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Jayne Aguire

Jayne Aguire is an Actor and Script Editor known for Black Doves (2024), Treason (2022) and Cobra (2020).

Callum Coates

Callum Coates is an Actor. His most recent work includes : Lord Hagal in Dune:Prophecy on HBO Max, Fl Lt Dr Reid in All Creatures Great and Small series 5 (ITV): Thomas (Repair Shop) in Black Doves for Netflix and Eric Delgado in Granchester series 9 (Channel 5).

Luther Ford

Cast · Known for Black Doves

Luther Ford is a British actor and filmmaker from North London, best known for portraying Prince Harry in the sixth season of Netflix's "The Crown." A graduate of Arts University Bournemouth, Ford co-wrote, co-directed, and starred in the short film "Dream Between" (2020) during the COVID-19 lockdown. He secured the role of Prince Harry after six auditions, having been encouraged to apply by a family member. To prepare for the role, Ford listened extensively to the audiobook of Prince Harry's memoir, "Spare," to capture the essence of his voice. Following his performance in "The Crown," Ford joined the cast of Netflix's spy thriller "Black Doves" and the BBC One historical series "King and Conqueror," showcasing his versatility and promising future in the industry.

Rosie Sheehy

Welsh actress. TRAINING: RADA, London. THEATRE includes Guess How Much I Love You? (Olivier nomination) at the Royal Court; Machinal (Olivier nomination), The Brightening Air and The Hairy Ape at the Old Vic; An Ark at The Shed, New York; A Midsummer Night's Dream, King John and All’s Well That Ends Well (Ian Charleson nomination) at the RSC; Romeo and Julie at the National Theatre; An Interrogation at Hampstead; Uncle Vanya at Theatre Clwyd and Sheffield Theatres; The Wolves at Theatre Royal Stratford East; and Oleanna at Theatre Royal Bath. TELEVISION includes the upcoming series of Black Doves, The Red King, Steeltown Murders, Wild Bill, and Chernobyl. FILM includes Pillion and The Custom of the Country.

Ken Nwosu

Cast · Known for Black Doves

Ken Nwosu is a British actor. Nwosu graduated from Drama Centre London in 2013 His film and TV roles include Paul Hastings in the comedy-drama Christopher Robin (2018), Max Sanford in the first season of Killing Eve (2018) and the lead in the three-part TV-drama Sticks and Stones (2019), Thomas Benson. 2020 and onward roles include Ristridian in The Letter for the King (2020) and Eddie in Hollington Drive (2021).He is part of the cast in the 2023 Arthurian TV-series The Winter King, where he plays Sagramor, and the 2024 six-part spy series Black Doves.

Gabrielle Creevy

Cast · Known for Black Doves

Gabrielle Elizabeth Creevy is a British actress. She is known for her role as Bethan Gwyndaf in the BBC series In My Skin (2018–2021). For her performance, she won a BAFTA Cymru. Creevy is from Port Talbot in West Glamorgan, Wales. She lived in a council flat as a child. Her mother is a local mobile hairdresser. Creevy took classes at the Mark Jermin Stage School. She went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in acting from the Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) in London. She then applied for ArtsEd and got a scholarship. Before pursuing acting professionally, she worked in a coffee shop in her local gym. Creevy made her acting debut in three episodes of the S4C drama series Gwaith/Cartref in 2011. The next year, she appeared in an episode of the BBC medical drama Casualty. During her time at ArtsEd, Creevy appeared in the ITV comedy series The Stand Up Sketch Show. In 2018, Creevy filmed the pilot of In My Skin across five days for BBC Three. After it was commissioned into a full series, she was nominated for the BAFTA Cymru award for Actress in 2019. She subsequently won the award. Creevy was on a coffee shop shift when she learned that she had been nominated and had to return to her shift after finding out. In May 2019, Creevy performed on stage in a production titled Lose Yourself at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff. Her performance was praised by critics. Later in 2019, Creevy starred in the Channel 5 drama series 15 Days as Katie, and featured in another episode of Casualty. In 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC detective series Father Brown, which she enjoyed since it was her first period role. She appeared in the British film Operation Mincemeat, and also appeared in The Pact. In 2021, it was announced that Creevy had been cast in the Showtime series Three Women. In My Skin returned for a second series in November 2021, with Creevy reprising her role as Bethan Gwyndaf. In September 2025, she played a lead role as Ria Powell in the BBC four-part miniseries The Guest. After finishing filming for the Netflix series Black Doves in 2024, she joined the cast of the upcoming Sky series Amadeus, playing Constanze, the wife of Mozart.

Ella Lily Hyland

Cast · Known for Black Doves

Ella Lily Hyland is an Irish actress. From Carlow, Ireland, her grandfather Dinny Hyland was a record-breaking Irish pole vaulter. Her cousin Jamie Hyland is an All-Ireland schools champion in athletics. She trained in pole vaulting and long jump into her teenage years. A member of the County Carlow Youth Theatre Group and the National Youth Theatre, in 2015 she appeared at the Project Arts Centre in Dublin in Salt Mountain by Carmel Winters. She was a graduate of The Lir Academy in Dublin. Hyland had a lead role alongside Aidan Turner in the 2023 Amazon Prime Video tennis-based drama series Fifteen-Love. Hyland trained for the tennis scenes and was helped on-set by tennis coach and former-pro Naomi Cavaday. Lucy Mangan in The Guardian described her performance as "mesmerising" and "absolutely superlative", displaying "many facets" of her character – "dislikable, vulnerable, grief-stricken, a case of forced maturity and arrested development [all] at the same time". Dónal Lynch in the Irish Independent praised her "tremendous central performance" with "a mixture of vulnerability and knowingness, with a diffident and offhand delivery of her lines often belying the turmoil in her eyes." She can be seen in the 2023 Scottish film Silent Roar. In 2024, she featured in the Netflix series Black Doves led by Keira Knightley; the Evening Standard described her as "the breakout star" of the series. In September 2024, Hyland made her Abbey Theatre debut playing the titular character in the Lady Gregory play Grania, which ran until the following month Hyland has a role in Steven Knight's historical drama series A Thousand Blows (2025). She can also be seen in the BBC's 2025 adaptation of Agatha Christie's Towards Zero, as Audrey Strange, a character Hyland described as "twisted, nihilistic, and hedonistic

Claudia Jolly

Claudia Jolly is a London based actress. She landed her first job straight out of drama school (Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Gold Medal Winner) in 'NW', the BBC adaptation of Zadie Smith's novel of the same name. After this, she was cast as Katharine Draper in 'Girl from the North Country' at The Old Vic. The hugely successful run then transferred to the West End. Claudia's other theatre credits include Imran Qureshi's new play 'The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs' (Soho Theatre), 'The Butterfly Lion' (Minerva Theatre, Chichester), Gwendolen in 'The Importance of Being Earnest' (Watermill Theatre); Narrator in Roald Dahl Centenary Concert (LSO/Barbican); Bianca in 'Men' (Arcola Theatre/Edinburgh Fringe Festival, NSDF Acting Commendation); Rosalind in 'As You Like It' (Edinburgh Fringe Festival); Rebecca in 'The Country' and Mrs Milcote in 'Coram Boy' (Pleasance Theatre); Lily Garland in 'On the Twentieth Century', Isabella in 'Go, Make You Ready', Lulu in 'Lulu', Myriam Horowitz in 'Mephisto', Lady Macbeth in 'Macbeth', Andromache in 'The Trojan Women', Baker’s Wife in 'Into the Woods', Anne in 'Separate Tables', Lois in 'For Services Rendered', Ranevskaya in 'The Cherry Orchard' and Mary Magdalene in 'Medieval Mystery Plays' (GSMD). Additional television, film and radio credits include 'The Feed', 'Endeavour', 'On Chesil Beach', 'The Story of a New Name', 'Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay' and 'The Story of the Lost Child'. She won the award for 'Best Performance in a Female Role' at the Iris Prize Film Festival (2022) Claudia can currently be seen in the latest season of DC show 'Pennyworth' (HBOmax) and 'Black Doves' (Netflix).

Ben Whishaw

Cast · Known for Black Doves, Fargo, No Time to Die

Benjamin John Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor. He has received various accolades, including three British Academy Television Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe. Beginning his career in the 2000s, he played the title role in a 2004 production of the play Hamlet. Television roles followed this in Nathan Barley (2005), Criminal Justice (2008) and The Hour (2011–12); and film roles in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), I'm Not There (2007), Brideshead Revisited (2008), and Bright Star (2009). In 2012, Whishaw played the title role in a BBC Two adaptation of Richard II, for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. The same year, he appeared as Q in the James Bond film Skyfall (2012), going on to reprise the role in Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021). He has voiced Paddington Bear in several projects since Paddington (2014). His other film roles in the 2010s include Cloud Atlas (2012), The Lobster (2015), Suffragette (2015), The Danish Girl (2015), and Mary Poppins Returns (2018). Whishaw had a leading role in London Spy (2015). For his portrayal of Norman Scott in the miniseries A Very English Scandal (2018), he won a BAFTA, a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor. In 2020, he had a leading role in the fourth season of the black comedy drama Fargo. He has since starred in the BBC medical drama series This Is Going to Hurt (2022), the short film Good Boy (2023), and the Netflix spy thriller series Black Doves (2024).

Romuald Hivert

Romuald Hivert is a young Black Canadian Actor who grew up in Montreal and was classically trained at the Ottawa Theatre School before launching his acting career in Vancouver, 2010. Romuald's most recent Television credits include "The Whispers", "Almost Human" and "Continuum". Currently training with Nadine Wright of ACT2, Romuald recently completed studies with Matthew Lillard and Bill Marchant while attending the prestigious Vancouver Film School's Acting Program. He has continued to grow by working with Peter D. Marshall, Sam Hill, Simon Barry, Nicholas Humphries, Sean Cox, Patrick Gilmore, Carrie Anne Fleming, and Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin, to name a few. Romuald Hivert is known for "driving the scene" in many diverse roles, such as "Stay of Execution" as a prisoner, "The Whispers" as a soldier and "Hickory" as a sniper. His charismatic charm is truly highlighted in "Evermore": A short film produced by Ian Berg (currently in post-production). Romuald's first declared fan was an 8-year-old boy, who saw him play Duane (a mischievous imaginary older brother) in "Mischief City" (a play by Tim Wynne Jones). The boy said he wanted to be just like Duane when he grows up; surprised by his fan's affinity towards the character, and the fan's apparent desire to torment a sibling, Romuald was touched. The first professional accomplishment upon completing his theatrical diploma displayed Romuald's additional talents as a writer, director, and producer: The play entitled "Black Dove" showcased poetry, acting, and dancing at Carleton University - all in one act! Romuald Hivert is looking forward to land his first solid lead in the next Award Winning TV Series, or in any feature opposite to Denzel Washington or Sean Penn.

Beth Dover

Bethany 'Beth' Dover (born August 29, 1978) is an American actress best known for her role of Linda Ferguson on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. She also appears in Comedy Central's Another Period and Netflix's Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later.

Joseph Bottoms

An actor, known for The Dove (1974), The Black Hole (1979) and Santa Barbara (1984). Brother of Sam Bottoms, Ben Bottoms and Timothy Bottoms.

John Hoogenakker

Cast · Known for Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, One Battle After Another

In 2021, acclaimed actor John Hoogenakker can be seen starring in Hulu's limited series "Dopesick" opposite Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Kaitlyn Dever, and Rosario Dawson. Inspired by the New York Times bestselling book by Beth Macy, "Dopesick" takes viewers to the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Purdue Pharma, to a distressed Virginia mining community, and to the hallways of the DEA. Hoogenakker shines as Randy Ramseyer, an assistant US Attorney prosecuting the infamous and ongoing Purdue Pharma case. "Dopesick" is slated to premiere in October 2021. In addition to "Dopesick," Hoogenakker most recently recurred on the Hulu mystery series "Castle Rock" as Carl Wilkes, opposite Lizzy Caplan. He is perhaps best known however, for his role as black-ops CIA operator Matice in the hit Amazon series "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan" opposite John Krasinski and Wendell Pierce. Additional credits include: "A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas," "Public Enemies" opposite Marion Cotillard and Christian Bale, USA's "Colony," STARZ's "The Girlfriend Experience," and Fox's "Empire," to name a few. Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Hoogenakker became an actor at an early age. As a two-time state and district high school debate champion in Humorous Interpretation, Hoogenakker went on to attend The Theatre School at DePaul University, in Chicago. He found his calling on stage, appearing in many of the city's illustrious houses including The Goodman, Writers' Theatre, Court Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and the renowned Steppenwolf Garage. His varied stage work ranges from Chris Smith in Tracy Letts' Killer Joe to the role of Hamlet at The Illinois Shakespeare Festival. At the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, he received excellent reviews as the tragic alcohol-addled Willie Oban in the acclaimed remounting of "The Iceman Cometh," alongside Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy. One of his first on-camera credits came in the 2006 feature "Flags of Our Fathers," under the esteemed direction of Clint Eastwood. While Hoogenakker holds an illustrious resume in film and TV, he has also appeared in millions of homes across the country on the commercial front. From Pepsi/NASCAR, Baskin-Robbins, Avocados of Mexico, Hyundai, to voicing campaigns for McDonald's, BMO Harris, Nintendo, Tyson and Sears, and even working with Robert De Niro for Santander, Hoogenakker has had a lucrative career commercially. His work as the Bud Light King helped introduce the nonsensical phrase 'Dilly Dilly' into the cultural lexicon, and he has been seen most recently with his sidekick Walter the cat, for Chevy. When Hoogenakker is not on sets around the world, he enjoys spending time with his family and being outside as much as possible.

Lisa Marcos

Lisa Marcos is a Canadian actress and former model. She's known for her role as Brenda in Tyler Perry's film Diary of a Mad Black Woman. She began her career as a model at the age of 14 years but after eight years, decided to pursue her passion for acting and approached a talent agency. Soon after her acting career began in 2002 with a guest role on Soul Food. She's had major recurring roles as Evelyn Cruz on the drama series Kevin Hill, Sally LaFlamme in Flashpoint, Charlie Marks on The Listener, Leticia Padilla on Hemlock Grove, Maria Cortez on Played, Alicia Welles on Lost Girl, Zipporah on Rogue, and Julia Whitman on On My Block. She starred as Jules Dover in the mini-series Halcyon.

Lanny Flaherty

Lanny Flaherty (July 27, 1942 – February 18, 2024) was a European-American character actor known for roles in films and miniseries such as Lonesome Dove, Natural Born Killers, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 and Signs. He also had a brief role in Men in Black 3, and appeared as Jack Crow in Jim Mickles 2014 adaptation of Cold in July. Other film appearances include Winter People, Millers Crossing, Blood In Blood Out, Tom and Huck and Home Fries while television roles include guest appearances on The Equalizer, New York News and White Collar as well as a two-episode stint on The Education of Max Bickford as Whammo. Flaherty was a graduate of Pontotoc High School, and attended University of Southern Mississippi after high school. He resided in New York City.

Danny Glover

Cast · Known for Lethal Weapon, Shooter, The Prince of Egypt

Danny Lebern Glover (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is best known for his co-starring lead role as Sergeant Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film series. Glover has had a variety of film, stage, and television roles. He starred as the husband to Whoopi Goldberg's character, Celie in the celebrated literary adaptation of The Color Purple, and as Lieutenant James McFee in the film Witness. He had leading roles in other films including To Sleep with Anger, Predator 2, Angels in the Outfield, and Operation Dumbo Drop. He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his starring role in Charles Burnett's To Sleep with Anger. Also, he has had prominent supporting roles in Silverado, Witness, A Rage in Harlem, Dreamgirls, Shooter, Death at a Funeral, Beyond the Lights, Sorry to Bother You, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, The Dead Don't Die, Lonesome Dove and Jumanji: The Next Level. Glover earned top billing for the first time in Predator 2, the sequel to the science fiction action film Predator. During his career, he has also made several cameos, appearing, for example, in the Michael Jackson video "Liberian Girl" of 1987. In 1994, he made his directorial debut with the Showtime channel short film Override. Also in 1994, Glover and actor Ben Guillory founded the Robey Theatre Company in Los Angeles, focusing on theatre by and about black people.

Jonathan Majors

Cast · Known for Run Hide Fight: Infidels, The Harder They Fall, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Jonathan Michael Majors (born September 7, 1989) is an American actor. A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Majors rose to prominence for starring in the drama films The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) and Da 5 Bloods (2020) and the HBO horror series Lovecraft Country (2020), for which he received a nomination from the Primetime Emmy Awards. Majors has since portrayed Nat Love in the western The Harder They Fall (2021), Jesse L. Brown in the war film Devotion (2022), and antagonist Dame Anderson in the sports film Creed III (2023). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), he portrayed Kang the Conqueror in the film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) while also appearing as other variants of the character in the Disney+ series Loki (2021–2023). In March 2023, Majors was arrested for physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. That December, he was found guilty of two misdemeanour counts of assault and harassment. After the conviction, he was dropped from numerous upcoming projects, including any future involvement with the MCU. He subsequently served a 52-week in-person domestic violence intervention program. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Majors, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Nana Komatsu

Cast · Known for Exit 8

Nana Komatsu (小松 菜奈, Komatsu Nana) is a Japanese actress and model. She is best known for her roles in The World of Kanako, Destruction Babies, Drowning Love, The Black Devil and the White Prince, My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday, After the Rain, Farewell Song, Threads: Our Tapestry of Love and Sakura. She made her Hollywood debut role in the film Silence. On her downtime, she does photography as it is one of Nana's hobbies.

Marvin Gaye

Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. was born on April 2, 1939, the second oldest child of domestic worker Alberta Gay and Pentecostalist minister Marvin Gay Sr. From an early age, Gaye took an ardor for singing; he believed that this vocation helped him through his severely troubled youth. Gaye's sister has stated that Gay Sr. beat Marvin often and into his teens. At 17, Gaye became a high school dropout, enlisting in the U.S. Air Force. Disgruntled by the humble labor he had to do, Gaye pretended to have mental illness. The service authorized him a "General Discharge." Gaye returned to the D.C. area and set up a vocal quartet with a friend called The Marquees. Gaye's first vocal recording as a lead singer, "Mama Loocie," was recorded with Harvey and the New Moonglows, which was composed of Harvey Fuqua and members of The Marquees. After the group's dissolution in 1960, Gaye moved to Detroit. Performing at Motown head Berry Gordy's house, Gaye drew Gordy's interest; the ensuing sale of Fuqua's part of Gaye's contract led to Gaye signing with Motown company Tamla. Gaye initially wanted a career as a standards and jazz performer. After numerous album releases and chart successes, in 1971, Gaye saw the release of his concept album What's Going On. It was his first platinum-selling album and earned him much critical praise. His next project would be the score and soundtrack to the 1972 blaxploitation film, Trouble Man. In 1981, advised by music promoter Freddy Cousaert, tax exile Gaye moved into Cousaert's Ostend apartment in Belgium. Staging a personal recovery, Gaye penned the song "Sexual Healing," which would be his greatest hit, eventually doing ten weeks in the top position on the Hot Black Singles chart. The song was the first single from the album Midnight Love, which sold in excess of six million units. Gaye then went out on the Sexual Healing Tour, starting April 18, 1983, which would be his last tour. Around halfway through the year, he ended the tour, suffering paranoia stemming from cocaine use. Gaye then relocated to his parents' residence in L.A. Marvins Sr. and Jr. had growing conflict between them for months. Relatives and friends felt that Marvin Jr. was sometimes suicidally driven. One day, Gaye attempted to follow this urge with a leap from a hurtling sports car. He only received slight bruises. On April 1, 1984, Marvin Sr. yelled at Alberta about a lost insurance policy letter; they'd argued about the form for days. A severe thrashing then ensued between the two Marvins, with Marvin Sr. on the receiving end. Minutes thereafter, Marvin Sr. entered Gaye's bedroom, clutching a .38 pistol that had been bought for him by Gaye, and shot his son once in his heart and once in the shoulder. Marvin Jr.'s body was transported to California Hospital Medical Center, where at about 1 P.M., Gaye was pronounced dead on arrival. Celebrities across the world were shocked by the news of Gaye's untimely passing, from Smokey Robinson to Al Sharpton. Following Gaye's death, his awards and honors have flourished -- a fitting legacy for the man titled Prince of Soul.

Jodie Foster

Cast · Known for Contact, Elysium, Taxi Driver

Alicia Christian 'Jodie' Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. For her work as a producer and director, she has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She has also earned numerous honors such as the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2013, was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016 and received the Cannes Film Festival's Honorary Palme d'Or in 2021. Foster began her professional career as a child model and later as a teen idol in various Disney films including Napoleon and Samantha (1972), Freaky Friday (1976) and Candleshoe (1977). She acted in Martin Scorsese's comedy-drama Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) and reunited with him in Taxi Driver (1976) in a role for which she received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. Other early films include Tom Sawyer (1973), Bugsy Malone (1976), The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976), Carny (1980) and Foxes (1980). After attending Yale University, Foster transitioned into mature leading roles earning two Academy Awards for playing a rape victim in The Accused (1988), and Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991). She also received a nomination for Nell (1994). Her other notable films include Sommersby (1993), Maverick (1994), Contact (1997), Anna and the King (1999), Panic Room (2002), Flightplan (2005), Inside Man (2006), The Brave One (2007), Nim's Island (2008), Carnage (2011), Elysium (2013), Hotel Artemis (2018), and The Mauritanian (2021). She made her directorial film debut with Little Man Tate (1991) and has since directed films such as Home for the Holidays (1995), The Beaver (2011) and Money Monster (2016). She founded her own production company, Egg Pictures, in 1992. She earned two Primetime Emmy Awards for producing The Baby Dance (1999), and directing the Orange Is the New Black episode "Lesbian Request Denied" in 2014. She has also directed episodes for Tales from the Darkside, House of Cards, Black Mirror, and Tales from the Loop. Foster's sexual orientation became the subject of public discussion in 1991 when publications such as OutWeek and The Village Voice, protesting against the alleged homophobia and transphobia in The Silence of the Lambs, claimed she was a lesbian. She publicly acknowledged her 14-year relationship with Cydney Bernard in 2007 in a speech at The Hollywood Reporter's "Women in Entertainment" breakfast honoring her. In 2013, she addressed her decision to come out in a speech after receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 70th Golden Globe Awards, which led many news outlets to describe her as gay. Some sources noted that she did not use the words "gay" or "lesbian" in her speech.

Tom Sizemore

Cast · Known for Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, Heat

Tom Sizemore (Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr., November 29, 1961 – March 3, 2023) was an American actor born in Detroit, Michigan, to a lawyer and philosophy professor father and a mother who worked for the city's ombudsman department. He attended Wayne State University and earned a Master's degree in theater from Temple University in 1986 before moving to New York City to pursue acting. His first break came when Oliver Stone cast him in Born on the Fourth of July (1989), and he quickly became known as a tough-guy character actor sought out by major directors including Michael Mann, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, and Steven Spielberg. He received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Miniseries for Witness Protection (1999) and voiced mobster Sonny Forelli in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002). His career was derailed by long-standing substance abuse, multiple arrests, and a 2003 domestic violence conviction against Heidi Fleiss. He died on March 3, 2023, at age 61, after suffering a brain aneurysm on February 18; he is survived by his twin sons Jayden and Jagger. His notable film credits include Born on the Fourth of July (1989) (Tom Cruise, Cary Elwes), Lock Up (1989) (John Cusack, James Woods), Blue Steel (1990) (Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeff Fahey), True Romance (1993) (Val Kilmer, Patricia Arquette), Natural Born Killers (1994) (Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis), Wyatt Earp (1994) (Kevin Costner, William Petersen), Heat (1995) (Al Pacino, Robert De Niro), The Relic (1997) (Penelope Ann Miller, Matthew Modine), Saving Private Ryan (1998) (Tom Hanks, Matt Damon), Enemy of the State (1998) (Will Smith, Gene Hackman), Bringing Out the Dead (1999) (Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette), Black Hawk Down (2001) (Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor), Pearl Harbor (2001) (Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett), Red Planet (2000) (Val Kilmer, Carice van Houten), Dreamcatcher (2003) (Jennifer Connelly, Tim Robbins), and The Marine (2006) (John Cena, Jean-Claude Van Damme). On television he starred in Robbery Homicide Division (2002–2003) and appeared in Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) (Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern).

Obba Babatundé

Cast · Known for The Eye, That Thing You Do!, S.W.A.T.

Obba Babatundé (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor of stage and screen, known for his Emmy-nominated performance in the television movie Miss Evers' Boys, a NAACP Image Award-nominated performance in the TV movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, and a Tony Award-nominated role for his performance as C.C. White in the original cast of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls. Babatundé was a protege of Sammy Davis, Jr., who said of him, "This is the only cat who can do everything I can do." Babatundé does dance, sing, play instruments, execute impersonations, including his portrayal of Davis, aided by their similarity in energy, size and talent, tap dancing and performing on multiple instruments. In fall 2009, Babatundé played Davis in the title role of "Sammy: Once in a Lifetime," a world premiere musical at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. Early in 2000, Babatundé partnered with writer/producer Ruth Adkins Robinson for a series of TV projects including "TV in Black: The First 50 Years," "Oscar's Black Odyssey: From Hattie to Hallie" and "Dorthy Dandridge: An American Beauty". The pair have projects that will take them through 2011. His TV roles have often portrayed authority figures, such as a recurring guest-starring role as a high school principal on Dawson's Creek, an appearance as a judge in a two-part episode of Any Day Now, and as the father of the main characters on Half & Half. He also played Harvard college Dean Cain in the movie How High, as well as the role of Willie Long in the movie Life, and co-starred as an attorney in Philadelphia and as a senator in the 2004 reprise of The Manchurian Candidate. He also played the director in season 3 of Friends in an episode titled "The One with All the Jealousy". Other TV shows he has had recurring roles on include The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Chicago Hope, Rocket Power, Static Shock, and Karen Sisco. He played a small but pivotal role as a doorman/bellhop in the film That Thing You Do! and also appeared in The Wild Thornberrys Movie as the voice of Boko. He played a famous producer known as Gordy Berry on two episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In the 1998 miniseries, The Temptations, he played the founder of Motown Records Berry Gordy. Babatundé is adept at American sign language and had used this talent in many roles including on one NYPD Blue. His recorded work includes a performance with the New York pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs on the 2007 album Sack Full of Dreams. The actor/producer is also an avid horseman and is a highly regarded rider and trainer in the Rodeo Circuit, including the annual Bill Pickett Rodeol. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Stephen Quadros

Acting came to Stephen Quadros almost by default. He originally moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a drummer, where he achieved local success and radio airplay with the band SNOW, which featured Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot, Ratt) on guitar. Stephen was even flown to New York to audition for the group KISS. But when repetitive hand injuries aborted his percussive pursuits, Quadros dove into acting, studying with a variety of respected teachers, including: Cameron Watson, William Alderson, Stella Adler, Milton Justice, Arthur Mendoza, Scott Bernstein, Michelle Danner and Mark Haining. As an actor Quadros has starred, guest-starred or co-starred in over 50 films and television shows, working with such Hollywood luminaries as Bryan Cranston, Kathryn Bigelow, Miles Teller, Nicolas Winding Refn, John Hawkes, Cuba Gooding Jr., Peter Falk, David Caruso, Blair Underwood, Traci Lords and Angela Lansbury. Stephen Quadros is also a martial arts expert, specializing in kickboxing and mixed martial arts (MMA), areas where he has been a practitioner, teacher and trainer for over 20 years. Because of his combined talents, Stephen appeared in and served as fight technical advisor for "Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)", starring Jet Li, Mark Dacascos and DMX ("Cradle 2 The Grave" hit the theaters in February 2003 and went to #1). Additionally he choreographed one of the fight sequences in "Cradle". Mister Quadros was also fight coordinator/choreographer and 2nd unit director for "Pit Fighter" (20th Century Fox) which was released in 2005. He was also fight technical advisor for "Exit Wounds" (2001) starring Steven Seagal, Michael Jai White and DMX, co-starred in "Sworn To Justice" with Black Belt hall of fame member Cynthia Rothrock and was the guest lead on a season premiere of the popular TV series "Walker, Texas Ranger", squaring off opposite martial arts icon Chuck Norris. He was also one of the world's leading martial arts and combat sports journalists. In 1998 he became a columnist and contributing editor for Black Belt magazine, a position he held for over 3 years, where his monthly column, which he titled "FightSport", garnered him international attention. Black Belt felt strong enough about "Fightsport" (and Stephen) that they named an entire magazine after it and empowered him as editor. "Black Belt Presents: Fightsport, with Stephen Quadros" made it's debut nationally in February 2002. (Quadros participated in the first year of the publication to get the magazine launched and established, then exited to concentrate on film, television and sports broadcasting.) Stephen Quadros is well known in martial arts circles around the globe for his role as host and/or television commentator for some of the largest and most successful fight shows in the world including Showtime Network's mixed martial art series: Strikeforce, as well as Pride Fighting Championships (pay per view), Glory Kickboxing (ESPN, CBS Sports). Mr. Quadros was given his nickname "The Fight Professor" while commentating on a show in Japan for K-1 in 1998.

Peter Sarsgaard

Cast · Known for The Bride!, The Batman, The Magnificent Seven

John Peter Sarsgaard (born March 7, 1971) is an American actor. His first feature role was in Dead Man Walking in 1995. He then appeared in the 1998 independent films Another Day in Paradise and Desert Blue. That same year, Sarsgaard received a substantial role in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), playing Raoul, the ill-fated son of Athos. Sarsgaard later achieved critical recognition when he was cast in Boys Don't Cry (1999) as John Lotter. He landed his first leading role in the 2001 film The Center of the World. The following year, he played supporting roles in Empire, The Salton Sea, and K-19: The Widowmaker. For his portrayal of Charles Lane in Shattered Glass, Sarsgaard won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the 2004 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sarsgaard has appeared in an eclectic range of films, including the 2004 comedy-drama Garden State, the biographical film Kinsey (2004), the drama The Dying Gaul (2005), and big-budget films such as Flightplan (2005), Jarhead (2005), The Skeleton Key (2005), Orphan (2009), An Education (2009), Knight and Day (2010), Green Lantern (2011), Lovelace (2013), Kelly Reichardt's Night Moves (2013), Blue Jasmine (2013), Black Mass (2015), and The Magnificent Seven (2016). Sarsgaard also appeared in the American TV series The Killing (2013) as a man on death row perhaps wrongfully convicted for the brutal murder of his wife—a performance which he says included "some of the best acting I have ever done in my life." In 2021, he had a recurring role on the Hulu miniseries Dopesick. Sarsgaard has appeared in Off-Broadway productions including Kingdom of Earth, Laura Dennis, Burn This, and Uncle Vanya. In September 2008, he made his Broadway debut as Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin in The Seagull. He is married to actress Maggie Gyllenhaal.