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CODA

2021

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.

Frank Coda

River Codack

Cast · Known for Hungry

Actor River Codack was born in Ontario and made the move to the West Coast at age 10. He became fascinated with acting at 14 and started his acting career with a lead role in the award-winning short film Crumbs, as part of the renowned Crazy 8's film festival. Since then he has guest-starred in the Netflix series Grendel and in a lead role in the independent short film My Name is Arnold, for which he was nominated for best actor in a leading role at the Vancouver Short Film Festival (2023). He performed in the second season of CBC Gem’s Son of a Critch as a recurring guest-star, and had a recurring principal role in the mini-series Under The Bridge. River also played the role of teen Nathan in Heartland, Hayden in the independent feature film What Comes Next, Zach in Tracker and a missionary in the upcoming A24 feature film Heretic starring Hugh Grant.

Molly B. Thomas

Cast · Known for The Last Sunrise, CODA

Molly B. Thomas is an Actress known for CODA (2021), Lioness (2023) and Viscera. She is a graduate of New York University Tisch receiving a BFA in acting in 2020

Paula Huidobro

Cinematographer · Known for CODA

Paula Huidobro is an Emmy nominated cinematographer known for Million Dollar Arm (2014), CODA (2021) and Barry (2018).

Sade Devine

Sade Devine is an actress, known for S.W.A.T. (2017), CODA (2019) and StoryBots Super Songs (2016).

Emilia Jones

Cast · Known for CODA, Charlie Harper, Tony

Emilia Annis I. Jones (born 23 February 2002) is a British actress. She is best known for her lead role as a child of deaf adults in the drama film CODA (2021), for which she received a British Academy Film Award nomination for Best Actress. She is also known for starring in the Netflix adventure series Locke & Key (2020–2022). Jones began her career as a child actress in West End theatre, Doctor Who (2013), and Utopia (2013–2014). Her earlier films include Brimstone (2016), Ghostland, Two for Joy (both in 2018), and Horrible Histories (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Emilia Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Alexandra Patsavas

Music Supervisor · Known for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

Alexandra Patsavas was born in 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is known for Bridgerton (2020), CODA (2021) and Mad Men (2007).

Sian Heder

Director · Known for CODA

Siân Heder (/ˈʃɑːn ˈheɪdər/; born June 23, 1977) is an American filmmaker who is best known for writing and directing the films Tallulah and CODA. CODA earned Heder an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film also won the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur. Description above from the Wikipedia article Siân Heder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Eugenio Derbez

Cast · Known for The Trial, CODA, The Book of Life

Eugenio Derbez (born September 2, 1962) is a Mexican actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. He has appeared in many films and television series, including The Book of Life, The Angry Birds Movie 2, and CODA. Derbez provided the Spanish dubs for many characters in the Spanish versions of American films, including Dr. Dolittle, Mulan, 102 Dalmatians, and the Shrek franchise.

Rena Maliszewski

Rena Maliszewski (born Rena Fraser, April 6, 1966) is an American actress, 1.77 m tall. She is married to Jan Maliszewski and is a SAG-AFTRA member. She has been active since 2007, building a steady career in supporting roles across both film and television, often appearing in ensemble casts alongside major names. Her notable film credits include Gone Baby Gone (2007, dir. Ben Affleck, with Casey Affleck), Bride Wars (2009, with Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway), The Company Men (2010, with Affleck and Kevin Costner), Stronger (2017, with Jake Gyllenhaal), Sound of Metal (2019, dir. Darius Marder, with Riz Ahmed), CODA (2021, with Emilia Jones), Don't Look Up (2021, dir. Adam McKay, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep), The Holdovers (2023, dir. Alexander Payne, with Paul Giamatti and Da'Vine Joy Randolph), and Madame Web (2024, with Dakota Johnson). Her notable television roles include Found (2023–2024, with Kelli Williams), Defending Jacob (2020, with Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery), and The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023, with Jeffrey Dean Morgan).

Marilyn Busch

Born in South Boston and Irish through and through. Marilyn is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and has made her career playing working-class women, chock full of sunshine and laughter - until they burn you with shade. Actress in Best Picture Academy Award Winning film "CODA" with Marlee Matlin and Emilia Jones, directed by Sian Heder. Seen on NBC, Netflix, Showtime, HULU, Apple TV+ and more.

Ferdia Walsh-Peelo

Cast · Known for CODA, Vikings

Ferdia Walsh-Peelo was born on October 12, 1999 in Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Sing Street (2016), CODA (2021) and Love Gets a Room (2021).

Troy Kotsur

Cast · Known for CODA

Troy Michael Kotsur has been acting and directing for over 20 years. Deaf since birth, he was raised in Mesa, AZ. In his career he has had critically acclaimed performances in major films, a lead role in the Broadway run of a Tony Award-winning play, and numerous memorable roles on Television. Troy has garnered rave reviews for his leading role in the 2021 feature CODA, which was awarded Best Ensemble Cast at Sundance. He is credited with being one of the prime reasons for the feature's festival success, which lead to its $25 million sale to Apple. Previous to this, Troy had a supporting role in The Number 23 starring Jim Carrey, and in subsequent years became known for stand-out performances in indie features. In television, Troy made headlines in 2019 for his acting role in The Mandalorian on Disney+ because along with acting, he choreographed an adapted form of sign language for the series. Other notable television roles include guest star appearances on Criminal Minds, Scrubs, CSI: NY, and a fan-favorite recurring character on PAX's Sue Thomas: FB-Eye. Much of Troy's success has stemmed from his highly respected career on stage. This includes a role in the Tony Award-winning run of Big River on Broadway, performing at the Mark Taper Forum, and the 2015 LA Drama Critics Circle Award nominee Spring Awakening.

Tim Preece

Tim Preece (born 5 August 1938) is an English actor. He has appeared on British television since the 1960s and also acted on stage Preece was born in Shrewsbury in Shropshire and was educated at the Priory Grammar School for Boys, Shrewsbury. He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic. In 1965, Preece was cast as Nipple in Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs by David Halliwell. He played the role in 1965 at the Dublin Theatre Festival, at the West End premiere opposite John Hurt in 1966, and later that fall in the Broadway premiere directed by Alan Arkin. He was the only original cast member to transfer to Broadway. Preece's television roles include playing Codal in the six-part Doctor Who serial Planet of the Daleks (1973) and Tom Patterson in the first two series of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–77). He later returned to the role for The Legacy Of Reginald Perrin (1996). He also appeared as the editor of a local newspaper in "The Journalist", an episode of People Like Us (2001) with Chris Langham. Preece played the recurring role of Rev. Sparrow in Waiting for God (1992–94). His other television appearances include the Foyle's War episode "War Games" (2003) as James Philby, the pilot of a doomed holiday jet in the Casualty episode "Cascade" (1992), and as Mark's careers guidance counsellor and therapist in the Peep Show episode "Dream Job" (2003). In 2017, Preece appeared in a Royal National Theatre production of the improvised play Lost Without Words.

Joséphine Jobert

Cast · Known for Death in Paradise

Joséphine Jobert (born 24 April 1985) is a French actress and singer, best known for playing Detective Sergeant Florence Cassell in the BBC One series Death in Paradise. Jobert was born in Paris to a French family, the daughter of Véronique Mucret Rouveyrollis, a photographer, musician, writer, actress, and director, and Charles Jobert, a camera operator and director of photography. Her father is from a Sephardic Jewish and Pied-Noir family from Algeria, and her mother's ancestry is Martiniquaise, Spanish and Chinese. Jobert comes from a family of performing artists, which includes her paternal aunt Marlène Jobert and cousins Eva Green and Elsa Lunghini. In 1997, aged 12, she moved with her parents to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, for eight years, where she studied singing and acting, and took her first steps into television. With her friends and her parents, she participated in the creation of songs, videos, a web series, and a television series on the internet. She attended drama workshops by Stéphane Belugou as well as Coda Music School.

Noémie Schmidt

Cast · Known for De Gaulle: Liberté

Noémie Schmidt (born 18 November 1990) is a Swiss actress, most notable for her television and film work, including Henrietta of England in Versailles (2015–2017). Her role in The Student and Mister Henri (2015) won her the Prix Premiers Rendez-vous (Best Newcomer) at the 2016 Cabourg Film Festival and a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress the same year. Her other work includes For This Is My Body (2015) and Radin! (2016) and the television films Daddy's Little Girl (2014) and Le premier été (2014). The daughter of a lawyer and a biologist, Schmidt became interested in performing at an early age. From 2004 to 2008 she sang in the choir of the Schola de Sion (in Valais, Switzerland), developing her vocal technique and training in classical singing. After a trip to the United States, she moved to Brussels where she studied theatre at the Lassaad International School of Theatre, and gave singing lessons to children at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie. She made her screen debut in 2012, in a short film by Ewa Brykalska entitled Coda. Her performance was praised and she won several prizes in festivals dedicated to short films. Noticed for her talent, she turned to television in 2013 with Toi que j'aimais tant by Mary Higgins Clark, followed by Le premier été of Marion Sarraut, in 2014. That year, she made her cinema debut in the feature film La Fille sûre by Victor Emmanuel Boinem. She then won the title role of The Student and Mister Henri, in 2015, alongside Claude Brasseur. The film earned her a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress, and won her the Prix Premiers Rendez-vous (Best Newcomer) at the 2016 Cabourg Film Festival. That same year, she portrayed Henrietta of England in the series Versailles (2015-) on Canal+. In 2016, she starred in the French comedy film Radin! by Fred Cavayé, alongside Dany Boon, Laurence Arné, and Patrick Ridremont. Source: Article "Noémie Schmidt" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.