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Jimmie Stafford
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JW aka Jimmie Stafford is a SAG-AFTRA eligible actor and UCB improv alumni. He can be heard on the Netflix animated series, Transformers War For Cybertron Trilogy, as Hound. The role previously voiced in the live-action theatrical releases by John Goodman-- an actor with whom he shares similarities in both vocal gravitas and physical stature. JW can be seen in the role of Ned in Lifetime Movie Network's Secrets In The Snow (2020.) A native N.E. Ohioan calling Cleveland home for many years, JW played in various punk and metal bands that enjoyed local and regional successes. While earning bachelor's degree in math & science education he advocated for marriage equality and worked as an award-winning secular wedding officiant. During this time he also performed live play-by-play commentary and announcing duties for Women's Flat Track Roller Derby. Upon leaving the profession of teaching, JW relocated to Los Angeles where he now resides and works full-time as a voice actor.
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Roberto Benigni
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Roberto Benigni, (born October 27, 1952, Misericordia, Arezzo, Italy), Italian actor and director known for his comedic work, most notably La vita è bella (1997; Life Is Beautiful), for which he won an Academy Award for best actor.
Benigni was the son of a poor tenant farmer who had worked in a German forced-labour camp during World War II. The elder Benigni used humour in retelling his experiences, which helped shape his son’s comedic skill. Benigni briefly attended a Jesuit seminary in Florence, and, after a stint as a magician’s assistant, he joined an underground theatre group in the late 1960s.
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Olivia Hallinan
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Olivia Hallinan is a British actress best known for her role as Laura Timmins in the BBC TV series Lark Rise to Candleford and also as Kim in the Channel 4 drama Sugar Rush. She also starred as Ellie in Girls in Love.
Hallinan is from Twickenham, West London, and is the second youngest of four sisters. Olivia Hallinan began training at her mother's Saturday drama school All Expressions in Teddington when she was 11, and then went on to professional acting. After attending St Catherine's School in Twickenham, and Notting Hill & Ealing High School, in Ealing, Hallinan went on to study English and Drama at the University of Manchester.
In 2020 Olivia Hallinan confirmed she was in a relationship with Charlie Smith. They live in Windsor, Berkshire and have a child together (born May 2021). In July 2024, they announced they were expecting a second child, a son.
Hallinan has appeared in over 100 productions since the age of seven. Her first professional role was playing alongside Cilla Black in a 1991 production of Jack and the Beanstalk. Since then, she has appeared in theatre, radio, film and on television shows including The Bill, Holby City, My Family, Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde and Granada TV's, Girls in Love. At the end of her first year at the University of Manchester, Hallinan appeared in the first of two series of the cult TV drama Sugar Rush for Channel 4, based on the Julie Burchill novel. On 9 June 2007, Hallinan was a speaker at the Stonewall Gay Youth Conference, talking about playing a lesbian character in Sugar Rush.
While at Manchester, Hallinan was actively involved in student drama. In 2006, her final year of her degree, she starred in Nicola Schofield's new play, Wake Me Later. That same year she played Emma in the Torchwood episode Out of Time, appeared in an episode of Trial and Retribution, and played a character in Radio 4's dramatisation of Marguerite Duras's erotic novel The Lover, broadcast between 3 and 7 September 2007. She starred as Laura Timmins in the BBC production Lark Rise to Candleford which first aired on Sunday 13 January 2008, appearing in all four series.
Hallinan was named one of the 2008 UK Stars of Tomorrow in Screen International, a prestigious industry publication that highlights the hottest up and coming actors and filmmakers. A-List actors Tom Hiddleston, Michelle Dockery, Dev Patel, Claire Foy, Carey Mulligan, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Gugu Mbatha-Raw were among this coveted list alongside Hallinan this same year. 2011 saw her film debut as she starred in the British film noir Jack Falls as Natasha.
In 2011 Hallinan starred in Precious Little Talent written by Ella Hickson and directed by James Dacre at Trafalgar Studios theatre in London's West End. In December 2011 Hallinan played the role of Justine in Lucinda Coxon's play "Herding Cats" at the Hampstead Theatre, London, a role she previously played at the Ustinov Studio, Bath in December 2010. In 2013, she starred as Marianne Dashwood in Helen Edmundson's BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. In 2014 Hallinan appeared in Lotty's War (written by Giuliano Crispini and directed by Bruce Guthrie) at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, before touring the UK.
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Diane Grayson
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Diane Grayson (born Diane Guinibert in 1948 in London, England) is an English actress.
When she was 14, Grayson played Louisa in the musical The Sound of Music for 18 months at the Palace Theatre in London. She later played "Jenny" in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and "Janie Harker" in Emmerdale. Her earliest television role was as "Penny Richardson" (niece of motel owner "Meg Richardson", played by Noele Gordon) in the early years of Crossroads. She also played Sandy Rexton in See No Evil (1971). She married Derek Ryan in 1973 took a career break to have children Amy born 1978 and Christopher in 1984 then started to teach drama at Act One Beginners in East Grinstead and to write a musical.
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Timothy Olyphant
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Timothy David Olyphant (born May 20, 1968) is an American actor. He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995, in The Monogamist, and won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries in 1996. He then branched out to film; in the early years of his career, he was often cast in supporting villainous roles, most notably in Scream 2 (1997), Go (1999), A Man Apart (2003), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), and The Girl Next Door (2004).
He came to the attention of a wider audience with his portrayal of Sheriff Seth Bullock in HBO's western Deadwood (2004–2006). He had starring roles in such films as Catch and Release (2006), Hitman (2007), A Perfect Getaway (2009), and The Crazies (2010), and he played the main antagonist, Thomas Gabriel, in Live Free or Die Hard (2007). In 2020, he played himself in a brief cameo, parodying his Justified character, in the NBC award-winning show The Good Place. In the same year, he guest starred in season 10 of Curb Your Enthusiasm, as well as in the fourth season of Fargo and the second season of The Mandalorian in the episode "Chapter 9: The Marshal" as Cobb Vanth, a role he later reprised in The Book of Boba Fett.
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Nathasit Kotimanuswanich
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Best Nathasit Kotimanuswanich is an actor and DJ. He graduated from the Faculty of Innovation in Social Communication a Strinakharinwirot University majoring in film design.
In 2010, Best debuted in acting when he starred in the MV for the song 'Khon Thi Khaojai' (คนที่เข้าใจ) by Nogolo. Years later, The MV's director, Kongdej Jaturanrasamee, asked him to audition for his upcoming film 'Tang Wong' (2013). For that role, he won Best Actor at the 23rd Suphannahong National Film Awards. In 2016, Best became particularly well-known for the viral MV 'Aow' (อ้าว) by Atom Chanakan, costarring with Jomjam Suphitcha. The two went on to work together a second time in the 2019 drama 'Fleet of Time'.
Outside his acting career, Best works behind the scenes in the creative production house Showa Showa.
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Varshini Sounderajan
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Varshini Sounderajan is an Indian actress and model who appears mostly in Telugu films. She made her acting debut in the National award-winning film Telugu anthology film Chandamama Kathalu in the year 2014.
Shamili is born in Hyderabad. She completed her bachelor's degree in Electronics. She started her career as a model and made her film debut in the National award-winning film Chandamama Kathalu after appearing as a cameo in Shambo Shiva Shambo. She's also known for her performance in Telugu movies Lovers, Best actors, Kai Raja Kai, Sri Rama Raksha. She is also popular for her performance in the web series Pelli Gola presented by Annapurna Studios and directed by Mallik Ram.Following to its overwhelming response, a second season of the web series Pelli Gola 2 is released recently. She is also popular as a team leader in the TV show Dhee Ultimate Dance Show.
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Mildred Reading
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British female professional wrestler. She is best known for her continued work on the British independent circuit in promotions including Fight Club: PRO, PROGRESS Wrestling and Defiant Wrestling. McKenzie has also wrestled internationally in promotions including Japan's Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling and American promotions including CHIKARA and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). McKenzie is a former one-time Pro Wrestling Revolver Tag Team Champion, former one-time Defiant Women's Champion, former one-time Fight Forever Wrestling Women's World Champion and a former one-time Kamikaze Pro Tag Team Champion. McKenzie is also the current Sendai Girls Junior Champion in her first reign.
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Professional wrestling career
Early years
Millie debuted as early as 16 April 2016 at the age of 15. Her earliest known match was in Full Force Wrestling. Under the ring name Millie Marks, she wrestled Alexis Rose to a No Contest finish. From that point forward, Millie spent her early years in matches for numerous promotions including Ironfist Wrestling, Monmouthshire Championship Wrestling, PROGRESS Wrestling, Leicester Championship Wrestling, British Empire Wrestling, Wrestle Midlands, International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom an
Ironfist Wrestling (2016-2017)
Under the ring name Millie Marks, she debuted on 4 June at Gang Wars 2016. There she defeated Lana Austin. Three months later on 24 September during the 5th Anniversary Show, Marks won her first championship in a three-way match defeating Bea Priestley and Lana Austin to become the new Ironfist Women's Champion. On 12 November at Ironfist Rudos & Tecnicos, Marks defeated Evelyn to retain the title. Her second title defense was held the following month on 10 December at A Very Merry Christmas Show. There she defeated Nixon Newell. During the course of 2017, Marks defended the IronFist Women's Championship against challengers Sierra Loxton, [[Dani Luna] and Evelyn. Her last title defense was held on 19 August 2017 during a show in Herefordshire, England, where she lost the Women's Title to Melanie Price.
Fight Club: PRO (2017-present)
Debuting under the ring name Millie McKenzie, debuted on 23 June 2017 at FCP Stranger Than Fixxion, in a singles match lost against Kay Lee Ray. She finished the year with an appearance on 1 December at Infinity. There she competed in the 2017 Infinity Trophy Tournament, where McKenzie was eliminated in the first round by Omari.
McKenzie returned the following year on 7 January 2019 at Project Tokyo. During the event, McKenzie teamed with DASH Chisako in a tag match lost to team Beauty Bear (Chihiro Hashimoto & Mika Iwata). The next month on 1 February at Wrestle House, McKenzie won a singles match defeating Yuu.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2018)
NXT UK (2018)
McKenzie made her televised WWE debut on 14 November episode of NXT UK. During that episode, McKenzie competed in a tournament for the United Kingdom Women's Championship. She was eliminated during the first round by Jinny. McKenzie returned to television the following week on the 28 November episode of NXT UK, where she teamed with Xia Brookside in defeating Charlie Morgan & Killer Kelly in a tag match.
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Shawn Hawkins
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Shawn Hawkins is an actor, touring musician and successful entrepreneur originally from Upstate New York. Now residing in Los Angeles, CA, he graduated from Belmont University in Nashville, TN with a B.A. in Theatre and a minor in Business Administration.
Shawn spent the first half of his life performing throughout Upstate New York as a guitar and mandolin player as well as vocal artist. He led with several different groups before heading to Nashville to pursue a career in music. This led to 3 east coast tours with a country/rock group and many shows in between.
After realizing his passion for acting, Shawn switched from a 2-year study of Music Business to the Theatre Department at Belmont University. He worked diligently to build relationships between the theatre school and with the film students at Watkins College next door to build his resume and prepare for his post graduate move to Los Angeles.
Shawn has brought together all facets of his training from his youth, performing, college and beyond to start a successful outsourced photo editing company called Hawkins.png that hit 6 figures within the first year and continues to blossom. He is also working with his business partner to create and build their next great venture in the wedding industry. Shawn also acts regularly alongside manager, Patty Stevens of Egg Hunt Ent. and Theatrical/Commercial rep, Carrie Park of the Park Artists Group. In the past two years alone, Shawn booked over 12 leads in commercials, he led in an indie feature that awarded him 4 best actor nominations and 2 wins, was cast and recorded with Horseless Cowboy Productions as lead character Mirage in Netflix's Transformers: War for Cybertron trilogy, and of course is cherishing his relationship with musical artist, actress and stunter, Sierra Heuermann.
Get ready to be seeing a lot more of Shawn in the coming years in both the business and film/tv world. He's a man on a mission and loves taking on new creative ventures. "Let's never stop growing, learning, laughing and loving!" - Shawn Hawkins
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Sean Blakemore
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Sean Blakemore (born August 10, 1967) is an American actor who is known for his roles as Andre Armstrong on All Rise, Coach Hardwick on The Quad, and Phil on Greenleaf. He's also well known for his role as Shawn Butler on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital, for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2012 and won the award in 2016.
In 2011, he joined the cast of General Hospital in the role of Shawn Butler. In 2015, he exited the role; he later reprised the role for guest appearances in November 2015 and April 2016. He returned to the role in April 2021.
He has appeared on episodes of such series as ER, Monk, The Shield, Cold Case, NCIS, and Bones. He won Auds honors at the Hollywood Black Film Festival for his portrayal of Ric Jackson in the independent romantic drama Big Ain't Bad.
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