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Carter Swan

Producer · Executive Producer · Known for Gran Turismo, Resident Evil, The Last of Us

Carter Swan is a senior producer at PlayStation Productions, a division of Sony Interactive Entertainment dedicated to adapting PlayStation's video game franchises into film and television. Based in Los Angeles, his credits include Uncharted (2022), Gran Turismo (2023) and The Last of Us (2023-present). His educational background includes studies at the Seattle Film Institute. The Last of Us series earned multiple Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Drama Series in both 2023 and 2025, with Swan serving as an executive producer in both years. Additionally, the series won a Peabody Award for Entertainment in 2024.

Colby Parker, Jr.

Editor · Known for Ant-Man, Battleship, Gran Turismo

Colby Parker Jr. was born in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Ant-Man (2015), Gran Turismo (2023) and The Rundown (2003).

Archie Madekwe

Cast · Known for Gran Turismo, Midsommar

Archie Madekwe (/məˈdɛkweɪ/, born 10 February 1995) is an English actor. On television, he is known for his role in the Apple TV+ series See (2019–2022). His films include Midsommar (2019), Gran Turismo, and Saltburn (both 2023). TRAINING: LAMDA, London. THEATRE includes The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? In the West End; Further than the Furthest Thing at The Young Vic. TELEVISION includes Steal, See. FILM includes Lurker (Best Supporting Performance nomination), The Arrival, Saltburn, Gran Turismo, Midsommar, Teen Spirit, Voyagers.

Maeve Courtier-Lilley

Cast · Known for Gran Turismo

Maeve Courtier-Lilley is a Welsh actress. She is best known for her role as Audrey in the 2023 film, Gran Turismo.

Richard Cambridge

Cast · Known for Gran Turismo

Richard Cambridge is a film actor and producer born in 1987 in rural England, known for feature film Gran Turismo, Golden Years (2016), Hollyoaks (1995 TV series) and The IT Crowd (2006). Cambridge was born in Wiltshire UK. His parents divorced when he was young and he grew up with his father and two younger siblings. He was a company member of the Musical Youth Theatre Company with alumni including Andrew Lincoln, Indira Varma, Will Thorp, Jennifer Biddall, Adam Campbell, Tabitha Wady, Ella Smith, and Tom Payne. Richard's first leading role was in the feature film Distant Bridges, playing Arthur Fisher, a young boy sent to fight in the first world war. This was followed by a leading role in a short film Fishmonger's Daughter which was official selection at the Sundance Film Festival). He has appeared in many commercials including for Butterfinger candy bars and an agent for Zovirax. He has also appeared in music videos "What Will You Do (When the Money Goes)?". He played the role of 'Felix' in Sony Pictures blockbuster Gran Turismo. Released in cinemas in summer 2023 the movie has grossed over $120 m "Gran Turismo". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 17 October 2024. Alongside being an actor, Richard is CTO of actors community WeAudition and microdrama casting app VertiCast. WeAudition is a network for actors looking for scene readers, to help actors learn lines from a script. Richard is a keen supporter of mental health.

Zach Baylin

Writer · Known for Black Rabbit, Gran Turismo

Zachary Jones Baylin is an American screenwriter. He made his screenwriting debut in King Richard (2021), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He also wrote the screenplays for the films  Creed III (2023), Gran Turismo (2023), Bob Marley: One Love (2024) and The Order (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Zach Baylin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Kazunori Yamauchi

Executive Producer · Known for Gran Turismo

Kazunori Yamauchi, nicknamed "Kaz", is a Japanese game designer and professional racing driver. He is CEO of Polyphony Digital and producer of the Gran Turismo video game series.

Kal Sabir

Kal Sabir is an actor of South Asian heritage. Raised in Glasgow (Scotland), he took the scenic route to the Performing Arts by first studying Computer Science at the University of Strathclyde. He figured that if the acting didn't work out, he would have something to fall back on. For those with a keen eye, he can be spotted in films such as Gran Turismo (2023), Mary Queen of Scots (2018), and Bellbottom (2021). His television credits include Armchair Detectives (2017) , a fleeting appearance in Slow Horses (2022) season 1, and a new upcoming Netflix series. He is also a writer and director, mainly through his fledgling film company, Restless Chimp. In 2024, he was awarded a short film commission by the National Theatre of Scotland to write and direct Kinaara, a story about the challenges of dementia care in the South Asian community.

Darren Barnet

Cast · Known for Gran Turismo, Road House, Avatar: Seven Havens

Darren Barnet (born April 27, 1991) is an American actor. He was born in Los Angeles, California but grew up primarily in Orlando, Florida. His mother is of Swedish and Japanese descent, while his father is of German and Cherokee descent. His first screen role was in 2017 when he played a role in an episode of the NBC series, This Is Us. Since then, he is known for his roles as Paxton Hall-Yoshida in the Netflix series Never Have I Ever, his role as Tag in the 2021 rom-com, Love Hard, as well as his role as Matty Davis in the 2023 film, Gran Turismo.

Lorne Balfe

Composer · Known for Bad Boys for Life, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, The Crown

Lorne Balfe (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish composer of film, television and video game scores.  A veteran of Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions, Balfe's scoring credits include the films Megamind, Penguins of Madagascar, Home, Terminator Genisys, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, The Lego Batman Movie, Mission: Impossible – Fallout and its sequel Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Bad Boys for Life and its sequel Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Black Widow, Black Adam, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Gran Turismo, and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, as well as the video games Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Assassin's Creed III, Crysis 2, Skylanders, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. He has also scored the television series The Bible, Marcella, The Crown, and Genius, the latter for which he earned a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music. He also collaborates with directors Michael Bay, Chris McKay, Christopher McQuarrie, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, and Mikael Håfström. He composed the new fanfare for Skydance Media transcribed as There's a World, There's A Moon. Balfe also composed the Annapurna Pictures deep note opening logo. Balfe is also involved in The Game Awards, serving as the conductor of the Game Awards Orchestra and the composer and arranger of several musical performances featured at the show. Since The Game Awards 2018, he has composed a medley of the themes of the six nominees for Game of the Year each year, presented as the award at the end of the show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lorne Balfe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Martin Whist

Production Design · Known for Another Simple Favor, Gran Turismo, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Martin Whist (born 1967) is a Canadian visual artist and production designer. He is known for his work on feature films including Cloverfield (2008), Super 8 (2011), The Cabin in the Woods (2011), RoboCop (2014), The Predator (2018), Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), Zombieland: Double Tap (2019), The Harder They Fall (2021), Gran Turismo (2023), and Another Simple Favor (2025).

Mariano González

Cast · Known for Gran Turismo

Mariano González-Guerineau (born August 20, 1992) is an Argentine actor and former athlete who rose to international fame as the lead character, Gabo Moreti, in the Disney XD series O11CE. Born in Buenos Aires, he moved to Los Angeles at age 12, where he excelled in soccer at Beverly Hills High School before earning a scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania. While playing Division I soccer for the Quakers and earning a dual degree in Political Science and Cinema, he rediscovered his passion for acting through student films and the short Underprivileged. In 2015, he transitioned fully to acting, leading to his breakthrough with Disney and later appearing in the 2023 film Gran Turismo.

Emelia Hartford

Cast · Known for Gran Turismo

Emelia Hartford is a race car driver, custom car builder, television host, and actress. She is most known for building one of the world's fastest custom Corvette C8s and her performance car customization YouTube channel, which launched in 2017. Before starting her YouTube channel, Hartford took small acting roles in various films. She has continued acting and her most recent roles were in the 2021 film A California Christmas: City Lights, the 2022 film That's Amor and the 2022 film A Hollywood Christmas. She will also appear in the upcoming video game adaptation, Gran Turismo. Hartford has also been a host or judge on numerous shows. She appeared on the second season of Netflix's reality TV show, Fastest Car, and was a judge on SEMA: Battle of the Builders. In June 2022, Motor Trend Group announced that Hartford would be one of the hosts of its new animated series, Super Turbo Story Time. Hartford has appeared in media with major American automakers. In 2020, she co-starred with NBA player Devin Booker in a short film by Chevrolet for the release of the 2023 Corvette Z06. In June 2022, she appeared as a guest on the podcast of Jim Farley, CEO of Ford Motor Company.

Takehiro Hira

Cast · Known for Shōgun, Captain America: Brave New World, Gran Turismo

Takehiro Hira (平 岳大, Hira Takehiro, born July 27, 1974) is a Japanese theatre, film, and television actor. Hira was born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, to actors Mikijirō Hira and Yoshiko Sakuma. He was raised in Japan until he was 15 years old. He went to high school at Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, and then attended Brown University. He made his theatrical debut in 2002 with Rokumeikan, which was written by Yukio Mishima. He worked closely with his father, Mikijirō Hira, who was also a Japanese actor. Takehiro played the role of Iago in the production of Othello with his father playing Othello. He received major recognition when he played the last shogun, Yoshinobu Tokugawa, in the NHK taiga drama Atsuhime. He has appeared in several films of Takashi Miike, including Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, Ace Attorney, and Aku no Kyoten. He plays Natsuka Masaie in the big-budget film Nobou's Castle. He played the role of the Player Queen in the English stage production of Hamlet in 2005, in which the title role was played by Michael Maloney. This three-month tour was received well at many places in the UK. Hira played the lead role in the 2019 British TV series Giri/Haji. He has also had notable parts in the American films Lost Girls & Love Hotels (2020) and Snake Eyes (2021) and a minor role in Gran Turismo. In 2024, Hira starred in FX's adaptation of Shōgun. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takehiro Hira, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Jacques Jouffret

Cinematographer · Known for Gran Turismo, The Beast, The Purge

Jacques Jouffret is a French cinematographer. was raised in Paris, and would graduate from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. He worked as a camera operator and Steadicam operator on various feature and television films, including Gummo, The Pentagon Wars, Swordfish, Seabiscuit, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and Transformers: The Last Knight. In 2008, he won the Society of Camera Operators' Camera Operator of the Year Award for Into the Wild. Jouffret's credits as cinematographer include the first three installments of The Purge film series, Mile 22, and Bloodshot, an adaptation of the Valiant Comics comic book series. In 2020, Jouffret served as cinematographer for Songbird, noted for being filmed during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in California. He became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers in 2023. His upcoming credits include Arthur the King, and Gran Turismo, an adaptation of the video game franchise directed by Neill Blomkamp.

Johan Gran

Michael Gran

Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed and loved tenors of all time.

Adrián Guerra

Executive Producer · Producer · Known for Apocalypse Z: New World, Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End, Deep Water

Adrian Guerra (born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) is a Spanish film producer. He is known mainly for his collaborations with Rodrigo Cortes. He is currently at his production company, Nostromo. He is also spearheading a project to develop Spain's largest virtual film studio, Orca Studios. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adrian Guerra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Juan Chavarría Galicia

Juan Chavarría Galicia, better known in the world of professional wrestling as Gran Marcus, was born on December 27, 1938, in Torreón, Coahuila, in the Laguna region, renowned for its significant contribution to Mexican wrestling. From a young age, he was trained by the legendary Halcón Suriano, debuting at the now-defunct Arena Charro Aguayo in Torreón against Manny Moñetones. Throughout his career, Markus became a prominent figure both in Mexico and the United States, achieving great success in the 1970s and 1980s. In Mexico, he secured major victories, including wins over Enrique Vera and Raúl Reyes at Arena México, as well as the historic mask match against José Lothario at the Plaza de Toros Monumental in Monterrey. His rivalry with Lothario was one of the most notable, continuing in the United States, where Markus also achieved numerous accolades, teaming up with figures like Gino Hernández, with whom he formed a legendary rudo tag team remembered by fans. In World Class Championship Wrestling (Texas), Markus faced high-profile opponents such as Danny Ortiz (El Halcón) and Kevin Von Erich, cementing his status as a top international star. Throughout his career, Markus won several championships, including the Texas Heavyweight Championship and the NWA American Tag Team Championship, known for his skill in the ring and his ability to create controversy both inside and outside the squared circle. His involvement in Mexican wrestling was also significant, being part of the legendary La Ola Blanca team alongside Ángel Blanco and Dr. Wagner, marking an era in the industry. In the final years of his career, Markus had one of his most intense rivalries with Aníbal, culminating in a mask vs. mask match where Markus was defeated. After years in the ring, his retirement came in 1990 due to a serious pancreatic illness. Despite his condition, Markus' strength helped him survive, though he had to step away from active competition. Post-retirement, he focused on renting out a wrestling ring and managing taxi-related businesses, all while cherishing his memories of wrestling and the great rivals he faced, such as Mil Máscaras and El Halcón. Contrary to rumors of his death in 2007, Markus remained alive until November of that year, when he passed away. His legacy endures in the minds of fans, who continue to remember and admire his contributions to wrestling both in Mexico and abroad.

Thomas Jahn

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thomas Jahn is a German actor and director. He was born in 1965. Credits include Knockin' on heaven's door ( 1997 Won Gran Angular Award Best Film Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival , 1998 Won Audience Award and Grand Prize Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films, Tatort, Der Dicke, Balko and Sperling. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas Jahn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Myra Lucretia Taylor

Cast · Known for Unfaithful

Myra Lucretia Taylor (born July 9, 1960) is an American actress and singer. She received Tony Awards nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Gran Georgeanna in the Broadway musical Tina (2019).

Jonathan Saharawi Barragán González

Jonathan Saharawi Barragán González is a Mexican professional wrestler who signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in 2025 under the ring name El Clon and is a member of the Don Callis Family. He debuted in 2007 after training under Blue Demon Jr., Gran Apache, Skayde, and Cuchillo, has competed across the Mexican independent scene and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), also working under the name Arez, and is a one-time AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion with Chik Tormenta as Los Vipers, a one-time AAA World Tag Team Champion with Komander, and a one-time DEFY Tag Team Champion with Gringo Loco as Los Desperados.

Mariella Balbuena Torres

is a Mexican Luchadora, or female professional wrestler best known under the ring name Mari Apache (sometimes written as "Mary Apache"). She is the daughter of Luchador Gran Apache and the sister of luchadora Faby Apache. She has wrestled for an extended period of time in Japan but is best known for working in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide along with her father and sister. She is a former one-time AAA Reina de Reinas Champion and a two-time AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion, having held the title with her father and Halloween. Torres has previously wrestled under the ring name Princesa Apache as well as the enmascarada (masked) characters Love and Lady Venum. In 2017, Apache relocated to Japan, where she began working regularly for World Wonder Ring Stardom. It was also announced that her daughter Natsumi had started training professional wrestling and would debut in Japan. On August 13, Apache defeated Shanna for the High Speed Championship.On September 24, Apache made her first successful title defense on against Hiromi Mimura.On December 24, Apache defeated Starlight Kid for her second successful title defense. On January 21, 2018, at Stardom's seventh anniversary, Apache defeated Kay Lee Ray for her third successful title defense. Apache teamed with her sister Faby Apache on March 31, when they unsuccessfully challenged Hana Kimura and Kagetsu for their Goddess of Stardom Championship. On December 24, Apache lost the championship to Hazuki. Personal life Mariella Torres comes from a wrestling family, she's the oldest daughter of Mario Balbuena González, who wrestled as Gran Apache. Her younger sister Fabiola wrestles as Faby Apache. She is the stepdaughter of Sandra González Calderón, better known as Lady Apache although Torres' father and Lady Apache divorced years ago. Torres also has a younger sister Jessica, who briefly worked as Baby Apache. She is the sister-in-law of wrestler José Roberto Islas García, known as Billy Boy, who was married to Fabiola, as well as the aunt to their son Marvin Mariella Torres trained with her father Mario Balbuena González, better known as Gran Apache, who is one of Mexico's most prolific trainer of female wrestlers. She made her debut in 1996, at the age of 17, working under the ring name Princesa Apache, playing off her father's Native American ring character. Through her father's position with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, one of Mexico's largest wrestling promotions, she began working for AAA upon making her debut. In either late 1996 or early 1997 she adopted a new ring character, a masked character called "Love