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Bob Odenkirk
Robert John Odenkirk was born in Berwyn, Illinois, to Barbara (Baier) and Walter Odenkirk, who worked in printing. His ancestry includes German and Irish. He grew up in Naperville, IL, the second of seven children. He worked as a DJ for WIDB, his college radio station at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Three credits shy of graduation, he moved to Chicago. He began work there in local improv workshops. He also did open-mic stand-up comedy for several years. In Chicago, he became friends with Robert Smigel, who would later help him become a writer for Saturday Night Live (1975).
In 1987, Bob was hired as a writer for Saturday Night Live (1975) and in 1989 he went on to win an Emmy for his writing work. He worked on the show from season 13 to 20 (1987-1995). However, he had trouble getting his work on the air, so he began work as a writer for Get a Life (1990) starring Chris Elliott. The show was quickly canceled, but he was soon hired as writer for The Dennis Miller Show (1992). On that show he made his acting debut and was noticed by Ben Stiller, who later hired him as a writer and actor for The Ben Stiller Show (1992). The show only lasted for 13 episodes, but Bob won another Emmy for his writing.
After The Ben Stiller Show (1992) was canceled, Bob made recurring appearances (1993-1998) on The Larry Sanders Show (1992) as Stevie Grant, Larry's hyperactive agent. He also wrote for Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) during 1993-94. During this time Bob hooked up with fellow The Ben Stiller Show (1992) writer David Cross, also a stand-up comedian. They started doing sketch-comedy shows together in Los Angeles. In 1995, they got their own show on HBO (Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995)). The show lasted for four seasons and 30 episodes.
After Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995) ended, Bob wrote Run Ronnie Run (2002) and directed three feature films (Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003), Let's Go to Prison (2006) and The Brothers Solomon (2007)), and appeared in . After 1998, he also made many guest appearances on TV shows like Just Shoot Me! (1997), 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000), Ed (2000), Everybody Loves Raymond (1996), Less Than Perfect (2002), Arrested Development (2003), How I Met Your Mother (2005) and Weeds (2005). From 2009 to 2013, he appeared on 43 episodes of Breaking Bad (2008) as Saul Goodman, a shyster lawyer, and, starting in 2015, he reprised that role as the main character in Better Call Saul (2015).
Rhada Mitchell
Radha Mitchell (born 12 November 1973) is an Australian actress. She started her career acting in various Australian TV series and movies, and later became known for her appearance in Hollywood films. Mitchell, a native of Melbourne, began acting when she was still in high school and had her professional debut on the popular Australian soap, Neighbours (1985) in 1994. Two years later, she made her film debut in the romantic comedy Love and Other Catastrophes (1996), in which she starred as a college student experiencing a messy breakup. The film proved to be fairly popular in Australia, but it wasn't until she was cast in High Art (1998) that Mitchell gained an introduction to a wider audience. The critical success of "High Art" made it possible for her to do more international work, and her increasing popularity was reflected by her subsequent casting in a number of projects. Among them were Pitch Black (2000), a sci-fi horror film in which Mitchell played a pilot whose ship crashes on a hostile planet, and Everything Put Together (2000), a drama where she plays a suburban woman shunned by her peers after the death of her baby. Her career continued with a diverse run of films, including Nobody's Baby (2001), Man on Fire (2004), Finding Neverland(2004), and landing the lead in Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda (2004). Those last three films all hit the screens in 2004, and although kept working steadily, she never quite capitalized on the buzz she generated that year. Her other credits include Silent Hill (2006), Henry Poole Is Here (2008), Surrogates (2009) and The Crazies (2010).
Danny Huston
Award-winning actor, writer and director, Danny Huston is known for his versatility and dramatic screen presence. Most recognized for his roles in films like Martin Scorsese's The Aviator, Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men and Alejandro Inarritu's 21 Grams, Huston has worked with some of the finest film directors of his generation.
Huston got his start directing Mr. North with Robert Mitchum, Anthony Edwards and his sister Anjelica Huston. He went on to give his breakthrough acting performance in the independent film Ivansxtc for which he was nominated for Best Male Performance at the 2003 Independent Spirit Awards. Since then his film acting work has included: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, Hitchcock with Anthony Hopkins, Wrath of the Titans with Liam Neeson, The Constant Gardener with Rachel Weisz and Ralph Fiennes, Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, John Sayles Silver City, The Libertador with Edgar Ramirez, The Congress with Harvey Keitel, John Hillcoat's The Proposition with Guy Pearce, Birth opposite Nicole Kidman, 30 Days of Night with Josh Hartnett, Peter Berg's The Kingdom, and many more.
In 2013, his critically acclaimed role of Ben the butcher in Magic City (STARZ), earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. His other television acting work includes the hit television series Masters Of Sex (Showtime), a recurring role in the hugely popular American Horror Story (FX), and performances in You Don't Know Jack (HBO)with Al Pacino and John Adams (HBO/Playtone).
In 2017, Huston portrayed Robert Evans in the stage adaptation of The Kid Stays in the Picture directed by Simon McBurney, for The Royal Court Theatre in London. Huston also recently appeared in the global box office hit Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins.
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Rosie Fellner
Rosie Fellner is a British/Irish actress and Producer. Born in Galway Ireland to British parents, she spent most her childhood traveling round the globe living in beautiful European countries like France, Portugal and Spain. Now Rosie is based between New York and London where, as well as acting, she runs her production company Rosebud Pictures.
Rosie began her early career as an acrobat, joining a circus group at 15. After enjoying traveling all over Europe with the show, she was offered a place at a prestigious acting school in London to train for her true love as an actress. After graduating from drama school Rosie began her career in the cult TV show 'The Fast Show playing' numerous funny and well-loved characters alongside household names such as Johnny Depp. She has since continued to enthrall audiences in many of Britain's best loved TV shows from 'The Alan Clarke Diaries' playing Joei Harkness who has a scandalous love affair with John Hurts character, to such Sunday night classics like 'Down To Earth' where Rosie plays a boyfriend stealing Londoner and many more.
Rosie's movie career has gone from strength to strength, she was recently seen in cinemas as part of an all star cast including Heather Graham, Danny Huston and Gillian Anderson in 'Boogie Woogie' playing Rachel Leighton, the beautiful editor of Vogue Magazine. In the first film in a World War II trilogy 'Age Of Heroes' Rosie plays Naval intelligence officer Sophie Holbrook alongside Sean Bean, Danny Dyer and James D'Arcy and is about to film the next 2 installments of this exciting trilogy. 'Age of Heroes' has already been named as one of Britain's best war films.
Rosie also stars in the upcoming 'Two Jacks' playing Sienna Millers daughter Lily, an innocent young girl who aspires to work in the movie industry and is in a love triangle with the Jack (Jack Huston) and Paul (Guy Burnet). Keeping in demand Rosie just finished filming 'Filming Patient 001' in NYC. In this tragic love story with futuristic tones Rosie plays Josie from age 20-40, whose life is an extreme rollercoaster. ill (2006), Henry Poole Is Here (2008), Surrogates (2009) and The Crazies (2010).
Terrance Bernie Hines
Award-winning film maker and actor, Terence Bernie Hines has been cast and directed in films by Academy Award Winning directors James Mangold and Peter Farrelly. He has shared the stage and/or screen with some of the great actors in history, from and Meryl Streep (Stuck on You) to Alfred Molina (Identity), Harrison Ford (Crossing Over), Beau Bridges (Rushlights), and Ben Stiller, Shirley McClaine and Kristen Wiig (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) Matt Damon (Stuck on You) and the late Ed Asner.
Terence was born and raised in Detroit's notoriously tough west side. At the age of 14 he was attacked by a neighborhood gang and wound up flat-lining on the hospital table before suddenly recovering. Humor had a hand in his further recovery and has since remained an integral part of his life.
As an adult, Terence relocated to LA, where he was cast in a short film called "Red Zone" by a friend in acting class. 6 months later, Terence came home to a message on his answering machine from director Peter Farrelly saying he'd seen him in the short, and thought he'd be "perfect" for a major role in a new movie he and his brother were preparing to shoot. Terence returned the call promptly, nailed the meeting with them and before he knew it, found himself on set with Oscar winners and nominees Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Greg Kinnear along with Cher in "Stuck On You". He has since been in dozens of other films and television projects with Sean Penn, Brad Garrett, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jon Cusack, and Katherine Hahn along with nearly 100 national and international commercials.
His "I Feel Great" Nutrigrain commercial spoof has been seen and or downloaded millions of times worldwide on YouTube including going viral in Asia after the Japanese version was released in Asia.
Recently, Terence has been writing and or producing several short films that have gone on to win numerous awards around the world - while continuing to act in features and TV.
Cyrus Pahlavi
Cyrus Pahlavi, member of Royal family of Iran, was born in 1969 with the title of Prince. His childhood was not easy since a revolution led the family to a forced exile when he was only 9 years old. He was placed on a small island of Republic Seychelles, the place so remote, that the few knew about its existence.
Surrounded by nature, he had no more contact with his contemporaries. This is where he began through painting not only capturing the beauty of his surrounding but also sharing his world. Nature has become eternal source of inspiration and his most influential teacher.
Once the causes allowed him to return to civilization, he came to Europe to attend school in a swiss institute Le Rosey. Afterwards studying art at Parsons School of Art and Design, continuing to explore all the different forms of artistic expressions. He carried out various methods and techniques and brought his creations to a different corners. He had several big exhibitions in different galleries such as Marlborough etc.
Detached from the ambition, he has been maintained regardless of the complications to the vulnerability of the human pulse, he did a project that could combine the passion for art and the need to help the least protected. Rainbow of Beslan was his particular light filling the region of Beslan (after a college of basic education suffered a terrorist attack mission, as a tribute to those children, who lost their lives, and those who lost their friends and children. Despite the refusal of relatives and friends to go in the middle of dangerous spot such as Beslan, at the time, this project had a great importance in his life and something he just had to do. The images of the children involved in art workshop reflects more recent pictorial work. He says with certainty that “Painting has a healing effect, leaving circular and positive energy flow. Painting is a taste of freedom.”
Cyrus is an artist activist, philanthropist, producer, andactor. He has followed in his grandmother’s footsteps as a fighter for women’s rightsinternationally. His paintings have had major exhibitions, including one at the Marlborough gallery inLondon, England. He also sits on the board of the First Line Entertainment, a production company in associationwith Bobby producer, Edward Bass. They are currently producing an epic film Shadow of the Shah, about hisGrandmother's life.[citation needed]
He is married to Anna Polo a model from Ukraine and has a child with her Cyrus Nicolai Pahlavi.
In the past he has been in the following films as an actor and producer.
Crispian Belfrage
London born, Crispian Belfrage splits his time working between LA and London. He is a well established actor with numerous credits behind him. He has appeared in over 40 films working alongside the likes of Christian Bale, Richard Hariss, Beau Bridges, Brian Cox and Aiden Quin. Impressively, he has also worked alongside directors such as Ridley Scott.
Crispian also has a successful career in acting for stage. He has has worked within the world renowned Royal Shakespeare Company, acting in 'Much Ado About Nothing' and 'Cymbelline'. He has even appeared on stage in Broadway, New York and is both a USA citizen and SAG member.
Most recently, Crispian has been signed to the production 'London Knights', playing the role of Gawain. Written by Gary Charles and directed by George Marshall Ruge, who is well known for directing 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Lord of the Rings'.
Jeanie Lim
Actress Jeanie Lim is the recipient and winner of two acting awards such as the Chongqing Youth Film Festival and UNDO Divergent Film Awards.
Brought up internationally, born in Korea and raised in England. After studying at prestigious fine art and performing arts institutions such as Goldsmiths University of London for Fine Art and Pineapple Studios for performance and dance, moved to America.
She then studied at HB Studios in NYC. Also trained privately under renowned acting coach, producer, and author Susan Batson in NYC.
Currently living in LA, she has been working in tv/fim and commercials, including several Lifetime movies and an AFI feature which won her numerous awards for best actress in the domestic and international festival circuit. Currently studying with various coaches and continuing with her, now, most prolific year of work and auditions.