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Canadian actor Michael Cera was born in Brampton, Ontario, to parents who worked for Xerox. His mother, Linda, who is from Quebec, has English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch ancestry, and his father, Luigi Cera, is Italian (from Sicily). Michael is the middle child between two sisters. He was educated at Conestoga Public School, Robert H. Lagerquist Senior Public School and Heart Lake Secondary School until the grade nine. Cera then completed his high school education via correspondence.

During a childhood illness he repeatedly viewed Ghostbusters (1984), learning the dialogue. It was this that sparked his interest in performing. He went on to take classes in improvisation at The Second City Toronto. Roles followed in commercials and TV, but he first came to major public attention when he was cast as George Michael Bluth in the critically acclaimed comedy series Arrested Development (2003). After the cancellation of this series, Cera successfully transitioned into movies, scoring starring roles in various projects such as Superbad (2007), Juno (2007), Youth in Revolt (2009) and as the eponymous hero in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010).

Alongside acting, Cera is also a musician - he sings and plays guitar and bass.

Tyler Sean Labine is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He is best known for starring in the television series Breaker High, Invasion, Reaper, Deadbeat and as Dr. Iggy Frome, head of psychiatry, in the NBC medical drama New Amsterdam, and the film Tucker & Dale vs Evil.

Sean Gilder was born on 1 March 1964 in Brampton, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK. He is an actor, known for King Arthur (2004), The Fall (2006) and Gangs of New York (2002).

Lara Jean Chorostecki was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Lara Jean is an actor and producer, known for Nightmare Alley (2021), Hannibal (2013) and Reacher (2022).

Kris Lemche was raised in Brampton, Ontario as the oldest of three children, which includes aspiring actor Matthew (Matt) Lemche. He is the son of a school teacher mother and a father who runs a heating business. Originally Kris wanted to become a doctor and study biochemistry in hopes of doing cancer research. Kris chose to attend Mayfield School of the Arts, merely because his friends were going there and not because he wanted to attended it. While he was saving money to become a doctor he stumbled upon an advertisement in the newspaper of an agency that was looking for actors. He responded and kept getting call backs which led him to play Zed Goldhawk on Flash forward. A series that was created by Disney. He discovered a passion for acting and is now putting his career of being a doctor on hold and is doing what he believes he loves to do best. Kris and his friends used to produce their own short movies. To this day Kris enjoys making, acting and just being a part of movies. He enjoys movies with DeNiro.

Jordan Gavaris was born on 25 September 1989 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for The Lake (2022), Hacks (2021) and Orphan Black (2013).

Christopher Redman is a versatile film, television and theatre actor born in Toronto, Canada.In 2022 he can be seen in several high profile projects including The Old Man,Genius: Aretha and Impeachment American Crime Story. Christopher began performing Shakespeare at age 7 at various festivals throughout Canada and by age 16 had graduated Trinity College at Cambridge's Speech and Drama Performance program with honors. He went on to write comedy and perform in sketch and improvisation groups including the Second City in Toronto before acting in numerous films and television series. Over the past 25 years he has worked opposite some the biggest names in film including Al Pacino, Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson.

Christopher is married to actress Marguerite Moreau and they live in Los Angeles with their one son.

Nicole Lyn was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada to parents Cheryl Gabay and Peter Lyn. Her love for the arts began at 3-years-old, when she started taking dance classes in her hometown. At just eight, she won enrollment into Toronto's prestigious Claude Watson School for artistically gifted students and immersed herself in the performing arts, also excelling academically. Nicole also cultivated her passion for dance at the National Ballet School of Canada. She was soon modeling and appearing in Canadian and U.S. national commercials, which led to regular roles on two Canadian series, (Ramona (1988) and Eric's World (1990)), by age 12.

After taking a three year hiatus from acting professionally to attend high school in Mandeville, Jamaica, Nicole returned to Canada and landed a leading role on the Fox's teen sitcom Student Bodies (1997), which ran for 3 seasons. By the time she was 18, she was well known for her roles on Canadian television, and was a prominent presence in Toronto's entertainment community.

In addition to her television and film work, Nicole has made a name for herself as DJ Ms. Nix, rocking venues in L.A., NYC and Miami. In just a few short years, Nix established herself as a "music lover's deejay" spinning regularly at notable venues and events across the country. She's been featured in the pages of InStyle, Vanity Fair, Ebony, InTouch, Life & Style, Page Six, Us Weekly, Manhattan, and Angeleno magazines. Television appearances include The Queen Latifah Show, Good Morning America, BET's 106 & Park, RevoltLive and MTV2's Hip Hop Squares, as the show's resident DJ and co-host.

Kyle Labine grew up in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, attending Fairview Elementary when he was not filming Road To Avonlea in Ontario. He did most of his high school education at Maple Ridge Secondary School where he graduated at the same school as did his brother, Tyler Labine.

The multi-talented, multi-award-winning Canadian actress Sabrina Grdevich has been active in the entertainment business since 1991 on screen and stage.

Her distinguished theater career led to roles in television, independent features and eventually mainstream film.

She had a Dora award-winning role in the DuMaurier Theater production of The Old Man's Band and understudied 22 people at Canada's Stratford Festival, where she appeared in the Shakespeare plays Hamlet (as Ophelia) and Measure for Measure as well as the Chekhov play Uncle Vanya.

She has resided in both Los Angeles and New York plying her trade there but has since returned to Toronto.

She is of Italian-Slovene descent

In addition to her movie and stage roles, she was the first English-language voice artist for the cartoon character Sailor Pluto.

Joanne studied at York University and the Randolph College for the Performing Arts.. Her first role on film was in "The Mitchell Brothers" directed by Emilio Esteves, from there she went on to various film and television projects. She lives in Canada with her husband Dylan Trowbridge and 2 children . She also plays with the band "The Elastocitizens".

Olunike Adeliyi was born in Toronto, Canada to Sunday Adeliyi, a Nigerian computer scientist and Roxiana Bell Adeliyi, a Jamaican nurse. Raised in both Jamaica and Canada, Olunike ultimately earned a place at the highly coveted American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. After graduating from AADA, Olunike returned to Toronto to pursue a film, television, and theatre career which ultimately landed her the series-regular role of Leah Kerns in the highly rated and vastly popular television series, Flashpoint (2009-2012). Olunike's popularity gained momentum after her appearances in films and TV shows such as Titans (2019), American Gods (2019), and Workin' Moms (2019). Currently nominated for the 2021 Canadian Screen Award for her performance in the drama series Coroner.

Brenna O'Brien was born on 9 March 1991 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Supernatural (2005), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and Charlie St. Cloud (2010).

Clyde Alves was born on 4 January 1980 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for The Music Man (2003), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and On Stage (1998).

Canadian actor Dale Whibley was born in Brampton, Ontario however, he grew up calling the city of Barrie, Ontario his home. Dale is of Icelandic, Irish, Scottish - Canadian (mother) and English, German - Canadian (father) decent. Dale first started his acting career at the age of 5 booking over 12 National and International commercials and his first television role as Connor on YTV/Nickelodeon's Life With Boys. After studying with Canadian acting coach Lewis Baumander for several years, Dale gained fame in the US for his role as Caleb in the 2015 Nickelodeon series Make It Pop. You can catch Dale in the 21 Laps/ Netflix film There's Someone Inside Your House, and recurring on David E. Kelley' Disney+ series, Big Shot, starring John Stamos.

Johanna Nicosia is a Canadian/American actress. Born in Brampton, Ontario Canada. Known for her role as 'Staci' The Madam on the HBO hit series Entourage and a series regular on Punk'd, Johanna enjoys both comedic and dramatic roles. (Although she would love to make you laugh more!) She resides in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

George R. Robertson was a Canadian actor best known as Chief Hurst in the first 6 Police Academy films. He was also featured in JFK, Murder At 1600 (Mack Falls), as Dick Cheney in The Path To 9/11 and, most recently as Chester Jones in Still Mine. He appeared as Barry Goldwater in The Reagans, as Sen. Fulbright in The Pentagon Papers and as Adm. William Leahy in Hiroshima.

Tanisha Thammavongsa is a half-Laotian Canadian actress from small town southern Ontario. She trained as a dancer before falling deeply in love with acting. She is set to recur in the ABC comedy series "How to Die Alone" and will make her feature film debut at this year's Whistler Film Festival in "The Burning Season".

Brittany Raymond was born on 24 February 1995 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and writer, known for Dare Me (2019) and Extracurricular (2018).

Darwin Shaw was born in Brampton, Cumbria, England, UK. He is known for Moon Knight (2022), House of Cards (2013) and Homeland (2011).

Stephen Adekolu is a full time actor and former professional football player in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He graduated from Bishops University with a bachelor degree in business entrepreneurship and fine arts. After playing professional football, he co-founded Vantage sports Agency where he guides young athletes through their professional journeys. He also allots time sharing his experiences with youth through motivational speaking at various schools all across North America.

David is a passionate and versatile producer with two dozen feature films of various genres under his belt which have been distributed across the globe - and have won awards at prestigious film festivals with one appearing at Sundance. He is proud to have been a part of projects with some of his favorite childhood actors including Robert DeNiro, John Malkovitch, Michael Cera, Tony Hale and Jason Biggs. Beginning his career as an actor himself at the Stratford Festival - as well as being a co-host of a popular kids game show - David made the leap to producing after having more fulfillment and success when he had more creative control of the development and execution of various projects. In 2012 he formed his own production company, Phillm Productions, which tackles script development, assembling top notch talent + crew, filming, distribution and publicity. Phillm Productions now has 5 features and 3 shorts under its belt.

During the pandemic, David started producing more in his home country of Canada and from 2021-2024 worked on 18 films across both countries.

As a kid, David's passion for entertainment began early and his family was always supportive of his various pursuits: hosting local events, writing comedic scenes, winning speech contests, and performing lead roles in high school plays and musicals. After high school, he was accepted in the top three colleges for acting he'd applied for - including receiving an entrance scholarship from his top choice, Ryerson, known as the "Juilliard of Canada" at the time. After graduation, David landed a job as a 9th Grade Math and Geography teacher before his professional career in entertainment began: as a co-host for two seasons of the most popular Canadian kid's game show in history, "Video and Arcade Top Ten", and then leaving after being asked to join the acting company at The Stratford Festival - where for three years he performed Shakespeare and classical theatre in multiple plays in front of audiences of thousands. He was awarded both a Tyrone Guthrie Award and a Brampton Citizen Arts Acclaim Award from his hometown.

David divides his time between Toronto and Los Angeles.

Ashley German was born on 18 November 1987 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Late Night Double Feature (2016), Black Mud (2017) and Snow (2014).

Amanda McKnight is an accomplished actress and online personality hailing from Toronto, Canada. She is a distinguished graduate from Humber College's Acting for Film and Television Program, where she earned top honors in her class. Amanda has since established herself as a consummate professional in the field, having been cast in numerous commercials and theatre shows. Notable among her achievements is her participation in the 2017 Toronto Fringe Festival, where she delivered an award-nominated performance in the burlesque-inspired show Lysistrata.

Amanda's repertoire also includes a comprehensive background in stunt work, modern and classical projects, as well as Shakespearean performances. Her versatility as a performer is further complemented by her vocal and dance skills, which she has demonstrated in various productions. Amanda has also made appearances in several television series and films, including the 2019 horror short film Abhorrent.

When not on set, Amanda is a prolific content creator on YouTube, with her channel @VampX13 bearing testament to her creativity and talent. She is also a prominent host on Most Amazing Studios' YouTube channel, Top 10 Nerd, which boasts over 1 million subscribers. Her upcoming feature film debut is anticipated and eagerly awaited by her fans.

Andrew Bednarski was born on 4 March 1976 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop (1988), Lance et compte (1986) and The Vindicator (1986).