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Alan Tudyk
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Alan Wray Tudyk (/ˈtjuːdɪk/ TEW-dik; born March 16, 1971) is an American actor. His film work includes roles in 28 Days (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), voice and motion capture for Sonny in I, Robot (2004), and 3:10 to Yuma (2007). He starred in the black comedy horror film Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010). Tudyk has also appeared in the films Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), 42 (2013), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), and Trumbo (2015). He has voiced characters in every Walt Disney Animation Studios film since 2012.
Tudyk's television roles include Wash on the space Western drama series Firefly (2002–2003). The show ran for one season and developed a cult following after the series aired. He reprised the role in the 2005 continuation film Serenity, expanding on the events of the final episode of the series. His other roles include the 2007 English black comedy film Death at a Funeral, the sitcom Arrested Development (2005, 2013, 2019), the science fiction series Dollhouse (2009–2010), the superhero animated series Young Justice (2010–2013, 2019), and various voices on the animated series American Dad! (2011–present). Tudyk played Dr. Noah Werner on the sitcom Suburgatory (2011–2014). He also starred in the comedy series Newsreaders (2014–2015), the animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015–2019), voiced Dangerboat in the series The Tick (2017–2019), played K-2SO in the 2016 film Rogue One, and Eric Morden/Mr. Nobody on the series Doom Patrol (2019). In video games, he voiced Mickey in Halo 3: ODST (2009) as well as reprising his roles as K-2SO in Star Wars Battlefront (2015) and as the Green Arrow in various DC Super Hero Video Games (2013, 2015, & 2017).
Since 2019, Tudyk has voiced The Joker and Clayface in the series Harley Quinn. Tudyk plays Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle in the science fiction comedy series Resident Alien and voices Optimus Prime in the animated series Transformers: EarthSpark.
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Adam Godley
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Adam Godley (born 22 July 1964) is a British actor. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards and four Laurence Olivier Awards for his performances on the New York and London stages which include, Private Lives in 2001, The Pillowman in 2002, Anything Goes in 2011, and The Lehman Trilogy in 2019. He made his Broadway debut in 2002 in a revival of Noël Coward's Private Lives for which he earned a Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway debut. In 2011 he returned to Broadway in the musical Anything Goes for which he earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. In 2021, The Lehman Trilogy made its Broadway transfer to great critical acclaim, and securing Godley another Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Play.
His film roles include Love Actually (2003), Nanny McPhee (2005), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Elizabeth The Golden Age (2007) and The Theory Of Everything (2014). He has also had recurring roles as Elliot Schwartz in AMC's Breaking Bad, Nigel Nesbit in USA's Suits (2013), Phinneus Pogo in Netflix's The Umbrella Academy (2019 to present), and Archie the Archbishop in Hulu's The Great (2020–present).
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Philip Deloria
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Philip Joseph Deloria (born February 27, 1959) is a Yankton Dakota Native American author who specializes in Native American, Western American, and environmental history. He is the son of scholar Vine Deloria, Jr., and the great nephew of ethnologist Ella Deloria. Deloria is the author of the award-winning books Playing Indian (1998) and Indians in Unexpected Places (2004), among others. Deloria received his Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale University and currently teaches in the Department of History at Harvard University.[1] In 2021 he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.
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Leonid Mozgovoy
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Leonid Mozgovoy was born on April 17, 1941 in Tula.
In 1961-1965 he studied at the Leningrad state Institute of theater, music and cinematography (LGITMiK) at the faculty of dramatic art (course of Professor B. V. Zona). His fellow students were Olga Antonova, Lev Dodin, Viktor Kostetsky, Sergei Nadporozhsky, Natalia Tenyakova, Vladimir Tykke. About his teacher and the learning Process L. Brain recalls in detail in the book "School of Boris". Lessons of acting and directing" (St. Petersburg., 2011.).
From 1965 to 1970 he worked at the Leningrad theatre of musical Comedy. In 1967 he became a Laureate of the Leningrad competition of artists-readers[4]. He is well known as an actor of literary variety, for many years he successfully works in " Lenkontsert "(now - "Petersburg-concert"). Popular is his one-man show "Funny" by F. M. Dostoevsky in the St. Petersburg classical theater.
His debut work in film was the role of A. p. Chekhov in the film "Stone" by Alexander Sokurov[5]. He became a favorite actor of the Director, starring in his paintings "Moloch" (Hitler) and "Taurus" (Lenin).
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Nastassja Kinski
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Nastassja Aglaia Kinski (German: [nasˈtasi̯a ˈkɪnskiː]; née Nakszynski, Polish: [nakˈʂɨj̃skʲi]; born 24 January 1961) is a German actress and former model who has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States. Her worldwide breakthrough was with Stay as You Are (1978). She then came to global prominence with her Golden Globe Award-winning performance as the title character in the Roman Polanski-directed film Tess (1979). Other films in which she acted include the Francis Ford Coppola musical romance film One from the Heart (1982), erotic horror film Cat People (1982) from Paul Schrader, and the Wim Wenders drama films Paris, Texas (1984) and Faraway, So Close! (1993). She also appeared in the biographical drama film An American Rhapsody (2001). She is the daughter of German actor Klaus Kinski.
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Geoffrey Ulysses Geissinger
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Geoffrey Ulysses Geissinger (he/him/his) is a San Diego-based theatre artist and aspiring ghost who earned his BA in Theatre Performance and Theatre Studies from Saint Mary’s College of California, including a semester spent training at Queen Mary University of London's Drama School. While there, he performed in a collaborative production of Irene at Dr. Johnson’s House, the first public performance of the play since 1749. Recently, he's enjoyed working with theatre companies like Cygnet, The Old Globe, North Coast Rep, New Fortune, Loud Fridge, Backyard Renaissance, Trinity, SoulKiss, OnWord, Thunder Bay, Write Out Loud, and OnStage Playhouse. You can catch him next as Mayer u/s in The Lehman Trilogy with Cygnet Theatre. geoffreyulyssesgeissinger.com
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Aiysha Hart
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Aiysha Hart is a British-Saudi actress and screenwriter best known for playing DS Sam Railston in Line of Duty, Ariadne in the BBC drama series Atlantis, Mona in independent thriller Honour, and Polaire in Colette. She also plays Miriam in the Sky One and AMC adaptation of A Discovery of Witches and Noor in We Are Lady Parts.
Her first leading role was alongside Paddy Considine in the independent feature film, Honour (2014). She has starred in an eclectic mix of high-end indies such as Colette, Hope Gap and BAFTA nominated Mogul Mowgli, as well as the successful mainstream TV drama, 'Line of Duty' and the SKY/AMC fantasy series A Discovery of Witches.
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Wing Cheung Wing-Yin
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Wing Cheung Wing-Yin, born on September 11, 1978 in Hong Kong, dabbled in part-time modeling during her high school years. After graduating from a fashion design program, she explored various roles such as a fashion journalist and window designer. Her acting career took off in 2000 with her debut film 'Sweet Sweet Life'. In 2001, she played a supporting role in 'Windy Days Windy Nights' and also starred in Pang Ho-Cheung's directorial debut 'You Shoot, I Shoot'. Her collaboration with Pang continued with the film 'AV' in 2005. That same year, she ventured into radio, participating in a DJ competition at a commercial radio station, which eventually led to her becoming a professional DJ. She left the radio station on July 31, 2009, but continued to perform in stage plays and other productions. PS：Wing Cheung Wing-Yin and another actress, Christy Cheung Wing-Yin, are often confused with each other due to the similarity in the writing and pronunciation of their Chinese names, Cheung Wing-Yin. As a result, their Movie chronology are sometimes mixed up in movie databases.
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Cameron Tricase
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A Native to Las Vegas, Cameron trained in the Actor's Lab LV, learning on-camera technique, improv, and scene breakdown methods.
His unique voice, along with a personality ranging from loud and wisecracking, to calm and intellectual shines in both drama and comedy.
Cameron's interest in improv, performance and storytelling extends beyond film and TV. He has years of experience as a both Player, and Games Master in Dungeons and Dragons. He has trained in both the Adrenaline Unleashed, and FSW Pro Wrestling schools for 4 years, learning under Wrestlers such as: Kenny King, Killer Kross, and Jake Roberts. He is also an artist specializing in his own abstract style using pen, and pencil.
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Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo
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Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Pallás (born 26 March 1948) is a Mexican comedian, actor, film director, screenwriter, television producer and host. He is son of actors Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo and Lupita Pallás, and has appeared on various TV shows such as: Dos Mujeres En Mi Casa (1984), Dr. Candido Perez (1987), Cero En Conducta (1998), Humor es...Los Comediantes (1999), La Escuelita VIP (2004), La Casa de la Risa and Dos Hogares (2011) as well as soap operas and films. His Mother Lupita and sister Laila, were the two Mexican passengers executed in Egyptair Flight 648 that was hijacked by the terrorist Abu Nidal Organization in November 23, 1985. His most recent television series is Fabrica de risas, which airs regularly on both Televisa in Mexico and Univision in the United States, the same as all of his previous series. As a tribute to his time at Televisa and his various television series, the most successful of which have been Dr. Candido Perez, Cero en conducta, and its sequel, La Escuelita VIP, Ortiz de Pinedo was featured in the 2007 book Televisa Presenta, which takes a look back at 50 years of network television in Mexico. For his work in television and movies, Ortiz de Pinedo's handprints have been imbedded onto the Paseo de las Luminarias. Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo is especially popular in the United States and Latin America for his portrayal of "Doctor Cándido Pérez", "Hasta que la muerte los separe", "Dos mujeres en mi casa", "Cero en conducta" and "La Escuelita VIP". He has received numerous national and international awards designating him as one of the top entertainers in Mexico. Mr. Ortiz de Pinedo has represented Mexico in the International Theatre Festival in Caracas and has excelled as a member of the National Theatre Company of Bellas Artes. He has performed in more than 80 theatre productions, 23 feature films, 25 soap operas, 11 comedy series and numerous other theatre events and productions. As a director, Ortiz de Pinedo has directed 40 works of theatre, 2 feature films, 2 soap operas, 12 comedy series and directed over 400 other productions for Televisa. He has also produced over 35 theatre productions. Ortiz de Pinedo´s most successful theatre includes, "La Verdad Sospechosa", "Luces de Bohemia", "Cena de matrimonios", "Boing Boing", "Batas blancas no ofenden", "Que no se entere el Presidente", "¿De qué se ríen las mujeres?", "Quiero pero no puedo" y "El Juicio de Hidalgo". Ortiz de Pinedo´s television productions such as "Al ritmo de la noche", "Cero en conducta", "Doctor Cándido Pérez", "La Escuelita VIP", "Una familia de Diez", were highly successful and have gained him much popularity in Latin America and with the Hispanic community in the United States.
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