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Karl Urban

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Karl-Heinz Urban (born 7 June 1972) is a New Zealand actor. His career began with appearances in New Zealand films and TV series such as Xena: Warrior Princess. His first Hollywood role was in the 2002 horror film Ghost Ship. Since then, he has starred in many high-profile movies, including as Éomer in the second and third instalments of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Vaako in the second and third instalments of the Riddick film series, Leonard McCoy in the Star Trek reboot film series, Kirill in The Bourne Supremacy (2004), John "Reaper" Grimm in Doom (2005), Judge Dredd in Dredd (2012), Gavin Magary in Pete's Dragon (2016), and Skurge in Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok (2017). In 2013, he starred in the sci-fi series Almost Human. Since 2019, he has starred as Billy Butcher in Amazon's superhero series streaming on television, The Boys.
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Terence Young

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Stewart Terence Herbert Young (20 June 1915 – 7 September 1994) was a British film director and screenwriter who worked in the United Kingdom, Europe and Hollywood. He is best known for directing three James Bond films: the first two films in the series, Dr. No (1962) and From Russia with Love (1963), and Thunderball (1965). His other films include the Audrey Hepburn thrillers Wait Until Dark (1967) and Bloodline (1979), the historical drama Mayerling (1968), the infamous Korean War epic Inchon (1981), and the Charles Bronson films Cold Sweat (1970), Red Sun (1971), and The Valachi Papers (1972). Description above from the Wikipedia article Terence Young (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Vivek Oberoi

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Vivek Oberoi (born Vivek Anand Oberoi) is an Indian film actor. He predominantly appears in Hindi films. He has won a number of awards, including two Filmfare Awards from five nominations. He is the son of Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi. He made his Hindi film debut with Arvind Khoja and Ram Gopal Varma's super-hit Company (2002). His performance earned him several awards including the Filmfare Awards for Best Male Debut and Best Supporting Actor. He achieved wider success for his performances in the 2002 romantic drama Saathiya, the 2004 comedy Masti, the 2005 natural horror Kaal and the 2007 biographical action Shootout at Lokhandwala. In addition to his acting career, Oberoi is a philanthropist. He was awarded the Good Samaritan Award by Rotary International for his work with Project Hope and the Red and White Bravery Award in 2006 for helping re-build a village which was damaged by a tsunami. Oberoi serves as the World Health Organization's anti-tobacco spokesperson. He has been involved in projects such as Project Devi, the Cancer Patients Aid Association and Banyan, which works towards rehabilitating mentally challenged homeless women. He has also participated in stage shows, and featured as a talent judge for three seasons of the reality show India's Best Dramebaaz. He has featured on PETA's annual list of Sexiest Vegetarians on several occasions and is the founder of KARRM Infrastructures.
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Jasmin Schwiers

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Jasmin Schwiers is a German actress. Following her television debut in *Die Nacht der Nächte – School’s Out* (1997), Schwiers achieved her breakthrough in 1998 as the daughter of the matriarch Rita Kruse (played by Gaby Köster) in the RTL comedy series *Ritas Welt*. Schwiers made her feature film debut the following year in Otto Alexander Jahrreiss's comedy *Alles Bob!* By the time she graduated from school, she had already appeared in approximately 20 productions. Jasmin Schwiers lives in Cologne and is married to actor Jan van Weyde. Their daughter was born in August 2014. Her brother, Rene, is a musician in the Kölsch rock band Kasalla.
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Jason Pai Piao

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Born Liu Kuo-Yung in 1946, Jason Pai Piao has starred in many films. However, all of them failed to garner much attention. It wasn't until 1975, when Pai signed a contract with Hong Kong's newly founded television station CTV, that he became a household name with a string of popular costume martial arts TV series. Following CTV's demise in 1978, Pai starred in series for other stations and made a triumphant return to Shaw Brothers. From 1979 until the mid-1980's, he was one of the studio's busiest action stars with as many as five releases annually. In the 1990's, he continued to have major roles in action series and movies like "King Of Robbery".
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Meghan Ory

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Meghan Ory (born August 20, 1982, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) is a Canadian television and film actress. She starred as Red Riding Hood/Ruby Lucas on the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time and is currently starring in the CBS drama Intelligence as Riley Neal. Ory was born in Victoria, British Columbia and attended Royal Oak Middle School and then Claremont Secondary School. After receiving the Fine Arts Award for Acting from Royal Oak in 1996, she began pursuing a career in acting. Her first professional acting role came in 1999 in the Fox Family Channel television movie, The Darklings, opposite Suzanne Somers and Timothy Busfield. A guest appearance on the television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven followed, before she landed her first regular TV role on the Fox Family series Higher Ground in 2000, along with Hayden Christensen and A.J. Cook. After appearing on the MTV series 2ge+her (2000), Ory joined the cast of the Canadian television series Vampire High in 2001. She continued working in television with guest appearances on The Outer Limits, Dark Angel, Glory Days, and Maybe It’s Me. She appeared in the TV movies, Lucky 7 and National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion in 2003, as well as the TV series Smallville, Life As We Know It, and The Collector, and Family Reunion in 2004. Also in 2004, Ory made her feature film debut in Decoys, directed by Matthew Hastings, whom she had previously worked with on Higher Ground and Vampire High. In 2006, Ory appeared in UPN series South Beach, and the Hallmark mini-series Merlin's Apprentice, alongside Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson. She also appeared in the feature film John Tucker Must Die and the made-for-TV film Her Sister's Keeper. In 2007, Ory appeared in Blonde and Blonder with Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards,and the television film Nightmare. In 2008, Ory appeared in the television series Flash Gordon episode "Thicker Than Water". In 2009, Ory appeared in the television series Knight Rider (2008) episode 17 (Season 1) "I love the Knight Life" as Megan Connelly. She portrayed Claire Thompson in the horror-thriller film Dark House. She also appeared as a guest star of Canadian TV Series Sanctuary as Laura. In 2010, Ory appeared in the Keystone Light beer commercial "Rescue of Beer". Beginning fall 2011, Ory starred as Red Riding Hood/Ruby Lucas on the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time. She was in most of the episodes of the first season and was promoted to the main cast in the second season of the series. She left the cast at the end of the second season, but stated that she is open for a guest starring part in the future whenever the time is available to her. In March 2013, Ory was cast as the female lead opposite Josh Holloway in the CBS drama pilot Intelligence, which co-stars Marg Helgenberger. Ory has been best friends with actress A.J. Cook since she was 17. In 2008, she married John Reardon, with whom she worked on Merlin's Apprentice.
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Dallas Jenkins

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Dallas Lawrence Jenkins (born July 25, 1975) produced the $2 million independent Hometown Legend at the age of 25, ultimately guiding it to Warner Bros. for distribution. Jenkins made his directing debut with the short film Cliché, which FilmThreat called "Fast and funny...ingenious," and his next short film, Midnight Clear, starring Stephen Baldwin, won a Crystal Heart Award from the Heartland Film Festival and was the opening night selection of the San Diego Film Festival. In 2006, he served as co-executive producer of Though None Go with Me, based on his father's book that aired on The Hallmark Channel. His feature directing debut, also called Midnight Clear, was based on his short film and was featured in over a dozen film festivals, including winning the Cinequest Film Festival award for "Best First Feature" and the "Audience Choice" award at the Kansas Int'l Film Festival. In 2010, Jenkins directed his second feature, entitled What If..., starring Kevin Sorbo, Kristy Swanson, John Ratzenberger, and Debby Ryan. Jenkins is currently Director of Media at Harvest Bible Chapel in Chicago. In 2017, working through his production company, Vertical Church Films, Jenkins released The Resurrection of Gavin Stone, which didn't perform to the studio's expectations. While working to determine his next project, Jenkins began binge-watching different television shows and realized there had never been a multi-season show about Jesus that could be watched in the same way. The Chosen, which debuted in 2017, is the first multi-season series about the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. Primarily set in 1st century Judaea and Galilee, the series depicts Jesus's life through the eyes of those who interacted with him, including His apostles and disciples, Jewish religious leaders, Roman government and military officials, and ordinary citizens. It has received critical acclaim, with recent seasons premiering theatrically. In 2024, in association with Kingdom Story Productions, Jenkins directed a feature adaptation of Barbara Robinson's children's book The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, starring Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, and Lauren Graham. It was critically and commercially successful, grossing over $40 million.
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Richard Foronjy

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard Foronjy (August 3, 1937 - May 19, 2024) was an American film and television character actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the mobster "Tony Darvo" in the 1988 film Midnight Run, alongside Robert Miranda, who played the role of "Joey". Throughout his career he appeared in 79 films and television shows. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Foronjy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Laurens Walter

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Laurens Walter is an Austrian actor, born on January 1, 1977, on Lake Constance in Münsterlingen, Switzerland, with residences in Hamburg and Berlin. He completed his diploma in 2001 at the Westfälische Schauspielschule Bochum and gained theater experience at Schauspielhaus Bochum, Wuppertaler Bühnen, and Theater Aachen. He became known through the recurring supporting role of Lars Lehnhoff in “Stromberg” (2005–2012, 26 episodes as well as in the 2013 feature film), further roles include Commissioner Fischer in “Aus dem Nichts” (2017, directed by Fatih Akin), appearances in “Rheingold” (2021), “SOKO Stuttgart: Schachmatt” (2022), “Hotel Mondial: Der perfekte Sturm” (2023), “Die Pfefferkörner,” “Notruf Hafenkante,” “Wilsberg,” “Tatort,” and feature films such as “Die österreichische Methode” (2004), “Morscholz” (2008, lead role, nomination for Förderpreis Deutscher Film), and “Parkour” (2009); additionally, he is active as a Blue Man, musician (guitar, drums, violin), dancer (tango), and audio drama narrator.
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Nathan D. Snyder

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Nathan D. Snyder was born in Denver, CO and grew up in Massachusetts. His family moved to California when Nathan was 11 years old. Nathan studied theatre at UC San Diego and then in London and Greece. Nathan moved to Los Angeles in 2009 and started working as an actor in television, film, and theatre. He wrote and produced his first feature film The Sigil (A Haunting on Gabriel Street) in 2011, and that launched his career as a commercial producer for his own production company, Triple D Productions, and affiliate ONAC Pictures. In 2015, he transitioned from producing to assistant directing, and as of 2022, has 1st and 2nd assistant directed on 30+ feature films, as well as countless shorts, commercials, and music videos. In 2020, Nathan launched Dronespeare - an aerial media company for cinema, travel and real estate. He now writes, directs, and produces his own projects under Dronespeare, and has shot 200+ real estate properties in Southern California. - IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
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