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Masahiko Murata

Director · Known for Naruto, To Your Eternity

Masahiko Murata (むらた 雅彦, Murata Masahiko, born August 8) is an animator, animation director, director and storyboard artist from Saitama Prefecture. His real name and former stage name are Masahiko Murata (村田 雅彦, Murata Masahiko). Masahiko joined Shaft in early 80's and left the company in late 90's to become a freelancer. He was the first director of OVA “Mazinkaiser”. His main works as anime film director include “Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire”, “Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower, and “Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison”. As for anime TV series, he was the director in “Gilgamesh”, “Corpse Princess: Aka”, “Corpse Princess: Kuro”, “NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals”, and To Your Eternity (first season), among others.

Andrea Rosen

Andrea Rosen is an American comedian and actress most notable for her work with comedy troupes Stella and Variety Shac, and for her appearances in numerous television commercials. She is the creator of Take Me to Your Mother, a documentary-style comedy on the Nick Jr./NickMom cable network.

Clarence Clemons

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Clarence Clemons (January 11, 1942 – June 18, 2011), known by fans as The Big Man, was an American musician and actor. Since 1972 he has been a prominent member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, playing the saxophone. He has also released several solo albums and in 1985 had a hit single with "You're a Friend of Mine", a duet with Jackson Browne. As a guest musician he has also featured on Aretha Franklin's "Freeway of Love" and on Twisted Sister's "Be Chrool to Your Scuel" as well as performing in concert with The Grateful Dead and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. As an actor Clemons has featured in several films, including New York, New York and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. He also made cameo appearances in several TV series, such as Diff'rent Strokes, Nash Bridges, The Simpsons and The Wire. Together with his television writer friend Don Reo he published his autobiography, Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales, in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Clarence Clemons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Jin Sun-kyu

Cast · Known for 100 Days of Deception

Jin Sun-kyu (진선규) is a South Korean actor born on September 13, 1977. He made his acting debut in a minor role in the 2008 film “The Good, The Bad, The Weird.” He has since appeared in supporting roles in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “Six Flying Dragons” (2015-2016), “Marriage Contract” (2016) and “Live Up to Your Name” (2017). His role in the 2017 film “The Outlaws” garnered the Best Supporting Actor award at the 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards.

Matt Owens

Matt Owens is an American writer, producer and showrunner born the February 14, 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. He wrote the Luke Cage episodes "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?" and "Wig Out" and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episodes "Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire," "The Man Behind the Shield," "Together or Not at All," and "The Devil Complex." He also co-wrote the Luke Cage episode "For Pete's Sake." He was also a story editor of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episodes "Meet the New Boss" and "Uprising." Owens has also written several comics for Star Wars and Marvel.

Samantha Bitonti

Samantha Bitonti, who goes by she/her pronouns, is an actor and creator based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. She has a strong passion for embodied movement and dramaturgy. After completing her BFA in Theatre Performance from Concordia University, Samantha has been involved in various disciplines such as theatre, clowning, voice work, film, stage combat (AAC with FDC), and teaching. Samantha's main goal is to create stories that bring a smile to your face and leave a lasting impact on your heart. Recently, she had the opportunity to collaborate with Repercussion Theatre, a 33-year-old Shakespeare Company in Montreal, as an Artistic Associate. Together, they explored our connection to Shakespeare and found innovative ways to engage with his work in a contemporary context. Samantha takes pride in being an alumna of Imago Theatre's ARTISTA program and currently works as a teacher at Geordie Theatre School, where she nurtures creativity in young individuals. Some of her notable credits include performances in Measure for Measure (Repercussion), Reaching for Starlight (Geordie), The Trophy Hunt (Rabbit in a Hat), Enough Already (Alien Gaze), and providing her voice for Maggie & Bianca Fashion Friends. She has also been recognized for her outstanding work as an emerging artist, with nominations for the Performance category at the METAs 2019 awards for Measure for Measure and Reaching for Starlight. In addition to her artistic pursuits, Samantha is a critical thinker, an art enthusiast, a community advocate, and a keen observer of the transformative power of storytelling. She is dedicated to embracing both the challenges and the beauty that come with change.

Johann Carlo

Johann Carlo (born May 21, 1957) is an American actress. Carlo was born in Buffalo, New York. She made her Broadway debut in 1983, appearing as Louise in Plenty. In 1991, she returned to Broadway for La Bête. She was commissioned by the Whitney Museum to write, direct and perform in the musical It's Still Life, which went on to tour in India and Morocco. She has also written and acted in several performance pieces. In 1986, she was cast as Dixie, the cabbie who introduced the King of Cartoons from Pee-wee's Playhouse. Dixie appeared only in the show's first season. Carlo has also been seen in the TV shows Crime Story (1986), Law & Order (1991, 1997) and Chicago Hope (1995). She had a recurring role on The Sopranos (1999) as Bonnie DiCaprio. Carlo's film debut was in 1989 as a performance artist in Merchant Ivory's Slaves of New York, singing "Say Hi to Your Guy", a song she wrote, with Michael Butler. She appeared in Reversal of Fortune (1990), Quiz Show (1994), Looking for Richard (1996), and Happiness (1998). From Wikipedia.

Will Hutchins

Cast · Known for Matinee Theater

Will Hutchins (born Marshall Lowell Hutchason), is an American actor most noted for playing the lead role of the young lawyer from the Oklahoma Territory, Tom Brewster, in sixty-nine episodes of the Warner Bros. Western television series Sugarfoot, which aired on ABC from 1957 to 1961. Hutchins was discovered by a talent scout for Warner Bros., who changed his name from Marshall Lowell Hutchason to Will Hutchins. The young actor's easygoing manner was compared to Will Rogers, the Oklahoma humorist. His contract led him to guest appearances in Warner Bros. Television programs, such as Conflict. Hutchins was also cast as a guest star on Cheyenne, Bronco, Maverick and 77 Sunset Strip. He had small roles in the Warners movies Bombers B-52, Lafayette Escadrille, and No Time for Sergeants where he screen tested for the lead of Will Stockdale with James Garner playing the psychiatrist. Hutchins leapt to national fame in the lead of Sugarfoot. During the series' run he guest-starred on other Warner Bros shows such as The Roaring 20's, Bronco, and Surfside 6. Warners tried him in the lead of a feature, Young and Eager aka Claudelle Inglish with Diane McBain. He tried another pilot for a series, Howie, that was not picked up and war in the Warners war film with Jeff Chandler, Merrill's Marauders, a picture filmed in the Philippine Islands and Chandler's last acting role. Hutchins guest-starred on Gunsmoke and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. While appearing in a play in Chicago in late 1963, he was flown to Los Angeles to shoot a television pilot for MGM, Take Me to Your Leader, in which Hutchins played a Martian salesman who came to Earth. Though the pilot was not picked up, it led MGM to sign him for Spinout, in which he co-starred as Lt. Tracy Richards ("Dick Tracy" backwards) alongside Elvis Presley. In 1965, Hutchins co-starred with Jack Nicholson and Warren Oates in Monte Hellman's The Shooting. In 1968–1969, Hutchins starred as Dagwood Bumstead in a CBS television version of the comic strip Blondie. He travelled to South Africa to appear in Shangani Patrol. Back in the United States, Hutchins guest-starred on Love, American Style, Emergency!, Chase, Movin' On, The Streets of San Francisco, and The Quest. He was in The Horror at 37,000 Feet, Slumber Party '57, and The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington. He also began appearing in circuses as Patches the Clown.

Marta McGonagle

Marta McGonagle’s first theatrical release was in March 2007, IFC’s “Believe In Me” (with Samantha Mathis, Jeffrey Donovan, Heather Matarazzo and Bruce Dern). Marta played one of the lead players as Sadie York in this inspirational tale of an Oklahoman all-female basketball team in the 1960′s. A promising start, for a young actress who hasn’t been in Los Angeles but two years. Marta McGonagle’s film career began in Texas in the award winning independent films, “Land of Shadowed Sand” and “SideFX“. She was directed by Ain’t It Cool News’ Aaron Morgan, playing an ancient vampire, Angela Rosefe, in “Blind“. Marta then landed her breakout role in “Red Ridge” where she played Isabella, an immigrant forced into sex slavery and prostitution. Soon after that she traveled to Costa Rica for the lead role opposite Joaquim de Almeida in “Blue Sombrero” as a teen who takes over her late father’s (de Almeida) presidency with the help of a rouge military squad. In 2005, Marta made the move to Los Angeles. After spending most the early part of her still very young career doing dramas and horror films, she was finally able to put her sketch/comedy background to use in the comedies “Fist in the Eye” and “Twins“. She also landed her first television roles in Nickelodeon’s “Drake & Josh“, Comedy Central’s “Reno 911“, and as a recurring sketch player in Fox’s “Talk Show with Spike Feresten“. Marta also returned to the stage for ten months performing at the World Famous Comedy Store with the sketch troupe Gumbo. She can also be seen on the web starring opposite Rachael Leigh Cook in, “Half Court Push“, which she and Rachel volunteered for, in support of the Stayfree’s Girls In The Directors Chair series. Coming to your cell phones this summer on Freemantle’s Atomic Wedgie Channel, she is Carmen, in the comedy series “Secret Girlfriend“. In 2008, “The Spot” a film expected to be released theatrically, she stars as Monica a Congo player trapped in an abusive relationship and a dream that might never come true. Marta just finished filming Bavaria Film’s, “Short Cut to Hollywood“, a road trip feature shooting throughout the United States. Bavaria is excited to have added Marta to the stellar cast in this international film as the sexy, free spirited Shannon. She is currently filming “The Winged Man“, scribed by Motorcycle Diaries Academy nominated, Jose Rivera, starring opposite Shalim Ortiz with Ana Ortiz. Once a week Marta gives back to the community through acting by teaching Los Angeles elementary school children about literacy and to never give up in the two-woman play, Sor Juana, through the non-profit organization Enrichment Works.

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.

Lea Michele

Cast · Known for Glee

Lea Michele Sarfati (born August 29, 1986) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. Recognized for her powerful soprano voice, emotional performances, and extensive Broadway background, she has built a career spanning theater, television, film, and music. Michele has received numerous accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award, along with nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and multiple Grammy Awards. In 2010 and 2023, she was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. Born and raised in New York City, Michele is of Italian and Sephardic Jewish descent. She began performing professionally as a child actress on Broadway, appearing in productions of Les Misérables, Ragtime, Fiddler on the Roof, and later originating the role of Wendla Bergmann in Spring Awakening alongside Jonathan Groff. Michele rose to international prominence for her portrayal of ambitious high school performer Rachel Berry on the Fox musical comedy-drama Glee (2009–2015). Her performance became one of the defining portrayals of musical television in the 2010s and earned widespread critical acclaim, including a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, as well as nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. Through the show’s music releases, Michele also received multiple Grammy Award nominations and contributed to numerous Billboard-charting singles and albums, helping reintroduce musical television to mainstream global audiences. Following the success of Glee, Michele expanded into film and music. She made her feature film debut in New Year's Eve and signed with Columbia Records in 2012. Her debut single, Cannonball, was released in 2013, followed by her first studio album Louder (2014), which debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. She later released the albums Places (2017), Christmas in the City (2019), and Forever (2021). Her music combines Broadway theatricality with contemporary pop influences and is often noted for its vocal intensity and emotional delivery. Outside of performance, Michele has authored two books: Brunette Ambition (2014) and You First: Journal Your Way to Your Best Life (2015). In 2022, Michele returned to Broadway as Fanny Brice in the revival of Funny Girl, delivering a critically acclaimed performance that revitalized the production and became one of the most commercially successful Broadway runs of the decade. Her renditions of songs such as “Don’t Rain on My Parade” and “My Man” received widespread praise from critics and audiences alike. In 2025, she stars as Florence Vassy in the Broadway revival of Chess opposite Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher. Widely regarded as one of the leading Broadway performers of her generation, Michele continues to maintain a prominent presence across theater, music, and screen.

Michael A. Connolly

Executive Producer · Known for How to Train Your Dragon

Michael A. Connolly is known for How to Train Your Dragon (2010), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019).

Gabriel Howell

Cast · Known for How to Train Your Dragon

Gabriel Howell is known for Bodies (2023), Nightsleeper (2024) and How to Train Your Dragon (2025).

Anthony B. Willis

Composer · Known for Soulm8te, “Wuthering Heights”

Anthony Willis is known for M3GAN (2022), Promising Young Woman (2020) and How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019).

Andree Vermeulen

Cast · Known for Craig of the Creek

Andrée (Drée) Vermeulen is based in LA and is a house performer at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. You can see her in Steve and Nancy Carrel’s upcoming TBS show “Angie Tribeca” (2015) where she plays Dr. Monica Scholls alongside Rashida Jones. Andrée voices Ruffnut in the animated TV series “How to Train Your Dragon” and has Guest Starred on New Girl, Comedy Bang! Bang!, NTSF:SD::SUV and The Birthday Boys. You can catch her in a bunch of CollegeHumor and Funny or Die videos, as well as the first Steve Jobs internet movie: “iSteve” a comedic satire from Funny or Die. She loves sneakers, her dog Archie, and combining her powers to form Captain Planet.

Sam Jones

Sam Jones is the creator of series Off Camera with Sam Jones, and directed the Wilco documentary, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart. He recently directed an episode of Ted Lasso, is in post production on Running With Our Eyes Closed, A Film about Jason Isbell, and is directing a film about motorcycle racer Ricky Carmichael.

Leila Hoffman

Leila Hoffman (née Rothstein) (born 11 June 1934 in Hackney) is an English comedian, actress and writer. Hoffman starred in BBC Three sitcom, How Not to Live Your Life as Dot Treacher, the widowed neighbour. She has also appeared in several online BBC comedy sketches with the group This is Wondervision.

T.V. Carpio

Teresa Victoria Carpio (born 5th April 1981) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her breakthrough role as Prudence in the film Across the Universe (2007), in which she sang the Beatles song "I Want to Hold Your Hand". She gained further recognition for playing Valerie in Limitless (2011) and Shelby Prince in the Lifetime television series The Client List (2013).

David Lodge

Cast · Known for Swapped

In an industry without a loss of excellent talent, David is honored in 2018-19 to be working on a vast array of acting projects. Whether it is realistic characters in2019-20 Game of Thrones (NDA), Yarrow the Lead Freelancer in Anthem, Magnus the Russian Baby in Boss Baby! on Netflix, or main characters (Cid, Voyd, Wedge Kincaid, Vyv Dorden, Bahmut) in Final Fantasy -David is, as usual, mostly the chameleon actor --unrecognizable from one character to the next. (Ugh! How is that supposed to help your career?! Ha!) It's not unusual to hear David voice multiple characters in the same game or animated projects... and in 2019's Battle Wake Arcade Game-David is all four lead Pirate and Ghost voices. Animated movies include Son of Big Foot 2 where David voices a couple of key lead characters.(NDA!) And if you catch Goldie and Bear on Disney Jr.-well you'd be hard pressed... to recognize David having a blast voicing several regulars. In the last year and half--David is heard in thirty-two video games and a score of cartoons most NDA at this point in time. Needless to say however-many are high profile outlets and producers such as: Disney, Cartoon Network, Dreamworks, WB, Activision, Nick, EA, Bioware, and more. ( Yes, Jiraiya the Toad Sage is busy!) When it comes to Narration voice work-you'll hear his dramatic and noteworthy work in movie and game trailers. In Anthem, you'll hear him narrator the Fall of Freemark in powerful and emotional tones backed by fantastic visuals. (Play on You Tube- Fall of Freemark , Anthem.) In Creed the VR Experience, David is honored to voice Sly Stallone as Rocky Balboa. The voice match is near perfect; so much so David also voices Rocky / Sly in the Game Trailer Commercial. Needless to say... no one knew it was David and not Mr. Stallone. So... David does voice matching and dubbing too! Speaking of special abilities... David also does a wide range of authentic animals. (Dogs, Parrots, cows, pigs, etc.) In 2019 he is affording such to a big project. (NDA) David remains an accomplished Commercial VO guy having voiced a half dozen political ads in 2018, supplying the AVO in national Toyota spots, the Guru for McDonald's radio spots, and a Yeti in an Animated Jack in the Box spot.

Mark Henry

Writer · Known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Mark Henry is a writer based in the Los Angeles area who most recently worked as a staff writer on DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon contemporary set TV sequel series Dragons: The Nine Realms and co-developed and wrote the pilot for an animated wuxia-inspired retro-futuristic fantasy series for Netflix. Mark has written for Lucasfilm's Star Wars: Resistance, Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Marvel's animated series Avengers Assemble: Black Panther's Quest and Iron Man: Armored Adventures, and Netflix's Legend Quest: Masters of Myth. Previously, Mark wrote and co-directed Splat Pack, a documentary focusing on the wave of horror film directors, which included Eli Roth, Darren Lynn Bousman, Greg McLean, Adam Greene, Alexandre Aja, and Neil Marshall. A graduate of Temple University's Film and Media Arts Program, Mark also has a background in music videos and independent film production, as well as writing film reviews.

Chris Sanders

Cast · Writer · Known for Lilo & Stitch, The Croods: A New Age, Aladdin

Christopher Michael Sanders (born March 12, 1962) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. His credits include Lilo & Stitch (2002) and its live-action adaptation and How to Train Your Dragon (2010), both of which he co-wrote and directed with Dean DeBlois; The Croods (2013) with Kirk DeMicco; and The Wild Robot (2024), receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for all of them. In 2020, he made his live-action directorial debut with the adventure drama The Call of the Wild. He created the character Stitch in 1985, wrote the film's story, and voiced Stitch in almost all his media appearances. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Alan Hewitt

Among the movies Hewitt appeared in are A Private's Affair, That Touch of Mink, Days of Wine and Roses, How to Murder Your Wife, Sweet Charity, and The Barefoot Executive. He never became a major star, but he did have a lengthy career which included smaller parts in several well-known programs, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip, Daktari, Leave It to Beaver, The Donna Reed Show, Dr. Kildare, Lost in Space, Bewitched, I Dream Of Jeannie, The Lucy Show, F Troop, The Wild Wild West, Ironside, The Bob Newhart Show and The Phil Silvers Show. He made four guest appearances on Perry Mason, three of which he portrayed the murderer: in 1961 he played Bruce Sheridan in "The Case of the Wintry Wife" and Dr. Marcus Tate in "The Case of the Brazen Bequest," and in 1965 he played the role of Curt Ordway in "The Case of the Fatal Fetish". The only one where he was not the murderer was in 1959’s “The Case of the Golden Fraud”. Possibly his most prominent roles were Detective Brennan in My Favorite Martian and the district attorney in How to Murder Your Wife.

Darren T. Holmes

Editor · Known for How to Train Your Dragon, Lilo & Stitch, Ratatouille

Darren T. Holmes is a film editor whose credits include animated films such as The Iron Giant(1999), Lilo & Stitch (2002), Ratatouille (2007), How to Train Your Dragon (2010), and The Croods (2013), as well as My Father's Dragon (2022). He also served as a consulting editor for Song of the Sea (2014). Holmes has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors. Holmes is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Description above from the Wikipedia article Darren T. Holmes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

William Davies

Writer · Known for How to Train Your Dragon, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, Puss in Boots

William Davies (sometimes credited as William Davis or Will Davies) is an English screenwriter and producer. He has written and co-written several films, including Twins (1988), The Real McCoy (1993), the Johnny English franchise (2003-2018), Alien Autopsy (2006), Flushed Away(2006), How to Train Your Dragon (2010), Puss in Boots (2011), and Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022). The British-born Davies is a graduate of Mercersburg Academy and Cambridge University. He is the brother of television producer Michael Davies and the opera singer Rebecca de Pont Davies. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Davies (screenwriter), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.