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Rebecca Knowles

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Rebecca Knowles is a bicoastal actor and producer who splits her time between Los Angeles, Boston, and New York City. Her most recent television credits include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon), Mindy Kaling's Never Have I Ever (Netflix), and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix). New media: Intern in Chief (YouTube/Brat), which hit 1 million views on YouTube in the first week, and a recurring role on Snapchat's Solve. Her film credits include the horror feature anthology Immortal opposite Dylan Baker, the award- winning feature film Stalker - screening in national film festivals, and well as over a dozen indies and short films during her blossoming career. Theatrically, she was seen in Lincoln 2020: an award-winning Hollywood Fringe show, Girls in White at 54 Below (with Michael Cerveris, Lauren Patten, Bonnie Milligan, Ephie Aardema), New York Musical Theatre Festival, A Musical Christmas Carol (Pittsburgh CLO), and Rope (The REP). Rebecca believes in the importance of community and is serving on multiple SAG AFTRA committees, including the Los Angeles Next Generation of Performers (NextGen) Committee, the Los Angeles Women's Committee, and the National Next Generation of Performers Committee. Additionally, she can be heard sharing her experience on multiple podcasts, as well as educating young students, speaking at workshops for The American Theatre Wing and Los Angeles' Notre Dame High School. Her advice to aspiring performers? "There will always be someone to tell you you're not good enough or talented enough or that your dreams are too big. Don't let that person be you."
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Adel Emam

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Adel Imam is an Egyptian actor known for his long-standing career in comedy and drama. Born on May 17, 1940, in Mansoura, he moved at an early age with his family to Sayeda Zeinab in Cairo. He earned a degree in agriculture from the University of Cairo, where he became active in student theatre. He began his professional acting career in the early 1960s, joining a television troupe and performing in stage plays such as Ana wa Howa wa Heya and Al Nassabin. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Imam gained widespread popularity through iconic stage roles in Madrassat Al Mashaghbeen, Shahid Ma Shafsh Haga, and Al Wad Sayed Al Shaghal. Imam has appeared in over 100 films and numerous television series and plays, often blending comedy with social and political themes. Notable film roles include The Terrorist (1994), Al Zaeem (1993), and The Yacoubian Building (2006), the latter of which became one of the most prominent films in modern Egyptian cinema. In 2000, he was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), recognizing his influence and humanitarian efforts.
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Vaughn Taylor

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Vaughn Taylor  (February 22, 1910 – April 26, 1983) was an American film and television actor. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His film credits include Jailhouse Rock, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Psycho and In Cold Blood. In his many television appearances, Taylor appeared in several episodes of the Twilight Zone, including the role of the salesman in the episode" I Sing the Body Electric". He also appeared in "Time Enough at Last", "Still Valley", an episode of "The Outer Limits" called "The Guests" as the character Mr. Latimer, "The Incredible World of Horace Ford" and "The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross". In 1958, he appeared as a doctor shot to death in the back by the brother, played by Nick Adams of an outlaw, portrayed by Michael Landon, whom he had treated in the Steve McQueen CBS western Wanted: Dead or Alive. Taylor appeared three times in the 1960–1961 season in the syndicated series COronado 9 starring Rod Cameron. He guest starred in 1961 as a veterinarian in the ABC sitcom The Hathaways, starring Peggy Cass, Jack Weston, and the Marquis Chimps. Taylor also appeared in 1961 in James Franciscus's short-lived CBS drama series, The Investigators. He was also a frequent guest on the Perry Mason series, appearing a total of eight times (including the first episode). He died in 1983, aged 73, two months before the release of Psycho II, which was the sequel to the original Psycho.
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Vince Collins

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Vince Collins is an American film director and animator. He is best known for directing the 1982 animation short film Malice in Wonderland, as well as other experimental animated short films and psychedelic animations. Collins' work began getting noticed with his style of hand-drawn animation. As times changed, he started creating 3D animations. In 1975, the short film Euphoria won him a student academy award. Malice in Wonderland is one of Collins's most popular works that's based on Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland. The short film has been described as hallucinogenic. Collins did not find success in Hollywood. Malice in Wonderland was considered to be showcased at the 25th Animafest Zagreb event held in 2015. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vince Collins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Davo Hardy

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Davo Hardy is an independent Australian filmmaker, writer, and actor renowned for his thought-provoking and inclusive storytelling. His works often delve into themes of identity, disability, and LGBTQ+ experiences, aiming to amplify underrepresented voices in cinema. Hardy's directorial debut, The Lives We Lead (2015), explored familial dynamics and societal expectations over five decades. He gained further recognition with A Silent Agreement (2017), notable for being the first Australian feature film to prominently feature Auslan (Australian Sign Language) and authentically portray profoundly deaf characters. In Public Eye (2021), Hardy examined the complexities of social media and personal identity. His filmography also includes Complex (2014), Hunting for Shadows (2016), The Blood of God (2019), and The Switchblade Sisterhood (2023). Beyond filmmaking, Hardy is fluent in Auslan and has been an advocate for inclusive storytelling and studied Film Production at The International Film School of Sydney (IFSS) on a full scholarship. For more information and to access his works, visit davohardyfilms.com.
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James Adomian

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James Adomian, born on January 31, 1980, is an American comedian, actor, and impressionist celebrated for his comedic prowess and remarkable impersonations. Known for his stand-up performances, Adomian's razor-sharp wit and dynamic storytelling abilities have captivated audiences. His career is punctuated by memorable appearances on various comedy platforms, showcasing his talent for impressions of prominent figures and creating original characters that blur the lines between reality and hilarity. Adomian's versatile comedic style has made him a standout in the comedy scene, earning him recognition for his quick-thinking improvisation and comedic timing. In addition to his live performances, he's contributed his comedic talents to numerous television shows, podcasts, and comedy specials, solidifying his reputation as a talented and respected figure in the world of comedy. James Adomian continues to charm audiences with his unique brand of humour, leaving a lasting impression wherever he performs.
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Adepero Oduye

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Adepero Oduye hails from Brooklyn, New York City by way of Nigeria. She is a graduate of Cornell University; and has studied acting with Wynn Handman, Austin Pendleton, and Susan Batson. Her name is pronounced "Add-eh-pair-o Oh-due-yay." Her theatre credits include Danai Gurira's play Eclipsed, at the Yale Repertory Theatre; The Bluest Eye, at the Hartford Stage and Long Wharf Theatres; and Fela!, in the AEA workshop, directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones. Ms. Oduye first starred for writer/director Dee Rees as Alike in the award-winning short film Pariah. Among the other shorts that she has starred in are Gabriele Zamparini's Water; Russell Costanzo's The Tested; and Nadiah Hamzah's Sub Rosa.
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Allegra Pacheco

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Allegra’s exhibitions span from Japan to Europe and America. Allegra works in a variety of mediums, with her work predominantly painting and photography, but often expanding into, sculpture and installation, and most recently documentary film. Since 2016 Pacheco has been almost exclusively dedicated to directing her first feature documentary, recently completed in 2021, titled “Salaryman”. Set in the world of Japanese blue-collar businessmen, this film explores the lives of office workers and simultaneously tracks the artist’s personal self-discovery along the way. Humming with the kinetic energy of Tokyo and featuring a rich, multi-dimensional score by James Iha (co-founder of the Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle) Salaryman combines performance art and a punk documentary ethic to open our minds to the cost of overwork, ultimately revealing surprising ways how salarymen, in every culture, can find escape and healing. The documentary has been presented in several film festivals through 2021 and 2022, in which it had won the recognitions of best documentary, best director, best score, among others. Before and parallel to her dedication to the documentary, from 2008 to 2018, she had presented solo shows in MoMo Gallery and Just Another Space in Tokyo, in LAMB Arts and London New Castle in London, as in Despacio, Klaus Steinmetz Contemporary and Vienti4/siete Gallery in Costa Rica. Actually, in 2012, Pacheco exhibited her first major installation work, ‘Boobs’, a series of breast-shaped soft sculptures made in collaboration with disenfranchised women from La Carpio, an immigrant neighbourhood in Costa Rica. The exhibition space took on the innocence of a children’s playground, but at the same time served as a platform whereby feminist issues and taboo subjects such as sexuality could be addressed in an un-biased environment. Allegra has been artist-in-residency in LAMB Arts artist-in-residence program, London, U.K. in 2015, and at The Backers Foundation and AIT Residence Programme, Tokyo, in 2013. In 2014, Allegra’s first photography book, titled “88 Days in Japan” was published by Editorial Germinal, making a debut in the Salon du Livre, Paris. Pacheco’s work is included in important collections, most recently in Mori collection (Mori Art Museum owners private collection, Tokyo), Fundacion Massaveu (Madrid), Francisco Cantos (Chair in ARCO, Madrid), and Takeo Obayashi (Tokyo).
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Renate Reinsve

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Renate Reinsve (born November 24, 1987) is a Norwegian actress, best known for Oslo, August 31st (2011), Welcome to Norway (2016), The Worst Person in the World (2021) and Sentimental Value (2025). At the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, Reinsve won the Best Actress Award for The Worst Person in the World, the first time ever a Norwegian actress has won an award at the festival. She has also starred in the Apple TV+ legal thriller series Presumed Innocent, the A24 satirical dark comedy A Different Man, and the thriller Armand (all in 2024).
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Chiwetel Ejiofor

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Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor CBE (/ˈtʃuːətɛlˈɛdʒioʊfɔːr/ CHOO-ə-tel EJ-ee-oh-for; born 10 July 1977) is a British actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. In 2008, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), and in 2015, he was appointed Commander (CBE) for his services to the arts. After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995 and attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, at age 19 and three months into his course, Ejiofor was cast by Steven Spielberg to play a supporting role in the film Amistad (1997) as James Covey. He later won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for Othello (2008). Ejiofor earned the BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013). Ejiofor's other films include Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Love Actually (2003), Kinky Boots (2005), Four Brothers (2005), Children of Men (2006), Endgame (2009), 2012 (2009), Salt (2010), and The Martian (2015). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe playing Karl Mordo in Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). He also voiced Scar in The Lion King (2019). He directed, wrote, and starred in the film The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019). On television, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for his performance as a jazz band leader in the BBC Two miniseries Dancing on the Edge (2014). He also acted in the BBC drama series The Shadow Line (2011), the HBO television film Phil Spector (2013), and the Showtime science fiction series The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chiwetel Ejiofor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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