Bandwagon: Darker Times

Born as Emma Chukker and raised in San Diego, California, Emma Caulfield began studying drama at the La Jolla Playhouse and the Old Globe Theatre, where she won the distinguished honor of "Excellence in Theatre Arts". She picked up her drama studies once again at The American School in Switzerland (TASIS) in London, all before finishing high school.

Caulfield, an award-winning actress known for her starring role as the young and beautiful demon-turned-mortal "Anya" on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) starting in 1999. Her role was initially conceived only as a guest demon-of-the-week appearance in a December 1998 episode, but she was called back for a few more guest spots when Joss Whedon recognized her talent. She appeared in most of the episodes the following season and, after that, was promoted to a full-time series regular. She has starred in numerous films, including the hit indie sci-fi/rom-com film Timer (2009) as the central character, Oona Leary, a woman on the verge of her 30th birthday who trusts that an implanted timer device will tell her the exact moment she will meet her true love.

Caulfield starred in the ensemble indie film Telling of the Shoes (2014) as "Alex", the quietly suffering wife of a man with a deep secret. She garnered praise in the role of Sarah in the short film Hollow (2007), picking up a Best Actress award at the Beverly Hills Short Film Festival. She starred as "Caitlin Green" in the Revolution Studios' thriller, Darkness Falls (2003). She also starred alongside Chaney Kley as a young woman attempting to take care of her troubled 8-year-old brother plagued by night terrors. Left to her own resources, Caitlin must tackle the legendary evil that haunts their small town in the dark.

Caulfield spent 2010 juggling two shows, Gigantic (2010) and Life Unexpected (2010), in heavily recurring arcs. She is also a writer and producer. In August 2009, she and her writing partner Camilla Ransten launched the successful web comic, Contropussy. A decidedly female-driven satire that showcases human behavior through the eyes of animals. She is also the co-creator, executive producer and star of the hit web series Bandwagon: The Series (2010).

Tracie Thoms has had wide-ranging success in film, television and theatre throughout her busy career.

Tracie's currently a series regular opposite Oscar winner Octavia Spencer on the Apple series, Truth Be Told, while at the same time recurring on Fox's 9-1-1 and ABC's Station 19.

Tracie realized a long-held dream when she starred as 'Joanne' in the final weeks of the historic Broadway run of the iconic musical, Rent. She played the same key role in Sony's film of Rent opposite Rosario Dawson and Idina Menzel. She was seen opposite Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Rian Johnson's Looper, and with Denzel Washington in Safe House. She starred with Kurt Russell in Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse: Death Proof and opposite Anne Hathaway in David Frankel's The Devil Wears Prada. She was featured in Columbia's remake of Annie with Jamie Foxx and Quvenzhané Wallis. She's also been featured in dozens of indie films throughout her career.

Tracie starred on Broadway most recently in the acclaimed production of James Lapine's Falsettos. She also starred opposite Dulé Hill and Mekhi Phifer in Stick Fly, and opposite Alfre Woodard in Drowning Crow. She starred Off-Broadway in Working at Encores! Off-Center, with Oscar nominee John Hawkes in the world premiere of David Auburn's Lost Lake at Manhattan Theatre Club, and she was a lead in the acclaimed The Exonerated at The Culture Project. She's been featured in The 24 Hour Plays, The 24 Hour Musicals, and 10 Things To Do Before I Die at New York's Second Stage.

Tracie was a series regular for six years on CBS' Cold Case. She starred for Fox in Wonderfalls and recurred on Hulu's The First, WGN's Gone, Lifetime's UnREAL, Netflix's Love and NBC's Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector. She's guest starred on Veep, Person of Interest, Suits, The Shield, The Good Wife, The Mindy Project, Criminal Minds, The Affair, The Good Doctor, Grey's Anatomy, Mad About You, Run, Curb Your Enthusiasm and NCIS: Los Angeles.

Tracie began studying acting in her hometown of Baltimore at age 9. She attended high school at the prestigious Baltimore School for the Arts. Later, she received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Howard University and a graduate degree in acting from New York City's renowned Juilliard School.

Bowman is a comedic and improvisational actress. She worked on various sitcoms then decided to focus on creating and directing her own projects. She directed and co-wrote her first feature, Bandwagon, which won the Maverick Filmmaking Award at The Newport Beach Film Festival in 2004.

In 2011, Bandwagon: The Series (2010) was successfully rebooted as an original Web Series on YouTube, garnering awards including Best Comedy for the Indie Intertube Awards. Bowman has also spent her time directing music videos for various bands.

Sheilynn Wactor is known for Breaking Point (2011), This Can't Be My Life (2008) and Frequency.

Jim Cashman was born on 2 October 1974 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Boss (2016). He has been married to Michelle Noh since 15 November 2003.

Yvette Nicole Brown is an Emmy-nominated actress, writer, producer and host best known for her series-regular and Special Guest Star* roles on the television shows: "Community", "The Mayor", "Drake and Josh", "The Odd Couple", Disney Plus' "Big Shot" and "Act Your Age"* on Bounce TV.

And films as varied as "Dreamgirls""Tropic Thunder", "Avengers: Endgame" and Disney's "Disenchanted"

She has guest co-hosted "The View", "The Talk", "The Real", "Access Hollywood", "The Talking Dead", and has moderated numerous panels in the famed Hall H at San Diego Comic Con.

She's produced Disney's "The Big Fib", SyFy's "Cosplay Melee" and she is also a 2020 NAACP Image Award Nominated writer for "Always A Bridesmaid" - the Romantic Comedy she penned and Executive Produced that is streaming on Netflix and BET+.

Yvette believes in philanthropy and civic engagement and she proudly sits on the National Boards of Donors Choose (where she is Vice-Chair), EMILY's List, MPTF Next Gen and SAG-AFTRA.

Camilla Rantsen is known for I'm Through with White Girls (2007), Lords of Dogtown (2005) and HOARS (Home Owner Association Regency Supreme) (2015). She has been married to Kevin Day since 23 July 2016.

Paul Adelstein was born on 29 April 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Intolerable Cruelty (2003), Land of the Lost (2009) and The Menu (2022). He was previously married to Liza Weil.

Jim Holdridge is known for Bandwagon: The Series (2010), Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012) and aTypical Wednesday (2020).

Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, J Lee is an American actor/writer/producer/musician/director.

He began classical piano lessons at the age of 3 and eventually went on to receive a music scholarship at Indiana University's renowned Jacob's School Of Music. After graduating in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in Piano Performance and Theater and Drama, J Lee took the last $200 he had and headed west for Los Angeles to begin his professional entertainment career.

Tom Lenk is a SAG award winning actor whose stage and screen work include starring roles in "American Horror Stories," "Barb & Star," "Batwoman," "NCIS: Hawaii/NOLA," "Transparent," "HBO's Room 104," "Workin' Moms," "Bones," "Episodes," "Cabin in the Woods," "Transformers," "Much Ado About Nothing," "Argo," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Buyer & Cellar (US Regional Theaters)," "Rock of Ages (Broadway)," and "Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist (LA, NYC, SF, London, Edinburgh Fringe)." As a comedian he has performed his solo comedy shows around the globe with sold out stops at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, SF SKetchfest, Soho Theatre (London), Comedy Central Stage (LA), and Birdland Jazz (NY).

Tom's Instagram photos & viral videos have hundred's of millions of views and even earned him a profile piece in the coveted New York Times Styles section. His Instagram brand collaborations include work with E! Entertainment Television, Hulu, FOX TV, Comcast, The Academy Museum, Sundance Now!, AMC+, Acorn TV, Lionsgate, & Acne Studios.

Tom has a B.A. in Theater Arts from the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television where he received the Carol Burnett Award and Scholarship for Musical Theater Excellence.

Rutina Wesley is known for the character Tara Thorton, on the gritty Southern vampire drama, True Blood (2008). She was born in the city most renowned for glitz and glamour, Las Vegas, Nevada and was exposed to the arts at a very early age; in fact entertainment runs through her veins. Her father, Ivery Wheeler, is a noted tap dancer while her mother, Cassandra Wesley, performed on the Vegas strip as a showgirl. Rutina studied dance for years then earned an undergraduate degree in Theatre Performance from the University of Evansville in Indiana. She had the good fortune to be accepted by the acclaimed Julliard School. During Rutina's stint at Julliard, she was fortunate enough to spend a summer at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Fortune was with Rutina again when one of her Julliard classmates, Nelsan Ellis, reconnected with her when he became her co-star on True Blood (2008).

After leaving Julliard, Rutina was cast in the Broadway production of a David Hare play, "The Vertical Hour" opposite Bill Nighy. Rutina followed "The Vertical Hour" with an appearance in the Public Theater production, "In Darfur". Her small role in the hit movie, Hitch (2005), was cut from the completed film but that did not deter her from pursuing her dream. She made another big-screen appearance, this time in the dance melodrama How She Move (2007). She also guest starred on the hit television show Numb3rs (2005); however, her break came when she signed onto the HBO production, True Blood (2008).

True Blood (2008) is adapted from the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire literary series by Charlaine Harris and conceived for the small screen by Alan Ball of American Beauty (1999) and Six Feet Under (2001). Rutina's portrayal of Tara Thornton, a character whose caustic tongue and tough manner conceal her vulnerability, helped make True Blood (2008) a cult hit. The success of True Blood (2008) shocked naysayers when the vampire soap opera became a favorite of both critics and audiences alike. We'll be seeing more of Rutina in 2010 when True Blood (2008) returns for its third season.

Kevin Daniels was born on 9 December 1976 in San Diego, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Will Trent (2023), Frasier (2023) and The Big Leap (2021).

Rodney To was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Parks and Recreation (2009), Barry (2018) and Good Girls (2018).

Bresha Webb was born on 6 May 1984 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Run the World (2021), A Fall from Grace (2020) and Meet the Blacks (2016). She has been married to Nick Jones Jr. since 4 February 2023.

Charlene deGuzman was born and raised in San Jose, California. She spent her childhood as a competitive dancer, then moved to New York City to pursue magazine journalism. She quickly ended up back on stage, performing Off-Broadway and in the national tour of STOMP. Currently in Los Angeles, Charlene first garnered attention tweeting as @charstarlene on Twitter, and Rolling Stone named her one of the "Funniest People on Twitter Right Now." She went on to write and star in her own short films, and her most popular one, "I Forgot My Phone," has over 51 million views on YouTube and was featured in The New York Times, USA Today, Time, NPR, Good Morning America, Vice, The Today Show, and more. In 2016, with the help of indie hero Mark Duplass, she successfully crowdfunded her first feature film "Unlovable," which she stars in with John Hawkes and Melissa Leo. "Unlovable" premiered at SXSW in 2018 and received special jury recognition. It was picked up by MGM's Orion Classics and released in theaters and VOD. Variety said, "deGuzman's performance is so arresting and engaging, you keep your eyes glued to her - if only so you don't miss the next development that will be hilarious or heartbreaking or both." IndieWire said, "[Unlovable] has plenty going for it... but it's most appealing because of the full-force charm and talent of its leading lady, Charlene deGuzman... She's also just plain wonderful to watch, deGuzman is a star in the making."

Multi-hyphenate actor, writer, director, and musician John Patrick Amedori has steadily made a name for himself in the entertainment industry from the dynamic characters he has brought to life on the big and small screens. In 2024, he can be seen starring opposite Shailene Woodley, Gabrielle Creevy, and Betty Gilpin in the upcoming drama series "Three Women" on STARZ. The series, based on Lisa Tadeo's bestselling book, follows Gia (Woodley) a writer who is grieving the death of her family and sets out to interview three "ordinary" women to tell their stories of love, life, and loss. Amedori is a scene stealer as Jack, Gia's love interest, who would do anything for her.

Also in television, Amedori is often recognized for his starring role as Gabe Mitchell in Netflix's critically acclaimed original series "Dear White People." Created by Justin Simien and based on his 2014 directorial debut and Sundance award winning film of the same name, media praised the series calling it "a tremendous artistic achievement" (The Atlantic), "entertaining to watch" (Slate), and "refreshingly on-point" (Guardian).

Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Amedori grew up on the east coast and discovered his love for acting at just 12 years old attending a performing arts school in Pennsylvania, where he was introduced to the Meisner technique and on-camera auditioning. In 2000 he landed his first big break and speaking role in the critically acclaimed feature film "Almost Famous" (Dreamworks) alongside Kate Hudson, by sending director Cameron Crowe a videotape playing the guitar. Crowe loved it so much, that he wrote a part just for Amedori. In 2004 Amedori appeared in the sci-fi/thriller "The Butterfly Effect" (New Line Cinema) further building his film resume, and went on to land roles in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" (Universal Pictures) opposite Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Anna Kendrick, Billy Bob Thornton's "Jane Manfield's Car," "The Last Stand" (Lionsate), "Stick It" (Touchstone Pictures) and he starred in "The Vatican Tapes" (Lionsgate) opposite Michael Peña and Djimon Hounsou. On the television front Amedori recurred as Blake Lively's love interest on season two of "Gossip Girl," and went on to star in VH1's "Hindsight," and has appeared on ABC's "The Good Doctor," NBC's "Aquarius," and Fox's "Vanished."

While working in film and television keeps Amedori busy, one of his biggest passions is music. He regularly writes and records original tracks, with some of his songs being featured in his on-screen projects including "Dear White People" and his film "Stick It." As a multi-instrumentalist, he's currently writing songs on the ukulele. Over the years he has played in bands and written in several genres including Thrash Metal and Shoegaze - and notes some of his biggest influences are Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Pixies, and Daniel Johnston. Amedori also loves to paint, read, and study cinematography, as he has plans to continue furthering his craft behind the camera. He is also an avid motorcycle rider, and as a former skateboarder enjoys revisiting old skate videos.

Ahmed Best is an African-American actor, musician and dancer. He gained recognition for portraying Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). He would later reprise the role in the rest of the prequel trilogy, video games and cartoons as well as Robot Chicken Star Wars specials. He also voiced Louis Booker from Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A and Cloak from Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2.

Natalie Avakian is known for Bandwagon: The Series (2010) and Bandwagon (2004).

Miles Crawford is known for The Glam Metal Detectives (1995), TV Nightmares (1999) and Night Fever (1997).