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Ray Mendoza

Director · Known for Warfare

Ray Mendoza is an American military technical advisor and film producer. He joined the Navy in 1997 and served for over 16 years as a Member of Seal Team 5 and as a Land Warfare Training Detachment and BUD/S instructor. Mendoza was introduced to filmmaking while performing in Act of Valor (2012), and went on to serve as a military advisor on Peter Berg's Lone Survivor (2013). Since then, he has worked both in front of and behind the camera on multiple projects.

Colin Stetson

Composer · Known for Hereditary, Mayday, The Menu

Colin Stetson (born March 3, 1975) is an American saxophonist, multireedist, and composer based in Montreal. He is best known as a regular collaborator of the indie rock acts Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, Bell Orchestre, and Ex Eye. In addition to saxophone, he plays clarinet, bass clarinet, French horn, flute, and cornet. Stetson has released various solo releases, including his debut and subsequent albums New History Warfare Vol. 1, 2, & 3, a collaborative studio album with violinist Sarah Neufeld entitled Never Were the Way She Was (2015), Sorrow: A Reimagining of Henryk Górecki's 3rd Symphony(2016), and All This I Do for Glory (2017). Since 2013, Stetson has contributed the scores to several films and television series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Stetson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

M.I.A.

Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam MBE (born 18 July 1975), known by her stage name M.I.A. (an acronym of "Missing in Acton"), is a British rapper, singer, record producer and activist. Her songs contain evocative political and social commentary regarding immigration, warfare and identity in a globalised world. Her music combines elements of alternative, dance, electronic, hip hop and world music with eclectic instruments and samples. She started out as a visual artist, filmmaker and designer in 2000, and began her recording career in 2002. M.I.A.'s first two albums, Arular (2005) and Kala (2007), received widespread critical acclaim for their experimentation with hip hop and electronic fusion. The single "Paper Planes" from Kala reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and sold over four million copies. Her third album Maya (2010) was preceded by the controversial single-short film "Born Free". Maya was her best-charting effort, reaching the top 10 on several charts. Her fourth studio album, Matangi (2013), included the single "Bad Girls", which won accolades at the MTV Video Music Awards. M.I.A. released her fifth studio album, AIM, in 2016. She scored her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single as a featured artist on Travis Scott's "Franchise" (2020). M.I.A.'s accolades include two American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) awards and two MTV Video Music Awards. She is the first person of South Asian descent to be nominated for an Academy Award and Grammy Award in the same year. She was named one of the defining artists of the 2000s decade by Rolling Stone, and one of the 100 most influential people of 2009 by Time. Esquire ranked M.I.A. on its list of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century. According to Billboard, she was one of the "Top 50 Dance/Electronic Artists of the 2010s". M.I.A. was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for her services to music.

Kevin McKidd

Cast · Known for Grey's Anatomy, Trainspotting, Brave

Kevin McKidd (born 9 August 1973) is a Scottish television and film actor and director. He is known for his prominent television roles, including his performances as Lucius Vorenus in Rome, as Poseidon in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, and as Dr. Owen Hunt in Grey's Anatomy. He has also appeared in films such as Trainspotting, Bedrooms and Hallways, Kingdom of Heaven, The Last Legion, Hannibal Rising, The Acid House, Made of Honor and had the lead role in the cult-classic British horror film Dog Soldiers. McKidd has done voice work and voiced the character of Jezz Torrent, flame haired lead singer of the fictional Scottish hard rock band Love Fist in the video games "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City". He also voiced Captain "Soap" MacTavish in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin McKidd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Henry Golding

Cast · Known for The Lost Ones, Another Simple Favor, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Henry Ewan Golding (born February 5, 1987) is a British actor and former television presenter. He has starred in the romantic comedies Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Last Christmas (2019), the thriller A Simple Favor (2018), the action comedy The Gentlemen (2019), as well as playing the title character in the action-adventure Snake Eyes (2021), and he appeared in the ensemble cast of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024). In 2025, he had a role in the second season of the Hulu anthology series Nine Perfect Strangers. Born in Malaysia to an English father and a Malaysian mother, Golding moved to England at the age of eight. Before being known for his film work, he began his career as a presenter on ESPN, BBC and Discovery Channel Asia.

Edward Fishman

Edward Fishman is an American author, international relations scholar, and former diplomat who is currently a Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy and an Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He is the author of the book Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare and also holds fellowships at the Center for a New American Security and the Atlantic Council. Previously, Fishman was a member of the U.S. Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff and the Russia and Europe Lead in the U.S. State Department's Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation. He has also served in roles at the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Outside of government, Fishman has been an editor at Foreign Affairs and has written articles in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and Washington Post. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Edward_Fishman, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Lorne Balfe

Composer · Known for Bad Boys for Life, Ghost in the Shell, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

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.

Jon Monie

Jon Monie is a highly experienced and award-winning actor and writer. Jon started his career as a TV presenter and became a familiar face on ITV West for more than a decade. He has also worked extensively in most genres of television - and across many networks. Live light-entertainment for the BBC, quiz shows for Endemol, pseudo-sports programmes for Sky One, consumer and current affairs, religion, politics, lifestyle, education … throw in a healthy amount of radio, voice-overs, corporate videos/live events, emceeing awards ceremonies, TV audience warm-up and script writing too… it’s a diverse CV. The one constant is Jon’s unique brand of banter and quick-witted humour. As a result of his many varied projects, Jon has had to grapple with a multitude of activities; from jungle warfare training in the rainforests of Belize and hunting UFO’s in the Arizona desert, to broadcasting live from the barricade of Les Misérables in the West End. He has interviewed celebrities ranging from Shirley McClaine to Miss Piggy, Gene Wilder to the Spice Girls and Dame Edna Everage to Lord Richard Attenborough.

Billy Murray

Billy Murray (William Albert Murray, born October 6, 1941, Forest Gate, Essex, England) is an English actor who grew up in Upton Park, east London, one of three children of Timothy and Vera Murray; his father was a plasterer, nightclub bouncer, and boxing champion. After leaving school at fourteen, he worked as a shelf-stacker at a Co-Op supermarket and at the local docks cleaning oil tankers before enrolling at the East 15 Acting School. He is best known for playing Don Beech in The Bill (1995–2004), Captain John Price in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game series, and Johnny Allen in EastEnders (2005–2006). He is often typecast in "hard man" roles and has been active since 1963. He was married to Maureen from 1967 to 1996, and to Elaine Hoyer since 1998. His notable film credits include Performance (1970) (Mick Jagger, James Fox), McVicar (1980) (Michael Caine, Ian McShane), Essex Boys (2000) (Sean Bean, Ray Winstone), Rise of the Footsoldier (2007) (Craig Fairbrass, Terry Stone), One in the Chamber (2012) (Ray Winstone, Michael Fassbender), We Still Steal the Old Way (2016) (Ray Winstone, John Simm), Nemesis (2021) (Ray Winstone, Danny Trejo), and Renegades (2022) (Lee Majors, Danny Trejo). On television he is best known for his nine-year run as Don Beech on The Bill (1995–2004), his role as Johnny Allen on EastEnders (2005–2006), and appearances in Midsomer Murders, Doctor Who, and Line of Duty.

William Peter Blatty

Writer · Known for The Exorcist

William Peter Blatty (January 7, 1928 – January 12, 2017) was an American writer, director and producer. He is best known for his 1971 novel The Exorcist and for his screenplay for the 1973 film adaptation. Blatty won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Exorcist, and was nominated for Best Picture as its producer. The film also earned Blatty a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama as producer. Born and raised in New York City, Blatty received his bachelor's degree in English from Georgetown University in 1950, and his master's degree in English literature from the George Washington University. Following completion of his master's degree in 1954, he joined the United States Air Force and served in the Psychological Warfare Division where he attained the rank of first lieutenant. After service in the air force, he worked for the United States Information Agency in Beirut. After the success of The Exorcist, Blatty reworked his 1966 novel Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane! into a new novel titled The Ninth Configuration, published in 1978. He went on to adapt the novel into the 1980 film, which was also his directorial debut. At the 38th Golden Globe Awards, the film won Best Screenplay and was nominated for Best Picture. Blatty refused to have any involvement with the first sequel to The Exorcist; it was critically panned. He directed the second sequel, The Exorcist III (1990), which he adapted from his 1983 novel Legion. His second film as a director, The Exorcist III was his final directorial credit and final screenplay credit. Some of his later novels include Elsewhere (2009), Dimiter (2010) and Crazy (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article William Peter Blatty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Eric L. Haney

Writer · Known for The Unit

Eric L. Haney (born August 22, 1952) is a retired member of the United States Army counterterrorist unit, the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1SFOD-D), more commonly known as Delta Force. In recent years he has been writing on terrorism, guerrilla warfare, and special operations. Haney is the author of Inside Delta Force, a memoir of his time in the elite unit, in which he also writes about his participation in the aborted 1980 Operation Eagle Claw mission to Iran to free American hostages. He was a co-executive producer of the CBS television series The Unit, created by David Mamet and inspired by Haney's special operations experiences. Previously, Haney was a technical consultant on Mamet's 2004 film Spartan, starring Val Kilmer.

Keith David

Cast · Known for The Lowdown, Platoon, The Quick and the Dead

Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor. He is mostly known for his bass voice and screen presence in over 400 roles across film, stage, television, and interactive media. He has starred in such films as The Thing (1982), Platoon (1986), They Live (1988), Dead Presidents(1995), Armageddon (1998), There's Something About Mary (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), Pitch Black (2000), Barbershop (2002), Crash (2004), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Cloud Atlas (2012), The Nice Guys (2016), Nope (2022), and American Fiction (2023). He starred as Elroy Patashnik in the sixth season of the NBC series Community (2015) and as Bishop James Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama Greenleaf (2016–2020). His Emmy-winning voice acting career includes narrating Ken Burns films such as The War (2007) and Muhammad Ali (2021). In film, he has voiced Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog (2009) and the Cat in Coraline (2009). On television, he portrayed Goliath in Gargoyles (1994–1997), Al Simmons / Spawn in Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997–1999), The Flame King in Adventure Time (2012–2017), President Andre Curtis in Rick and Morty (2015–) and its upcoming spin-off President Curtis, King Andrias in Amphibia (2020–2022), Dr. Tenma in Pluto (2023), and Husk in Hazbin Hotel (2024–). Video game roles include the Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee in the Halo franchise (2004–2015), Julius Little and himself in the Saints Row series (2006–2017), Captain Anderson in the Mass Effect series (2007–2013), Chaos in Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008), Sergeant Foley in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009), and Commander Zavala in Destiny 2: The Final Shape (2024), which he assumed after the death of Lance Reddick in March 2023. He was part of the cast of The Nightmare Before Christmas live concert in October 2025, where he voiced Oogie Boogie, taking over the role from his longtime original voice actor, Ken Page, following his death in September 2024. In July 2025, David was selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2026. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keith David, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Dave Caplan

Executive Producer · Producer · Known for Babylon, In the Grey, Longlegs

Dave Caplan is the Chairman and CEO of C2 Motion Picture Group, where he leads the development, financing, production, and global sales of all C2 projects. Under his leadership, the company has produced several high-profile independent films, including the breakout horror hit Longlegs, which grossed over $100 million and became the most successful independent horror film in over 16 years. Caplan also produced The Monkey, directed by Oz Perkins and starring Theo James (releasing via Neon in February 2025); In The Grey, directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Henry Cavill (releasing via Lionsgate in January 2025); Goodrich, starring Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis (releasing via Ketchup Entertainment in October 2024); and Azrael, starring Samara Weaving (releasing via IFC/Shudder in September 2024). He led C2’s $100 million multi-picture co-financing deal with Paramount Pictures, which supported major studio releases such as Babylon, Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Caplan is also an executive producer on Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Sony’s 65, starring Adam Driver, and The End We Start From, starring Jodie Comer. Before founding C2, Caplan spent 16 years as a television producer and showrunner. He was also CEO and executive producer of Trooper Entertainment, overseeing daily operations and expanding the company into a full-service international production business. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Jim E. Chandler

Jim is an American actor with a commanding screen and stage presence. His 6'3" frame contributes to him landing roles of an authoritative nature. Jim and his wife, Jenn Gotzon Chandler, have starred in several projects together including the family comedy, The Farmer and The Belle:Saving Santaland, a Vision Films release. The film will release in fall 2020. He can seen in the Simon Pegg/Lily Collins thriller, Inheritance and is slated to appear in a supporting role in the upcoming Dolph Lundgren film, Castle Falls. Previous credits include Shane Finley in the Rockstar hit Red Dead Redemption II, recurred as Wallace Smith on AMC's Lodge 49, and recurred as Officer Early on BET's The Quad. Jim has also appeared in CBS's MacGyver, Miracle Workers on TBS, NBC's Game of Silence, an ABC pilot called The Jury(Neil Burger directed), Emmy winning A Crime to Remember, Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva and several leading roles on multiple ID Crime shows. He began his career in 2011 starring in viral YouTube hits like Cardboard Warfare 2,Mega Man X, and several other videos now approaching 20million views. Jim and his wife are expecting their first child in September 2020. They reside in NYC area.

Jennifer L. Marshall

Jennifer Marshall is a proud Navy veteran and vocal advocate for the military veteran community. You may know her as the host of Mysteries Decoded on the CW (yes, she really is a licensed Private Investigator), or as Max's mom on Netflix's hit, Stranger Things. Other shows she's appeared on include NCIS, Hawaii Five-0, and Nickelodeon's Game Shakers, to name a few. Jennifer's entrance into the entertainment business was unconventional. At 17, she joined the United States Navy and was shipped off to boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. She spent nearly five years in the Navy and was stationed on San Nicolas Island and later, on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. While in the military, she worked as an aircraft handler, in aviation logistics, was a member of the Ship's Security Defense Force Team as well as the Repair Locker Fire Team. She also worked as a representative for the ship's Sexual Assault Victim Intervention program, advocating for sailors who had experienced trauma resulting from rape or sexual assault. During her tour on the Roosevelt, she deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and also earned her Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist designation. Jennifer separated honorably from the service as a Second Class Petty Officer after serving five years and earning the following awards: Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Sea Service Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, National Defense Medal and Meritorious Unit Commendation (among others). Following her service, Jennifer graduated Magna Cum Laude from Virginia Wesleyan University with a double major in International Politics and Spanish and a minor in History. Jennifer received her graduate degree from American Military University in Administration of Justice, graduating with a 3.994 GPA. A few years after graduation, she moved to Los Angeles to seek out a career in television and film. She is an outspoken advocate on veteran issues and currently serves on the Veterans and Community Oversight and Engagement Board (VCOEB) on a Federal level and on the Veterans Committee for the 38th State Assembly in California. Jennifer is also the Executive Producer for veteran-centered mental health public service announcements through Make the Connection. In 2020, Jennifer returned to military service by receiving her commission in the California State Guard on the Army side serving in the Public Affairs arena. In 2019, Jennifer was recognized as one of the "Hill Vets 2019" for excellence in television and film, alongside Adam Driver (USMC) as well as one of Santa Clarita Valley's "40 Under Forty." Jennifer is a proud member of the American Legion and volunteers in her community by mentoring veterans looking to enter film and television, delivering food to homebound seniors through the local senior center and through raising funds for the award winning and Congressionally recognized non-profit Pin-Ups for Vets, to donate much needed rehab equipment for our nation's veterans. Jennifer believes in the power of volunteerism and giving back to the community.

Claudia Black

Cast · Known for Farscape, Stargate SG-1, Rango

Claudia Lee Black is an Australian actress and voice actress, best known for her portrayals of Aeryn Sun in Farscape, Vala Mal Doran in Stargate SG-1 and Sharon "Shazza" Montgomery in the film Pitch Black. She has had prominent roles in video games, such as Chloe Frazer in Uncharted, Morrigan in Dragon Age, Admiral Daro'Xen and Matriarch Aethyta in Mass Effect and Samantha Byrne in Gears of War 3, Gears of War 4, and Gears of War 5. She also had a recurring role as Dahlia in The Originals and starred as Dr. Sabine Lommers in The CW's Containment. Black was born and raised in a Jewish family in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She studied at the Anglican Kambala School, in Sydney. She has lived in Australia, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. Her parents are Australian medical academics Jules and Judy Black. Since 2007, Black has been a prolific video game voice actress. She has gained particular attention for her work with BioWare's Dragon Age and Mass Effect series. Her son Odin Black voiced her Dragon Age character's son in Dragon Age: Inquisition. She also played Chloe Frazer in the Uncharted series. In 2014 she voices the vendor Tess Everis in the game Destiny and again in 2017 for Destiny 2 and she she had a voice-over role in Rick and Morty as Ma-Sha in the episode "Rasing Gazorpaso". In 2016, she appeared in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare as Engineer Audrey "Mac" MaCallum and n 2008, she narrated the audiobook "Swallowing Darkness" by Laurell K. Hamilton. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.

Eric Johnson

Cast · Known for Fifty Shades Freed, Smallville

Eric Johnson (Eric Johann Johnson, born August 7, 1979, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian actor who began performing at age nine in Stage Polaris, a theater company in Edmonton, and made his first film appearance at fifteen as the young Tristan in Legends of the Fall (1994). His breakout role came in 2001 as Whitney Fordman, Clark Kent's rival, on Smallville, where he met his wife, writer-producer Adria Budd, on set; they married on his 25th birthday in 2004 and have one child born in 2007. He has also directed and produced, and is known for playing Flash Gordon on the 2007–2008 series of the same name, Detective Luke Callaghan on Rookie Blue, and Jack Hyde in the Fifty Shades films. His notable film credits include Legends of the Fall (1994) (Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins), Stealing Sinatra (2003) (Michael Caine, John Cusack), Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004) (Katharine Isabelle, Melissa George), Honeymoon With Mom (2006) (Diane Keaton, Billy Crystal), Fifty Shades Darker (2017) (Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan), Fifty Shades Freed (2018) (Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan), A Simple Favor (2018) (Anne Hathaway, Blake Lively), A Million Miles Away (2023) (Karen Pittman, Michael Peña), Fight Another Day (2024) (Michael Jai White, Adrien Brody), and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) (Henry Cavill, Aaron Taylor-Johnson). On television he is best known for Smallville (2001–2004), Flash Gordon (2007–2008), Rookie Blue (2010–2013), The Knick (2014–2015), Vikings (2020), American Gods (2021), and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2022).

Craig Fairbrass

Cast · Known for Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution

Craig John Fairbrass (born January 15, 1964, in Mile End, London, England) is an English actor, producer, and screenwriter, 6′ 3″ (191 cm) tall, the son of seamstress Maureen and dock worker Jack Fairbrass. He grew up in Stepney, East London, was expelled from Eaglesfield Boys Comprehensive School at 15, and joined the National Youth Theatre. He made his film debut opposite Denzel Washington in For Queen & Country (1988), and his Hollywood breakthrough came as Delmar in Cliffhanger (1993, with Sylvester Stallone). He is married to Elke Kellick (since 1987) and has two sons. His most notable film credits include Pat Tate in the Rise of the Footsoldier series (2007–present, multiple installments, for which he won Best Actor at the National Film Awards UK), Nick Barton in The Bank Job (2008, with Jason Statham), Henry Caine in White Noise 2: The Light (2007, with Nathan Fillion), Ray Collishaw in St George's Day (2012, with Danny Dyer), Charlie Blackstone in House of the Rising Sun (2011, with Dave Bautista), Lincoln Burgess in Avengement (2019, with Scott Adkins), Steve Mackelson in A Violent Man (2022), and Eddie Franks in Villain (2020). On television he is best known as Dan Sullivan in EastEnders (1999–2001), with additional credits in London's Burning (1990), Prime Suspect, The Great Dome Robbery (2002), The Unit (2007), Stargate SG-1 (2007), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008), Boat Story (2023), and One Piece (Netflix). He has also done voice work for Call of Duty: Ghost, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, and Battlefield V.

James Manley

is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jim Powers. He is best known for his appearances with WWE from 1987 to 1994. Manley was born in Washington Heights, Manhattan and grew up watching wrestling at Madison Square Garden. Jim Powers returned to wrestling for an independent promoter on March 9, 2007. Since returning to wrestling, Powers has wrestled for several independent based organizations and has appeared, pairing back up with Young Stallions partner Paul Roma, at several wrestling fan fests meeting his fans and signing their autographs. In 2007, Powers was contacted by WWE to be a part of their developmental territory and train wrestlers there. Despite meeting face-to-face with WWE booker, John Laurinaitis, Powers never received a contract with the promotion. Powers said in recent interviews that he almost left his then-current job to work with the WWE, and also said Laurinaitis told him there weren't any places available in the developmental territories, but would call him if there was one. Powers said Laurinaitis repeated this so many times he didn't believe him anymore. On November 15, 2008 he defeated Johnny LeDoux at FCW Broken Bones 2008. He then embarked on the Wrestling Legends Tour 2009, facing Joe E. Legend and Tatanka in March 2009. After a fourteen-year absence (he had appeared on several shows in 1995), Powers rejoined NWA New Jersey. Teaming with Danny Inferno as the tag-team Fire Power, the duo defeated The Spirit Squad (Kenny Dykstra and Mike Mondo) to win the NWA New Jersey Tag-Team Championship. Powers final appearances came at "IWF Winter Warfare" for the Independent Wrestling Federation. His last match saw him team with Chachi to defeat Chris Steeler & Damian Adams on January 23, 2010 in West Paterson, New Jersey On February 3, 2010, Powers announced his retirement. In 2012, Powers was hospitalized, and had two hip surgeries. In July 2016, Manley was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The suit is litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE. US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant dismissed the lawsuit in September 2018. Powers has been a resident of East Rutherford, New Jersey.

James Lewis

James Lewis was born and raised in Washington, D.C. Lewis has recorded over 900 audio books, appeared on numerous commercials and tv shows including a recurring role on HBO's The Wire, and principal roles on America's Most Wanted. James has also appeared in several independent films, including Euphoria which won a gold medal at the Houston Film Festival, Red River which won a Paul Robeson award for lighting, and For Love of Liberty which won the 2011 NAACP Award for best documentary and boasted an all-star narration cast including Halle Berry, Bill Cosby, Mel Gibson, John Travolta and Robert Duvall. In addition, Lewis has lent his voice talents to bring to life such DC Comics characters as Green Lantern John Stewart, Nightwing, Firestorm, Jimmy Olsen and Clayface in the DC Comics audio adaption of Crisis on Infinite Earths which won him an Audiofile Award for best ensemble cast. James won a 2011 Aurora Award and Telly Award for Best Comic Performance in the web production "I Can Live with That". James is also the recipient of the prestigious Actors Center Award in Washington DC. In 2009, Lewis provided over 15-character voices for Fallout 3, which to date, has won multiple awards including Best Overall RPG, Best Overall Console Game, Overall Game of the Show for E3, GamePro Magazine "PC Game of the Year, Game Developer's Choice Awards, Golden Joystick Awards, Best Xbox Game from Official Xbox Magazine, and Best PC Game from GameSpy to name a few. In 2018 Lewis' audiobook "Who Is the Black Panther" won audiobook of the year from Audiofile Magazine. In 2020 James was a silver Telly award for his work as both an actor and producer in the graphic novel "Germ Warfare" Additionally in 2020 James was nominated for 2 SOVAS awards for best Audiobook Narration and Best Audiobook Producer.

Gjee Wade II

Gjee "Super" Wade II is a SAG-AFTRA actor with a warrior’s résumé. He is in rare company, having completed a 947-day Individual Augmentee (IA) deployment in the Middle East, being a two-time war-fighter known for actively serving in real-world wars: Operation Epic Fury, and The Twelve Day War. He was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat and several other campaign medals for his outstanding service.His real-world experiences bring exceptional authenticity to his performances. Wade II is a commanding force on screen whose intensity, physical presence, and authenticity make him impossible to ignore. Raised in Belle Glade, Florida—known as "Muck City"—he transformed a tough upbringing, elite physicality, and a lifetime of high-stakes experiences into a career built on power, grit, and undeniable screen presence. Known for portraying dangerous villains, enforcers, and larger-than-life characters, Wade II has appeared in Fatal Attraction, Evidence of Innocence, FBI: Criminal Pursuit, and Magnum P.I., while also featuring in national campaigns for the NFL, UFC, Amazon, EA Sports, Peloton, and Hershey's. His rugged charisma earned him a memorable appearance on Bert the Conqueror, where host Bert Kreischer famously dubbed him "The Manliest Man in the World." His reputation for excellence earned recognition from senior naval leaders at the highest levels. In 2025, he was personally recognized by Admiral George Wikoff for his exceptional performance while deployed to the Middle East. During his service with the U.S. Fifth Fleet, he also received commendations from Admiral Brad J. Collins and recognition from Force Master Chief Jason M. Dunn, further highlighting the significant impact of his contributions to fleet readiness, mission execution, and operational success. The father of rising child actress/athlete Gianna-Sky Wade, Wade II recently helped introduce his daughter's growing career to a worldwide audience. A press release titled "Six-Year-Old Gianna-Sky Wade Builds a Growing Following as Her Entertainment Journey Gains Momentum" generated more than 1.5 million views, over 88,000 likes, and hundreds of shares across social media. The overwhelming response showcased Gianna-Sky's growing popularity and marked a major milestone for the young actress and athlete. Honors & Military Service Gjee "Super" Wade II operational experience and distinguished service have earned him multiple military decorations and commendations, including: • 2026 – Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat "C"– Operation Epic Fury / Operation Spartan Shield (OSS) • 2026 – Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal – Operation Spartan Shield (OSS) • 2026 – Global War on Terrorism Service Medal – Operation Spartan Shield (OSS) • 2026 – Overseas Service Ribbon – Operation Spartan Shield (OSS) • 2026 – Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" Device – Operation Spartan Shield (OSS) • 2025 – Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal – Twelve Day War • 2024 – Flag Letter of Commendation from Admiral Wikoff – Operation Spartan Shield (OSS) • 2022 – Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Expeditionary Warfare Center

Harry Saltzman

Producer · Known for Dr. No, You Only Live Twice

Herschel "Harry" Saltzman (October 27, 1915 – September 28, 1994) was a Canadian theatre and film producer. He is best remembered for co-producing the first nine of the James Bond film series with Albert R. Broccoli. He lived most of his life in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England. Saltzman was born in a hospital in Sherbrooke, Quebec, the son of Jewish immigrants Abraham Saltzman and Dora Horstein. He was raised in Saint John, New Brunswick for the first seven years of his life. His father, a horticulturalist, immigrated to the US in 1905 from Kozienice, Poland (then the Russian Empire), marrying Dora in 1909. The couple moved to Canada in 1910 where their four oldest children (Minnie, Florence, Harry and Isadore) were born, before moving the family to Cleveland, Ohio where their youngest son, David, was born. Harry ran away from home at the age of 15. Saltzman was 30 when he learned where he had actually been born. At about age 17, Saltzman joined a circus and travelled with them for some years. In 1932, Saltzman moved to Paris to study political science and economics. However within a year, he was "hand-picking talent for 40 two-a-day vaudeville houses all over Europe." Saltzman claimed that he had worked as an assistant for French film director René Clair, who came to the United States in 1940 to make the film The Flame of New Orleans. In 1942, Saltzman signed a booking contract with Fanchon & Marco Enterprises. Saltzman went to the West Coast to sign big picture names. Saltzman sought the Ritz Brothers, but due to film commitments, they could not sign. In 1943, Saltzman was managing The Gilbert Brothers' Combined Circus. According to an advert, the 1943 season began 26 May in Clifton, New Jersey, and was booked solid through the Eastern American states until mid-October. Shortly after World War II began, he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Vancouver. He received a medical discharge in Trenton, Ontario in 1943, and joined the U.S. Psychological Warfare Bureau, because he wanted to get back to Europe. Saltzmann was initially stationed at the North African theatre in 1943 before being reassigned to London. In 1945, Saltzman helped Lin Yutang establish UNESCO's film division, which was initially focused on trying to mediate the Chinese Civil War between the Communist Party and the Kuomintang. He eventually quit due to "east-west differences" which to him seemed "so hopeless". Saltzman spent a year with the French government's Ministry of Reconstruction. At that point, he decided he wanted back in show business. ... Source: Article "Harry Saltzman" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Michael Gandolfini

Cast · Known for Daredevil: Born Again, Warfare

Michael Gandolfini (born May 10, 1999) is an American actor. Gandolfini made his major film debut in Ocean's 8 (2018) and appeared in The Many Saints of Newark (2021), in which he played the role of Tony Soprano, which was originally portrayed by his father, James Gandolfini, in the television series The Sopranos. Gandolfini was born on May 10, 1999, in New York City to actor James Gandolfini and Marcy Wudarski. He is of Italian, Polish, and Slovak heritage and has a younger half-sister from his father's second marriage. While he was a teenager, Gandolfini enjoyed performing, but his father advised against an acting career; he wanted him to pursue sports or "be a director. They have the power," he said. His father, James Gandolfini, died at age 51 of a heart attack in Rome on June 19, 2013. After his father's death, Michael Gandolfini decided to pursue acting. He enrolled at New York University after graduating from high school. After early auditions, he was cast in the HBO drama series The Deuce as Joey Dwyer. In 2019, he was cast in The Many Saints of Newark to play the young version of Tony Soprano, the role played by his father in the television series The Sopranos. Gandolfini had never watched the show. He described watching it while preparing for the role as an intense process. He was later cast in the Russo brothers' crime drama Cherry. In 2024, he was cast in Warfare, a war film written and directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland. He has been sober since 2017. As of January 2024, he has been in a relationship with fellow actress Mia Healey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Gandolfini, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Jason Seguine

is an American professional wrestler and former football player, known by his ringname Buck Quartermain, who competes in Southeastern regional promotions including Independent Pro Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated NWA Florida. He had also had brief stints in the World Wrestling Council, World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as the tag team partner of Lex Lovett during the early 2000s. As of 2007, Quartermain began negotiating to appear on WWE's Extreme Championship Wrestling brand as well as touring Japan with Osamu Nishimura's Muga World promotion. He is also a current instructor at Steve Keirn's Pro Wrestling School of Hard Knocks. In 2004, Quartermain began wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling losing and, while initially a preliminary wrestler during his first few months with the promotion, he eventually formed a successful tag team with Lex Lovett and manager Johnny Fairplay (substituting for an injured Roderick Strong, the two would face each other in a match for the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship at NWA Florida's supercard Rage in the Cage 7 on February 26, 2005).After losing to The Naturals at Destination X 2005 on March 13,however, the tag team would eventually be phased out from TNA PPV events during the next year and, after Lovett's retirement in June 2005, Seguine returned to the independent circuit defeating Bruce Steele, Steve Madison and Roderick Strong to win Elite Wrestling Entertainment's Florida's Strongest Tournament on July 22, 2005. Teaming with Roderick Strong only one week later, they fought to a double disqualification against Steve Madison and Chris Kanyon on July 30, 2005. The following month, with Lovett in his corner, Quartermain defeated Glacier at a Coastal Championship Wrestling event becoming the number one contender for the CCW heavyweight title on August 13 and defeated Steve Madison, Chris Kanyon and Erick Stevens for EWE in a no disqualification match with The Market Crashers on August 19, 2005. He also made a one-time appearance on Monday Night Raw as Buck Quartermaine teaming with Steve Madison to lose to The Big Show in a handicap match in Tampa on August 29, 2005.[4] He would also appear on SmackDown in a tag team match with Antonio Banks against The Shane Twins in a dark match on September 1. He and Steve Madison would also make in appearance at the debut show of the Japan promotion Big Mouth Loud facing Riki Choshu and Takashi Uwano at Korakuen uit Throughout 2006 and into 2007, Segunie would continue wrestling in independent promotions. Although defeating the tag team Black Market in a handicap match four days later while in Elite Wrestling Entertainment, he and Lovett lost to Tom Lawlor and J.P. Ice at a Pro Wrestling Warfare on March 11. He also lost to “Classy” Chris Nelson on April 1 and, with The Sandman, lost to Black Market in a tables match on April 28. Losing to Scott Davis in a 3-way match with Steve Madison at a Pro Wrestling World 1 event on July 1, he defeated Octavio Olivieri on August 31 in Elite Wrestling Entertainment and "The Marquee" Bruce Santee in AWA World 1 South on January 14, 2007.