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design and Satellite Award for Best Costume Design. In 2005, she received Best Costume Design nominations from the Costume Designers Guild and Satellite Awards for the 2004 period film De-Lovely. The following year she received her first Goya Award nomination and her third Satellite award nomination for Best Costume Design for Kingdom of Heaven. In 2006, Yates was one of 120 people invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Yates is a frequent collaborator with Scott, having worked on six films with him in addition to Gladiator, including: Hannibal (2001); Kingdom of Heaven (2005); American Gangster (2007); Body of Lies (2008); Robin Hood (2010), for which she received a Saturn Award nomination and her fourth Satellite Award nomination; and Prometheus (2012). Her most recent film with Scott is the Sci-Fi adventure, The Martian.