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Shiva Rajkumar

Cast · Known for Jailer 2

Shivarajkumar was born on 12.07.1962 to Superstar Dr. Rajkumar and Producer Parvathmma Rajkumar couple. He was born Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy in the then State of Madras now known as Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy did his schooling in T Nagar Chennai and college at New College Chennai and graduated from Madras University. He is also a trained Kuchupudi Dancer and a student of Vempetti Chinni Sathyam. His father a matinee idol, his mother an acclaimed movie producer and his youngest brother Puneeth Rajkumar had already amassed 12 movies as a child artist, who won a national award for Bettada Hovvu in 1985; Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy was not a stranger to the world of movies but it was only time before he decided to arrive on the silver screen. He gains interest in movies after the legendary director K. Balachander approached him for a movie to be made in Malayalam, which did not materialize. This incident ignites Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy to hone his skills as an actor and debuts with his screen name Shivarajkumar through Anand, 1986 movie which was directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and he has not turned back ever since. He was also the first actor of his time who could do the western dance moves, essentially the first Superstar who could dance in the Kannada movie industry, earning him the title Natyasaarvabhouma, meaning Emperor of Dance. Having acted in over 130 movies as a lead hero, he is known for his versatility and varied story choices and earned the title Hattrick Hero after his first three movies celebrated silver jubilee theatrically through Anand, Rathasapthami and Mana Mechchida Hudugi. His notable movies are OM (which was directed by Upendra), Nammoora Mandara Hoove, Chigurida Kanasu, Janumada Jodi, AK 47, Jogi, Kaddipudi, Mufthi, Tagaru, Bhoomi Thayiya Chochala Maga, Ranaranga, Ade Raaga Ade Haadu, Inspector Vikram, Dhore, Samyukta, Assegobba Meesegobba, Mruthyunjaya, Modada Mareyali, Midida Shruthi, Mutthanna, Samara, Simhada Mari, Kurubana Rani, Andaman, Hrudaya Hrudaya, Rishi and many others. Often late he has gained fame nationwide after his cameo as Narasimha in Rajinikanth starrer Jailer and as Senganna in Dhanush starrer Captain Miller. He has won 4 state awards for best actor in a leading role (Kannada) for Om, Hrudaya Hrudaya, Chugurida Kanasu and Jogi while having won 10 filmfare awards for best actor in a leading role (Kannada).

Cyril Frankel

Cyril Solomon Israel Frankel (28 December 1921 – 7 June 2017) was a British film and television director. His career in television began in 1953 and he directed for over 30 TV programmes until 1990. He directed many episodes of popular British TV shows, such as The Avengers, and the pilot episodes of the ITC Entertainment shows Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and Department S in 1969. In 1970, he directed "Timelash", an episode of UFO, which he described as a very interesting script and one of his personal favourites. Frankel also directed many documentaries and feature films, including Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960) and School for Scoundrels (1960; taking over from Robert Hamer, who was credited as sole director). One of his films, Man of Africa (1953) - the first film to feature a cast made up of relatively unknown black actors - was not released and was lost for some time. A complete copy has since been discovered and has been screened at a number of international film festivals. In terms of documentaries, Frankel supervised some of the films that were broadcast for the BBC arts series Monitor (1958–65), among which was the first ballet programme to be filmed and edited to the choreography. Prior to his retirement, he became the ceramics expert for Bonhams auction house. A book, Modern Pots: Hans Coper, Lucie Rie and their Contemporaries - The Lisa Sainsbury Collection, was co-authored by Frankel and published in 2000. His memoir, Eye to Eye, was published by Bank House Books in 2009. Frankel died on 7 June 2017 at the age of 95.

Angel Theory

Angel Theory is an American actress, known for playing Kelly on the series The Walking Dead. She is also a dancer and choreographer. Theory was born in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York. Her mother is Anna Simpson. Theory trained as a dancer in multiple styles of dance at the Broadway Dance Center, EXPG studios and Peridance Studios. She performed in the music videos for Wish You Were Mine by Phillip George and Stranger To Love by Charles Perry. After a car crash, she began experiencing hearing loss at age 14. Her hearing loss progressively worsened as she got older. Theory told Insider, "I remember how depressed, devastated, and angry I got with myself after my hearing loss. My mom told me, 'It's not a disability, it's your damn superpower.'" For the television series The Walking Dead, she applied for the role of Connie. Showrunner Angela Kang told Insider they were "so compelled by Angel," she was cast as Connie's sister, Kelly. Kang also told Insider that with Theory's agreement, her progressive hearing loss has been incorporated into the plot of The Walking Dead, including the line of encouragement from her mother. Theory has also been teaching American Sign Language (ASL) to the cast of The Walking Dead. Theory also stars as Olivia, a hard of hearing/deaf teacher, in the series Kinderfanger, and is an executive producer. In her role as co-executive producer, Theory has been able to advise the show creators about realistic representation of Hard of Hearing or Deaf people.

Jill Schoelen

Jill Marie Schoelen (born March 21, 1963) is an American actress. A more unconventional husky-voiced "scream queen" heroine of the 1980s was Jill Schoelen, daughter of well-known fashion designer Dorothy Schoelen. Born and raised in Burbank, she studied at the Acting for Life Theatre in Burbank and started off on TV as a teen in the Fame-influenced TV pilot called Best of Times (1981) (TV) starring the up-and-coming Nicolas Cage and Crispin Glover. She gained in experience with a number of innocuous films geared mostly toward the young, including D.C. Cab (1983), Thunder Alley (1985) and Hot Moves (1984). The dark-eyed, black-haired pretty with the trademark bangs wouldn't find her horror niche until hooking up with Wes Craven and his TV movie Chiller (1985) (TV). From there she scored big with the cult shocker The Stepfather (1987) wherein she played the resourceful stepdaughter terrorized by the lecherous, meek-appearing Terry O'Quinn as the title monster. The sleeper hit put Jill on the map with a seemingly solid future, continuing on with The Phantom of the Opera (1989), this time keeping company opposite Freddy Krueger inhabiter Robert Englund as her deranged pursuer. But a few bumps in the road with such lowgrade fodder as Curse II: The Bite (1989), Cutting Class (1989) and Popcorn (1991) put a permanent damper on her career, despite coming back with a bit of grit in the thriller TV movie When a Stranger Calls Back (1993) (TV). Her object-of-a-stalker days behind her after filming Not Again! (1996), she settled comfortably back and raised two children with husband/musician/composer Anthony Marinelli.

Paul Dinello

Writer · Known for The Colbert Report

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Dinello (born November 28, 1962) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and an alumnus of Chicago-based The Second City, Improv Institute, and Annoyance Theatre. He is best known for his role on Comedy Central's Strangers with Candy as Geoffrey Jellineck, the closeted gay art teacher at Flatpoint High, who carries on a not-so-secret relationship with his colleague Chuck Noblet (Stephen Colbert). Dinello dated the show's star Amy Sedaris for eight years after they met at Second City. In 2003 Dinello co-authored the novel Wigfield with Sedaris and Colbert, which they promoted by creating a traveling play. Most recently, Dinello has made guest appearances on Colbert's show The Colbert Report as Tad, the building manager. The character is often berated by Colbert, who forces him to do dangerous things. Dinello has made at least five appearances on The Colbert Report, including a tumbling act with Colbert and their Strangers costar Sedaris in July 2006. Dinello was also a writer, producer and director for the Strangers with Candy film, which was released in July 2006. In January 2009, Participant Media announced it would produce Dinello's next film, Mr. Burnout (about a burned out teacher seeking to rekindle his love of teaching). He was one of the main cast in the show Exit 57, also starring Sedaris and Colbert. He also appeared as Mr. Rooney in the film Be Kind Rewind, alongside Jack Black and Mos Def. Dinello recently directed the Nickelodeon original movie Gym Teacher: The Movie, starring Christopher Meloni and Amy Sedaris. Dinello can be seen with Amy Sedaris in the "Mummified Hand" episode of the Science Channel show Oddities. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Dinello, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Zekial Marko

Zekial Marko (October 21, 1933 – May 9, 2008) was an American writer who specialised in crime stories, often under the pen name of John Trinian. He was arrested during filming of Once a Thief and spent some time in prison. He died of complications related to emphysema on May 9, 2008, in Centralia, Washington. Zekial Marko was born as Marvin Leroy Schmoker on October 21, 1933, in Monterey County, California to Ruth Halverson and Wallace Cyril Schmoker. As children, Marko and his brother, Kenn Davisl Kenn were neighbors of John Steinbeck in Salinas, California. After his parents divorced, Marko moved with his mother and brother to San Francisco. He attended grammar school there. At the beginning of WWII, Marko and his brother attended a Catholic boy's boarding school in Marin County. At the end of the war, Marko and his brother moved back with their mother and step father, Henry Davis. Kenn changed his surname to his step father's name. Marko changed his name to Zekial Marko. "Marko, a flamboyant actor (later, a Hollywood screenwriter) from Salinas, stage-managed Goodwin's opera." "Described as a troubled soul, Marko could also be brilliant and charming, and a powerful friend." "Marko ... was an integral part of a circle of Bohemians who in the mid-1960s frequented Juanita's, a saloon operated by its colorful namesake on the converted ferry, the "Charles Van Damme", docked at on the Sausalito waterfront." William Hjortsberg states that "Marko stage-managed Jack Goodwin's opera, The Pizza Pusher, that was to be performed at the festival the next day" ... "According to Goodwin, Marko "horned in and coached the poets while they rehearsed." ... "Marko made suggestions about tone, volume, tempo, and gesture." for the Six Gallery reading of Allen Ginsberg's Howl. "During the late 1950s, he did a stretch as a bartender at a Sausalito waterhole called The Tin Angel". "Born in Salinas, in 1933, Trinian settled in the Bay area, supplementing his writing in the 1950s by working as a bartender in a Sausalito waterhole, reminiscent of a character in a Don Carpenter novel. Trinian had quite a reputation at the time, not all of it laudatory. Pulp pundit Rick Ollerman calls him “one of the most realistic of the Gold Medal writers.”" "(Marko), who was pals with Richard Brautigan, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac, (as well as most of the Beat Poets, Writers and personalities of the day), lived the lives he writes about." John Trinian, North Beach Girl/Scandal on the Sand. "Two California novels, both published in 1960. North Beach Girl is a twisted tale set in the world of San Francisco’s beatniks, and Scandal is the story of a dozen strangers thrown together on an isolated stretch of beach with a dying whale and a sadistic cop. The double reprint includes new introductions by Rick Ollerman, Ki Longfellow and Belle Marko." "Trinian's daughter, the artist Belle Marko, and a mid-volume remembrance by the novelist Ki Longfellow who, beginning when she was still a teenager, was Trinian's "soul-mate" "May, 2014: (Rick Ollerman's) In Pursuit of a Pleasant Oblivion originally appeared in North Beach Girl / Scandal on the Sand". ... Source: Article "Zekial Marko" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Tony Martin

Alvin Morris, known professionally as Tony Martin, was an American actor and popular singer. His career spanned over seven decades, and he scored dozens of hits between the late-1930s and mid-1950s with songs such as "Walk Hand in Hand", "Stranger in Paradise" and "I Get Ideas". He was married to actress and dancer Cyd Charisse for 60 years, from 1948 until her death in 2008. In his grammar school glee club, he became an instrumentalist and singer. He formed his first band, named "The Red Peppers," when he was in high school. After college, he went to Hollywood to try films. It was at that time that he adopted the stage name of Tony Martin. On radio, Martin sang and was master of ceremonies on Tune-Up Time, with Andre Kostelanetz, on CBS in the early 1940s. NBC broadcast The Tony Martin Show, a 15-minute variety program. One of his guests was Dinah Shore. He was also a featured vocalist on the George Burns and Gracie Allen radio program. In films, Martin was first cast in a number of bit parts, including a role as a sailor in Follow the Fleet. He eventually signed with 20th Century-Fox and then Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in which he starred in a number of musicals. Between 1938 and 1942, he made a number of hit records for Decca. In 1941, Martin received equal billing with the Marx Brothers in their final film for MGM, The Big Store. Martin joined the United States Navy in 1942 as a chief specialist, the equivalent of a chief petty officer. He was dismissed from the service that year for "unfitness" after he testified at the court martial of a Naval procurement officer. He enlisted as a specialist after the officer twice failed to obtain a commission for him. Martin said that he had given the officer an auto worth $950 to "facilitate" his enlistment. At the time of his dismissal, the Navy said that removal for unfitness was not equivalent to a dishonorable discharge and "does not carry degradation." After the war, Martin signed with Mercury Records, then a small independent label run out of Chicago, Illinois. He cut 25 records in 1946 and 1947 for Mercury, including a 1946 recording of "To Each His Own," which became a million-seller. It was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. This prompted RCA Victor to offer him a record contract, which he signed in 1947 after satisfying his contract obligations to Mercury. He continued to appear in film musicals during the 1940s and 1950s. His rendition of "Lover Come Back to Me" with Joan Weldon in Deep in My Heart – based on the music of Sigmund Romberg and starring José Ferrer - was one of the highlights of that film. He also starred as Gaylord Ravenal in the Show Boat segment from the 1946 film Till the Clouds Roll By. In 1958, he became the highest paid performer in Las Vegas, signing a five-year deal at the Desert Inn, earning $25,000 a week. In an unlikely pairing, Martin recorded for the Motown Records label in the mid-1960s, scoring a minor hit with the record "Talkin' To Your Picture." Martin was a stockholder in the Parvin-Dohrmann Corporation, a hotel and casino company that owned the Flamingo Las Vegas.

Holly A. Morris

Holly A. Morris is an Atlanta based actress and a Georgia native known for 'Stranger Things', 'Overcomer' and 'Nashville'. Her big break into the industry came early as she was cast as Winnie the Pooh in a camp production and crushed it which then fueled her desire to pursue acting throughout her formative school years. After seeing 'Broadcast News', she chose to major in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Theater. Years later she would realize the glaring error in this decision; she didn't want to be a reporter, she wanted to be Holly Hunter. Expensive mistake, but thankfully her father, a commercial airline pilot who footed her college tuition, was the forgiving type. However, with no desire to follow the entertainment industry with a move to New York or LA, and not feeling called to the stage, she put her dream down after graduation and entered into real estate following in her mother and grandmother's footsteps. Fast forward decades later and the entertainment industry came to Atlanta. Over the past 10 years with an encouraging partner by her side, through divine encounters and fortunate connections, Holly has picked up her dream once again to see it become a reality in dozens of projects including commercials, television and film. She lives in Kennesaw, GA with her husband Tony, daughter Gracie Belle and two cats.

Charlie Anson

Charlie Anson is a British actor, cartoonist, and writer, 6′ 1″ (185 cm) tall, born in Switzerland to British parents. His exact birthday is not publicly confirmed in major sources. He gained a First Class Honours degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University before training at LAMDA, and is fluent in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. He also runs his own bespoke cartoon business, "Charlie's Cartoons," and lives in London with his partner and son Theo. His most notable film credits include Mr. Hurst in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016), Sergeant in The Legend of Tarzan (2016), Sergeant Verhaeren in Death on the Nile (2022, directed by Kenneth Branagh), Michael Aspel in Misbehaviour (2020), a role in The Little Stranger (2018), Press Officer in Kill Your Friends (2015), Jérémy in Me, Myself and Mum (2013, 83% on Rotten Tomatoes), Josh Garfield in The Deaths of Ian Stone (2007), and Oliver in Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (2024). On television he is best known as Larry Grey in Downton Abbey (2012–2015, 30 episodes), with additional credits in Peaky Blinders (2014, as Briggs), Doctor Who (2013, as Belevich), The Borgias (2011, as Vittorio Colonna), Rome (2005, as Young Emissary), Get Even (2020, Netflix), The Long Call (2021), Emily in Paris (2024), Silo (2025, Season 3), and Ghosts (Disney+). On stage he has appeared in Richard II (Old Vic), American Psycho (Almeida), A Room with a View and Portrait of a Lady (Theatre Royal Bath), Arcadia (Lowry), and Mary Poppins (West End, 2021).

Jayda Berkmen

Jayda Aslan is a Turkish American actress. She graduated from 2 year acting conservatory, The American Musical & Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles. Since then, Jayda has worked as recurring character, Tuana, in the CBS series "S.W.A.T." and on films such as "Pirates of The Caribbean; On Stranger Tides" and "The Wedding Ringer" with Kevin Hart. She's starred in many commercials, including the iconic Corona spots on the beach, a Super Bowl spot for Michelob Ultra, starring Chris Pratt, and most recently, opposite a cracked out "Sugar Panda" voiced by Ryan Reynolds, in Highkey's latest ads. While she's not acting, Jayda likes to work on her belly dance skills and hang with her dopey, 6 year old Pitt/Lab mix, Kermy!

Naoki Sato

Composer · Known for Godzilla Minus One, Godzilla Minus Zero

Naoki Sato (佐藤 直紀 Satō Naoki) is a Japanese composer who has provided the music for several popular anime series including the first five Pretty Cure series, X, Eureka Seven, Sword of the Stranger, and Blood-C. He graduated from the Tokyo College of Music in 1993. At the 29th Japan Academy Prize in 2006, he won the Best Music prize for his work on the film  Always Sanchōme no Yūhi (Always Sunset on Third Street). He also composed music for anime films such as Pretty Cure All Stars DX trilogy, Stand By Me Doraemon. In live-action dramas, he provided music and soundtracks for TV dramas Good Luck!! Water Boys, H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi and Ryōmaden. He provided the music for the Space Battleship Yamato film, as well as the Rurouni Kenshin and Parasyte live-action film series. For the 38th Japan Academy Prize in 2015, he was nominated in the Best Score category for his work in The Eternal Zero.[6] While he did not win the award, The Eternal Zero won several awards including Best Picture, and Stand By Me Doraemon won for Best Animated Film.

Ryan T. Johnson

Ryan T. Johnson is a multicultural actor, producer, writer, and musician from Los Angeles California. He is known for having co-founded CineMammoth Productions, a production company that uses narratives to minister powerful messages. Ryan grew up in Sunland California where the spark for filmmaking started. But it wasn't until after moving to Texas and graduating high-school did Ryan really build his continuous success. Early on, Ryan discovered that creating a film is more impactful than simply just acting. From writing the story, too budgeting, scheduling, and hiring. Ryan is no stranger to leading a team efficiently through the trenches of Pre, Pro, and Post Production. He has been described as a chameleon being his ability to quickly adapt and problem solve in any amount of pressure regardless of the amount of "hats" he wears in-front and or behind the camera. Recent films Ryan has worked on include, Mindreader (Actor), God's Not Dead: We The People (Actor), The Chosen (Actor), Vindication (Associate Producer), Disciples in the Moonlight (Actor/Producer), and Shadow Creek (Actor, Producer, Writer).

Andrey Ivchenko

Cast · Known for xXx: Return of Xander Cage

Born in the heart of Ukraine, in a city called Kharkiv, Andrey Ivchenko was always a dreamer and very passionate about television and film. As his desire to be an actor grew, Andrey enrolled in his high school theater programs and realized he was a natural at memorizing lines quickly and learned how to own the stage. At the age of 18, Andrey joined the U.S.S.R. military and served for 2 years. After he got out, he attended college and got his Masters Degree in Kinesiology. Knowing his opportunities to succeed in film and television were extremely limited in Ukraine, Andrey packed up and moved to Europe for the next few years hoping to find bigger opportunities. Not too long after, he moved to Toronto, Canada (where he later became a citizen) to try his luck knowing there were many more productions in television and film casting. Almost immediately, Andrey signed with an agent and began landing acting/stunt roles on such known shows as: "Falling Skies," "Nikita," and "The Transporter" (the TV series). He landed his first leading role in a Lionsgate feature called "The Way Of The West" which was released in 2011 as well as a lead role in the Envision Media feature "Freezer" opposite Dylan McDermot which was released in 2014. After having some great success in Canada, Andrey decided to make the move to Los Angeles. Since moving to LA about 9 years ago, Andrey has landed almost a dozen additional recognizable credits in television and film. He is most recognized as the Russian Terminator, Grigori, on season 3 of the Netflix mega hit series "Stranger Things" as well as from his supporting role, opposite Vin Diesel, in the box office hit "xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage" as the Russian villain 'Red Erik.' Andrey has also been seen recurring on the TV show "Counterpart" on Starz! and a Guest Star appearance on the hit Netflix show "Lucifer." He's also very recognized as Perseus, the leading villain character in "Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War." Most recently, he completed a feature film called "Darkness Of Man" where he stars opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme as well as the feature film "The Best Man" that will be distributed by Saban Films out early 2023. Andrey has definitely become a recognizable face and name within the entertainment industry and this next year will be very exciting with all of the upcoming projects he has in the works. In his spare time he likes to hang out with friends, go to the gym, and travel.

Jim Boles

Jim Boles was an American actor. He appeared in the films The Tattooed Stranger, The Man with My Face, Naked in the Sun, Fluffy, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The Trouble with Angels, A Big Hand for the Little Lady, Waterhole No. 3, With Six You Get Eggroll, Angel in My Pocket, The Love God?, Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies, Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls, Nightmare Honeymoon, Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough, and The Great Texas Dynamite Chase, among others. Boles also appeared in a number of television shows, including nine episodes of the televised version of the radio series One Man's Family. Other appearances occurred on notable programs such as The Phil Silvers Show, The United States Steel Hour, Robert Montgomery Presents, Rocky King Detective, Have Gun – Will Travel, Naked City, Cheyenne, The Twilight Zone, The Lucy Show, The Dick Powell Theatre, McHale's Navy, Profiles in Courage, Daniel Boone, Rawhide, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Perry Mason, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Lost in Space, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Bonanza, The Big Valley, The Monkees, Get Smart, The Virginian, The Guns of Will Sonnett, Mod Squad, Marcus Welby, M.D., The F.B.I., Gunsmoke, Love, American Style, Night Gallery, Adam-12, Barnaby Jones, Cannon, Mannix, Days of Our Lives, The Odd Couple, Kung Fu, The Streets of San Francisco, Quincy, M.E., The Name of the Game, A Man Called Shenandoah, The Eleventh Hour, Hawaiian Eye, Bronco, Adventures in Paradise, Temple Houston, The Defenders, The Jackie Gleason Show, Little House on the Prairie, and numerous others. He died of a heart attack on May 26, 1977, in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California at age 63.

Sara Driver

Sara Miller Driver is an American independent filmmaker and actress. A participant in the independent film scene that flourished in lower Manhattan from the late 1970s through the 1990s, she gained initial recognition as producer of two early films by Jim Jarmusch, Permanent Vacation (1980) and Stranger Than Paradise (1984). Driver has directed two feature films, Sleepwalk (1986) and When Pigs Fly (1993), as well as a notable short film, You Are Not I (1981), and a documentary, Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2017), on the young artist's pre-fame life in the burgeoning downtown New York arts scene before the city's massive changes through the 1980s. She served on the juries of various film festivals throughout the 2000s.

Grant Feely

Cast · Known for Five Nights at Freddy's

Grant Feely was born in Brunswick, Georgia in October 15, 2011. At seven years old, he watched the show Stranger Things and was interested in the behind-the-scenes material. He wanted to be a part of that world, so he decided to become an actor. Star Wars: The Mandalorian was the only Star Wars content that Feely had seen. In April, 2021, Feely's agent sent him the audition for a role. He then filmed an audition for "Boy - Untitled Disney+ Series," not knowing the role was for the Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi television series, and he did not think anything of it. A week later, he had an hour-long Zoom callback with Carmen Cuba, the casting director for Obi-Wan Kenobi. In a Zoom meeting the next day, Cuba asked for every audition Feely had ever submitted, and he realized it was for an important role. In early June, he had a director's callback with director Deborah Chow. When he was in Hawaii during the end of June, he was asked if he could come to Los Angeles. He was not able to go, so they flew him to LA to do an in-person audition with Chow. In early July, Chow called Feely to offer him the role of Luke Skywalker. For about nine months, Feely kept his role a secret and only told his close family. Feely wanted to do research for his portrayal, but Chow told him to not watch any Star Wars movies so that he could act like a regular boy instead of how Mark Hamill played Skywalker in the original trilogy. Chow explained that Skywalker does not learn about the Force until he's around twenty years old. Feely said that crafting was his favorite part of being on set. He was not told anything about Skywalker or any other characters in the series. Feely made a connection with Joel Edgerton, the actor who played Owen Lars. During filming, Chow instructed Feely how to film a certain shot, and Edgerton translated the instructions into something Feely understood. When the rock scene of Skywalker being chased by the Inquisitor Reva was being filmed, Feely was in a harness running along the top of the set. The crew wanted to see how far he could run on a certain wire, so they instructed the actor to step on a boulder a few feet away. The harness pulled Feely back very fast, which scared the crew and delighted Feely. When Feely and Moses Ingram, the actor who played Reva, were waiting in the cast room, Ingram told him that he could ask the props department if he could see a lightsaber. Feely and his mom walked to the props department and Feely was given a red lightsaber. The lightsaber was changed to blue and Feely was photographed with it in different poses. Feely's favorite part about playing the character was the connections and the experience. Feely watched all of the Star Wars movies after filming the series and became a big fan.

Natalia Dyer

Cast · Known for Stranger Things

Natalia Danielle Dyer (born January 13, 1995) is an American actress known primarily for her role as Nancy Wheeler in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things. Her career began around the age of twelve in 2009, in the family comedic drama Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) starring Miley Cyrus. It was not until her late teens, did she land her breakthrough role on Netflix's horror drama series Stranger Things (2016-2025). On January 29, 2017 at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards show, Dyer and the cast of "Stranger Things" became co-winners for "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series". Fans can see her upcoming features including After Darkness (2017) and Mountain Rest (2018).

John Trejo

John Trejo is an American actor and stunt performer, 6′ 1″ (185 cm) tall, based in Arizona. His exact birthday and birthplace are not publicly confirmed in major sources. A SAG-AFTRA member since 2012, he is a former military serviceman skilled in firearms, motorcycling, stage combat, and western reenactment, and has worked as a stunt coordinator and performer across both capacities. His most notable film credits include Delta #2 in Sicario (2015, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Emily Blunt), Chiricahua IC in Only the Brave (2017, with Josh Brolin and Miles Teller), Force RECON in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016, with Tina Fey and Christopher Abbott), M3 Soldier in The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), Special Forces on Roof in Transcendence (2014, with Johnny Depp and Rebecca Hall), SHU Guard in Shot Caller (2017), ADSEG Guard in Felon (2008, with Mel Gibson), and Contractor #1 in Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021, with Angelina Jolie). On television he is best known as a recurring Fireman/Fire Captain in The Night Shift (2014–2016, 23 episodes), with additional credits in Stranger Things (2022), Westworld (2020), Better Call Saul (2016), Midnight, Texas (2017), The Blacklist (2017), The Girlfriend Experience (2017), Interrogation (2020), and Longmire (2012). He also performed stunts on The Matrix Resurrections (2021), Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018), Blood Father (2016), Hell or High Water (2016), and El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)

David Spielberg

David Spielberg (March 6, 1939 – June 1, 2016) was an American television and film actor. Spielberg was born in Weslaco, Texas, and was a resident of Mercedes, Texas. His father was a Romanian-Jewish immigrant, and his mother was a Mexican-American teacher. After serving in the United States Navy for two years, he enrolled in the University of Texas. Two summers' acting experience in New York City led him to drop out of the university and move to New York to pursue a career in acting. He was not related to American film director Steven Spielberg. Spielberg's screen debut was in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972). He also appeared in Newman's Law (1974), Law and Disorder (1974), Hustle (1975), American Raspberry (1977), The Choirboys (1977), Real Life (1979), Winter Kills (1979), Christine (1983), The Stranger (1987), Alice (1990), and Red Ribbon Blues (1996).

Gabrielle Maiden

Gabrielle Maiden is an actor, singer-songwriter/ukulele player, and snowboarder. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and caught the acting bug when she was 5 years old. Before she put full focus on her acting career, she traveled the world as a professional snowboarder. She came to prominence as the first African American woman competitive snowboarder. Gabby is delighted to be making her debut at Geffen Playhouse! Select theatrical credits include: Stranger Things 2 (Netflix), I Love Dick (Amazon), SMILF (Showtime), Sexless (Black & Sexy TV), Under the Silver Lake (A24), It’s Not About Jimmy Keene (Sundance Film Festival 2019), 2 Dollars (AFI), and Scare Package (Shudder).

Charmel Catrell

Charmel Catrell steps into Hollywood by capturing the attention of NAACP award winning playwright and director David E. Talbert, in his new reality show entitled David E. Talbert presents "Stage Black." Charmel managed to secure herself a spot on the show out of thousands of hopefuls by wowing the judges with her impressive monologue. After weeks and weeks of enduring sometimes difficult theatrical performances it finally paid off when she was crowned the best actress in the competition. Talbert awarded Charmel with not only the Lead role in his next stage production, but she was also offered a developmental deal with TV-One. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, but raised in San Antonio Charmel graduated from High School at the tender age of 16. She attended the University of Missouri at St. Louis, but after only one year of college she decided that acting was what she really wanted to do. Charmel eventually packed up all of her belongings and headed to Los Angeles, where she soon found out that the career she had chosen would not be easy to come by. No stranger to hard work, Charmel paid her dues by doing extra work on set, while gaining the experience she needed. In 2006 Charmel landed a small role as a dancer in Disney's High School Musical Dance Along teaching and performing all of the popular dance moves to the hit movie High School Dance, where she performed alongside rising stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale. With her feet now in the door, and a new developmental deal for her own show in the works she is definitely one rising star to watch!

Steve McQueen

Terrence Stephen "Steve" McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw for his films of the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He was nicknamed the "King of Cool" and used the alias Harvey Mushman in motor races. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles (1966). His other popular films include Love With the Proper Stranger (1963), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Nevada Smith (1966), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Bullitt (1968), Le Mans (1971), The Getaway (1972), and Papillon (1973). In addition, he starred in the all-star ensemble films The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), and The Towering Inferno (1974). In 1974, McQueen became the highest-paid movie star in the world, although he did not act in film for another four years. He was combative with directors and producers, but his popularity placed him in high demand and enabled him to command the largest salaries.

Chris Harper

Chris Harper as Pastor Deacon Fred Smith An Educator, Sportsman and Man of God! Pastor Deacon Fred was saved at the age of 4. He assures us all that he lived more of a sinner's life in those four years than any other human being would ever dare. PDF serves as the head Pastor at Landover Baptist. Landover Baptist is really the largest church in the United States of America with over 162,354 tithing members. Our Godly Pastor is both an infallible Pastor and a perfect Deacon. That means he preaches and serves. He is an earthly representation of the manifestation of God's fullest potential for a human being created in Christ's image. Being a Pastor and a Deacon also allows PDF (as his closest circle of confidants call him, not to be confused with downloadable Adobe Acrobat files - which he could do as well, if he were so inclined) to be semi-omnipresent. We don't question it, it just happens. PDF is also the head of media relations at Landover Baptist Church, and the official spokesman to the unsaved world. "I travel in and out of the sewer," he jokes, "I don't do it because I want to, I do it because I was called to." PDF holds more degrees than any other Landover Baptist Pastor. He has a degree in Applied Presupositionalism from the University of Iowa. He holds four degrees in Theology from various home Bible study programs. He also has a degree in Angelology from Southern Baptist Biblical Academy for Real Christians, seven honorary Doctorates in Apologetics from assorted Creation Science Research Centers, A Masters Degree in Post Umbilicism from Alabama Levitical Bible Institute, and an Associates in Elementary School Education from Plimpton Community College in New Jersey. PDF is heard weekly on radio stations almost everywhere in the world and is an internationally recognized convention speaker. He is often fond of saying, "You can fry an egg on the devil's hiney, but it ain't never gonna come out sunny-side up, A-men? Pastor Deacon Fred makes his home in the eternally secure silver gated Christian community, "Leviticus Acres." He is a direct descendant of our founding Pastor, Enoch Smithe - one of the original Pilgrims who founded Landover Baptist Church in the mid 1600's. Pastor Deacon Fred is no stranger to Church members. He makes himself available for counseling and educating church members, and always finds time in his busy schedule for a round of golf or tennis with major donors and Platinum Tithers. Pastor Deacon is the head of the Deacon Director's Board, Chairman of Media Relations, and the official spokesman for Landover Baptist Ministries. His words of wisdom can be heard on radio stations across the country, and his best selling CD of his first volume of 60-Second Sermons is available for purchase through the Landover Baptist Store. Pastor Deacon Fred's hobbies include The Puppet Ministry, where he plays the role of Tinkle the Ex-Gay Grasshopper. "A Puppet won my soul when I was 4 years old," Deacon Fred recalls, "It was the squirrel puppet who delivered the salvation message to an Elf Puppet from what I recall. I know the date, and time of my salvation. The Elf Puppet got down on his knees at 10 am Oct. 3rd, 1934. I knelt down in the pew, and prayed right along with that sweet puppet." Pastor Deacon Fred is also a licensed pilot, an avid scuba diver, and has finished in the top 10, three years running on the Saved Senior's PGA golf tour.

Danny Cannon

Director · Producer · Known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: NY, Gotham

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Danny Cannon (born 1968, in Luton, England) is a film and television screenwriter, director and producer. Cannon began making films at the age of 16 in 1984, and started a youth experimental theatre group at 33 Arts Centre. Using the centre's facilities, he was a very prolific director of video dramas and collaborated with a number of other directors in different roles including cameraman. A major influence was the centre's video maker, Dermot Byrne with whom he worked on a number of projects. It was at 33 that he met the future film composer David Arnold who played in a band that rehearsed there. Cannon convinced Arnold that he could compose soundtracks for his and other people's videos. Arnold's first but not the last soundtrack for Byrne was 'The Undead' written by Keith Moyes. In 1987 Cannon, then a teenager, entered a competition in the British comic 2000 AD to design a poster for a possible future film of Judge Dredd. His work was published in the comic's "Prog 534" edition. In his poster, a clearly Blade Runner–inspired Cannon imagined that the director of the film would be Ridley Scott, with Harrison Ford starring in the title role and Daryl Hannah co-starring as "PSI Anderson". By 1987 he was awarded the BBC Young Filmmaker of the Year Award for a 40-minute short called Sometimes. He enrolled at the National Film and Television School in 1988, from which he graduated in 1990. He wrote and directed Strangers (1990) and The Young Americans (1993), the latter having as its title song, "Play Dead", sung by Icelandic diva Björk. Based on his work on the later gangster film, producers signed him to direct the big-budget, but ultimately poorly received film Judge Dredd (1995), starring Sylvester Stallone. Since then he has also directed Phoenix (1998), and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998). Beginning in 2000, he has directed and produced various CSI television series. In 2005 he directed Goal!. Cannon also plays football regularly with Hollywood United F.C. The team mostly features celebrities and former professional footballers. They do however, occasionally play against professional teams for friendly matches and charity events. He directed a 2006 CBS television pilot, Capital Law, about a group of legal associates trying to make partner at a powerful Washington, D.C.–based law firm. More recently, Cannon co-created TNT's crime drama series starring Dylan McDermott, called Dark Blue. Cannon also directed the pilot episode for Dark Blue. In 2010, Cannon joined The CW action series Nikita, as director and executive producer. In 2011, Cannon executive produced and directed the pilot for the FOX crime/mystery Alcatraz.