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Scott Glenn was born January 26, 1939, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Hope Elizabeth and Theodore Glenn, a salesman. As he grew up in Appalachia, his health was poor; he was bedridden for a year and doctors predicted he would limp for the rest of his life. During long periods of illness, Glenn was reading a lot and "dreaming of becoming Lord Byron". He challenged his illness by intense training programs and eventually got rid of his limp.

After graduating high school, Glenn entered William and Mary College where he majored in English. He spent three years in the Marines and then tried to combine his passion for storytelling with his passion for adventures by working for five months as a criminal reporter at the Kenosha Evening News. Glenn planned to become an author but found out he had "problems with dialogues", so he decided to overcome it by studying acting. In 1966, he headed to New York where he joined George Morrison acting class. He helped in directing student plays to pay for his studies and appeared onstage in La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club productions. Soon after arriving in New York, Glenn became a fan of martial arts. In 1968, he joined The Actors Studio and began working in professional theater and TV. In 1970, James Bridges offered him his first movie work in The Baby Maker (1970).

Glenn left for L.A., where he spent seven of the "most miserable years of [his] life". He couldn't find interesting film roles and, doing brief TV stints, he felt "like a person who had to paint the Sistine Chapel with a house-painter's brush". On a brighter side, he worked episodically with Jonathan Demme (Angels Hard as They Come (1971), Fighting Mad (1976)), Robert Altman (Nashville (1975)) and Francis Ford Coppola (Apocalypse Now (1979)). In 1978, Glenn got tired of Hollywood and moved his family to Ketchum, Idaho, where he worked as a barman, huntsman and mountain ranger for two years (occasionally acting in Seattle stage productions). James Bridges once more changed the course of Glenn's life in 1980 when he offered him the role of John Travolta's rival in Urban Cowboy (1980) and made him a star. Glenn's acting abilities and physical presence helped him to excel both in action (Silverado (1985), The Challenge (1982)) and drama (The Right Stuff (1983), Countdown to Looking Glass (1984), The River (1984)) as he alternately played good guys and bad guys.

In the beginning of the '90s, his career was at its peak - he appeared in such indisputable masterpieces as The Silence of the Lambs (1991), and The Hunt for Red October (1990). Established as one of Hollywood's most solid and respected character actors he has appeared in a wide variety of films, such as the black Freudian farce Reckless (1995), the tragicomedy Edie & Pen (1996) and Ken Loach's socio-political declaration Carla's Song (1996), alternating mainstream (Courage Under Fire (1996), Absolute Power (1997)) with independent projects (Lesser Prophets (1997) and Larga distancia (1997)), written by his daughter Dakota Glenn), and TV (Naked City: A Killer Christmas (1998)). Continuing into the 21st century, Glenn has also appeared in Training Day (2001), W. (2008) (as Donald Rumsfeld), Secretariat (2010), Sucker Punch (2011), The Paperboy (2012), and two of the Bourne films: The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) and The Bourne Legacy (2012).

The youngest of four brothers, Doug Jones was born on May 24, 1960, in Indianapolis, Indiana, and grew up in the city's Northeastside. After attending Bishop Chatard High School, he headed off to Ball State University, where he graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications and a minor in Theatre.

He learned mime at school, joining a troupe and doing the whole white-face thing, and has also worked as a contortionist.

After a hitch in theater in Indiana, he moved to Los Angeles in 1985, and has not been out of work since; he's acted in over 25 films, many television series (Including the award-winning Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997); his episode "Hush" garnered two Emmy nominations) and over 90 commercials and music videos with the likes of Madonna and Marilyn Manson.

Although known mostly for his work under prosthetics, he has also performed as 'himself' in such highly-rated films as Adaptation. (2002) with Nicolas Cage and indie projects such as Phil Donlon's A Series of Small Things (2005).

But it is his sensitive and elegant performance as Abe Sapien in Hellboy (2004), which stormed to the top of the U.S. box office in the spring of 2004, that has brought him an even higher profile and much praise from audiences and critics alike.

Doug is married and lives in California.

Helen Slater was born in Bethpage, New York, to Alice Joan (Citrin), a lawyer and peace activist, and Gerald Slater, a television executive. She was raised in Massapequa, Long Island, New York, and is of Eastern European Jewish descent. Appearing in many shows as a child, she attended the New York High School of Performing Arts, graduating in 1982. Having made her acting debut in Amy & the Angel (1982), co-starring with James Earl Jones and Matthew Modine. Helen took her career very seriously. Within months of her graduation, she attended auditions for the upcoming spin-off of the famous Superman (1978) franchise, Supergirl (1984). It was to be shot in England at Pinewood Studios, where the first "Superman" movies were filmed. Slater even spoke to Christopher Reeve about playing a superhero to assure herself she could do it. After being the first to present herself for audition, she was cast as the lead in the film and her career took off. Although Supergirl (1984) received mixed reviews, most critics were impressed with Helen's abilities. In fact, the critics' consensus was that she did a better job at keeping a secret identity (a mousy schoolgirl) than Reeve did as Clark Kent. In her next film, she was cast as a modern-day "Joan of Arc" in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) with Yeardley Smith and Peter Coyote. The film, though not particularly successful, has managed to attract a somewhat cult following. She next appeared in one of her best-received roles, that of the female half of the bumbling husband-and-wife team that kidnaps Bette Midler in the comic blockbuster, Ruthless People (1986), and scored again in the hit The Secret of My Success (1987). Both roles helped to cement her status as an actress of note. Next, she and her friend, Melanie Mayron, starred in the feminist comedy, Sticky Fingers (1988), a critical but not financial success. It was in this film and her next, Happy Together (1989), that she was able to prove that she could do comedy as well as drama. She went on to do more feature films such as City Slickers (1991), A House in the Hills (1993) and Lassie (1994), before making regular appearances on television. Her regional stage credits include appearances in such plays as "Grease" and "Shakespeare and Friends". On Broadway, she starred in "Responsible Parties" and "Almost Romance". She also attended classes at both NYU and UCLA, trying to broaden her acting abilities. On television, she has appeared in Caroline in the City (1995), as well as many others. She also became a spokeswoman for Preference by L'Oreal in both TV and print ads. She is an accomplished pianist and now has an album out called "One of These Days". She co-founded the New York theater group, The Naked Angels, with her friend Gina Gershon. In 1990, she married award-winning editor Robert Watzke and they have a daughter, born in 1995. She stepped out of the limelight for a couple of years, appearing mainly in the occasional TV show, but came back strong in 2003, showing moviegoers and TV audiences how great an entertainer she really is.

Thomas Grant Gustin, better known as Grant Gustin, is an American actor and singer. He is known for his roles as Barry Allen / Flash on the CW series The Flash and as Sebastian Smythe on the Fox series Glee.

Gustin was born on January 14, 1990 in Norfolk, Virginia. He is the son of Dr. Tina Lynne (Sweeney) Haney, a pediatric nurse, and Thomas Avery Gustin. During his high school years, Grant attended the Governor's School for the Arts program in Norfolk, Virginia for Musical Theatre. He also went to Hurrah Players Incorporated which is a theatre organization in Virginia. In 2008, he graduated from Granby High School and went on to attend the BFA Music Theatre Program at Elon University in North Carolina for two years. He left school to take the role of Baby John in the Broadway Revival Tour of West Side Story, and performed with the tour from its opening on September 30, 2010 through September 23, 2011.

On November 8, 2011, he debuted on the television series Glee as Sebastian Smythe, an openly gay member of the Dalton Academy Warblers. Gustin won the recurring role of Sebastian, a promiscuous and scheming character, after "an exhaustive, weeks-long casting search". He originally auditioned for a role as a tap dancer, but did not get the part. However, Ryan Murphy kept him in mind. He began filming the role early on Monday, September 26, 2011, after having finished his final West Side Story performance the Friday night before. Gustin began filming A Mother's Nightmare (2012), an original film for the Lifetime network, in late May 2012. The project also stars actresses Annabeth Gish and Jessica Lowndes, and was shot in Canada. On July 11, 2012, it was announced that Gustin had landed a major role in the independent film Affluenza. On September 13, 2013, it was announced that Gustin would play Barry Allen in the second season of Arrow. He was initially supposed to appear in three episodes, the last one serving as the backdoor pilot for a potential spin-off Flash series. However, the backdoor pilot plan was dropped in favor of a stand-alone pilot, titled The Flash. The pilot was picked up with an initial order of thirteen episodes, and the series premiered on October 7, 2014, with 4.8 million viewers, the most for a premiere on The CW in five years. Two weeks later, the network increased the episode order to a full season of twenty-three in all. On January 11, 2015, the show was renewed for a second season. On March 11, 2016, it was renewed for a third season. Gustin also reprised his role in an episode of CBS series Supergirl.

In 2017, he co-starred with Nick Robinson in William H. Macy's film Krystal (2017).

In 2018, he married Andrea Thoma.

A native of Perth, Australia, Helene Joy trained at the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Her early career began on the stage where she performed various roles with the famous Sydney-based Bell Shakespeare Theatre Company. She went on to play such classic roles as Juliet,Ophelia,and a very young Lady Macbeth, with the Melbourne Theatre Company. She also appeared on television in the Australian series Man From Snowy River and Water Rats and many others, before moving to Toronto via Vancouver, B.C. to continue her career. Joy's most recent credits include the leading role in the award winning period drama for Canadian and British Television The Murdoch Mysteries (now in it's 11th season), for which she has received both Golden Nymph and multiple Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Lead Actress in a drama. She also starred in the the award winning drama series Durham County (Season 1-3), for which she won a 2008 Gemini Award for Best Leading Actress. She was nominated for a Gemini yet again for this role in 2010 as well as for a Golden Nymph. In 2006, Joy earned Gemini nominations for her roles in the Shaftesbury Films productions of Under The Dragon's Tail: A Murdoch Mystery, and ReGenesis. In 2005, she won a Leo Award for Best Actress in the feature length film Desolation Sound. Joy's many credits also include a series lead role in An American In Canada; a recurring guest role on This Is Wonderland, and guest-starring roles on episodes of many other series..She has also lent her voice to numerous animation series for Canadian, British and Australian television including The Eggs, The Faireez, The Story of Og, Pearlie and The Detentionaires. She can occasionally be seen on stage with the Award winning Company Theatre of Toronto. She now spends her time between New York and Toronto.

Adam Godley is a British-American film, television and theatre actor. He has been nominated for numerous SAG, Tony and Olivier Awards. He began his professional acting career in the UK at the age of 9. He is best known for his roles in Breaking Bad, Suits, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and most recently as Archie in The Great. Also, The Lehman Trilogy on Broadway and in The West End. He lives in the USA with his partner the writer Jon Hartmere.

Helen Shaver has built a lasting legacy, both behind and in front of the camera. She has directed hundreds of hours of television ranging from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) to Castle (2009), from The Unit (2006) to The Outer Limits (1995). Her film, Summer's End (1999), a Showtime feature starring James Earl Jones, won multiple Emmy awards for Outstanding Children's Special, Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special and Helen was nominated for her direction. Her producing credits include Judging Amy (1999) for CBS, Showtime's Due East (2002) starring Cybill Shepherd and Robert Forster and the independent feature We All Fall Down (2000), for which she also received a Best Supporting Actress award.

It was Martin Scorsese who first suggested Helen direct. Working with him and other such greats as Steven Spielberg, Robert Rodriguez, Sam Peckinpah, Brian De Palma, Helen amassed a wealth of knowledge and experience in the collaborative world of cinematic storytelling.

Helen first appeared on the silver screen at 22 years old, starring in a series of award-winning Canadian films; Best Supporting Actress for Who Has Seen the Wind (1977) and Best Actress for In Praise of Older Women (1978). Hollywood took note and in 1977 she co-starred in The Amityville Horror (1979) directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Larry Gelbart's United States (1980), Martin Scorsese's, The Color of Money (1986), John Schlesinger's The Believers (1987), Donna Deitch's Desert Hearts (1985), Andrew Fleming's The Craft (1996), and a trip to China with Donald Sutherland to realize Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990) broadened her education.

MAWD (Mother Actress Wife Director), Helen's production company, has three theatrical features in development, as well as a feature-length documentary. MAWD continues to expand becoming an umbrella for young filmmakers who Helen has mentored.

Rachael Bella was born in a small town in South Dakota where she lived until she was three years old. (Her parents divorced shortly after her birth.) At three, she moved to New York where her mother finished college, began graduate school, but then became ill. After that, Rachael's only respite from school and the tiny apartment in which they lived, was her once-weekly musical theater class, the high point of her life. At the age of eight, she sang a solo at her theater school's recital. Her singing won her praise and brought her to the attention of several New York agents. She signed with one, hoping to work on the stage, but while she waited for child roles to become available, she began going to film auditions and was cast in a series of movie roles. Over time, she discovered that, even more than music, acting, was her passion.

Born in North London, he attended Orley Farm Prep School. Then, he attended Rugby School and he graduated from York University. He wrote his first book when he was only 23 years old. Not only is he a talented screenwriter, he has written over 20 books for children. He continues to write and a list of his books is below. His most recent film project has been from 2002-2005 as the creator and screenwriter of Foyle's War (2002) series 1, 2, and 3. His wife, Jill Green joins him as producer on this series. He and Jill have two sons, Nicholas and Cassian.

Satyajit Ray was born in Calcutta on May 2, 1921. His father, Late Sukumar Ray was an eminent poet and writer in the history of Bengali literature. In 1940, after receiving his degree in science and economics from Calcutta University, he attended Tagore's Viswa-Bharati University. His first movie Pather Panchali (1955) won several International Awards and set Ray as a world-class director. He died on April twenty-third, 1992.

The tall, handsome and versatile American actor, Maurice Johnson, was born in Augusta, Georgia to Eugene and Ruby Johnson (both nurses). Maurice received a football scholarship to Albany State University and graduated with a degree in Speech and Theatre. Maurice is a notable member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. initiated at the Chi Epsilon chapter at Albany State.

Maurice caught the acting bug after he stepped on the stage in his first stage play, Thomas Meloncon's "Diary of Black Men," directed by Dr. Wendy Coleman at Albany State's Billy C. Black Auditorium. Upon graduating from college, he performed in local and regional stage plays before landing a national SunTrust commercial without having an agent. He continued to hone his craft doing commercials and acting on the indie circuit before landing co-star and guest star roles on hit television shows. His first notable role was in 2012 on CBS's Hawaii Five-O playing the role of Bob Ledford opposite Sam Anderson, Scott Caan and Alex O'Laughlin. He later had roles on shows like CBS's "Good Girls and "The Inspectors", NBC's "Chicago Fire" and "Game of Silence," ABC's "Devious Maids, The Catch, and Nashville," OWN's Tyler Perry's "For Better or Worse," TV One's "Born Again Virgin", VH1's "Daytime Divas" and episodes on CW's "Vampire Diaries" to name a few.

Maurice was first seen on the silver screen in 'Joyful Noise' (2012) opposite Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton. His next notable silver screen appearance was opposite Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall in the thriller "When the Bough Breaks" (2016). Later he appeared in the highly anticipated blockbuster "Billionaire Boys Club" (2018) alongside Hollywood heavyweights Emma Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Ansel Elgort, Taron Egerton, Billie Lourd, Alicia Sanz, Judd Nelson, Jeremy Irvine, and Suki Waterhouse.

Maurice performed in lead roles in three internationally released films. "Titanic 666," (2022) a horror, mystery, and thriller where he plays the supporting role of Collins, the security goon opposite Keesha Sharp , Jamie Bamber and Joseph Gatt. "Farm to Fork to Love," (2021) a romance drama, where he played the leading role of an executive chef at one of the top restaurants in New York. The third one was "The Crickets Dance," (2020) an award-winning drama/crime/history film set in the deep south, where he portrayed the leading role as a Southern lawyer who sought keys to his past most of his life opposite Kristen Renton (Sons of Anarchy). All three films were released on digital and multiple on-demand platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Vudo, Verizon, Comcast, Dish, iTunes, Google Play, and Telus in the U.S., U.K., Italy, and Canada.

2022 was a busy year for Maurice, not only in production for leading roles but directing and producing as well. As the lead character in a film entitled "Jones Plantation," (2023) Maurice plays a brilliant sociopath, a true genius, who specializes in deception and mind control. He also made a cameo appearance in "The Skeleton's Compass," (2022) a children-friendly film that premiered on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Vudu and On Demand. Most recently to hit the silver screen, Maurice starred as Joe in "Yenni Thuniga/Think & Dare," (2022) a Bollywood critically acclaimed feature action film that premiered in thirteen countries and 42 U.S. cities and streamed on Tubi and Prime Video. He is also featured in a newly released movie, "The Anthology of Julius, the Nigerian Immigrant" streamed on Prime Video and Tubi. Maurice has projects in the development pipeline as an actor, producer, and director. Many of his past, current, and future projects are social-conscious focused and can influence change in one's thought process and society at large.

Some of his past awards include Culture and Diversity Film Festival, Judges Award (Winner) 2020 Best Ensemble for "The Crickets Dance"; New York International Film Awards - April Monthly Award (Winner) 2021 for Best Feature Film, "The Anthology of Julius, the Nigerian Immigrant"; North Europe International Film Festival (Fusion Film Festival) - Jury Prize (Nominee) 2021 for Best Lead Actor in "The Crickets Dance," and Sweden Film Awards - April Award (Nominee) 2021.

Maurice has leading roles in upcoming thrillers entitled The Killer Beat (2024), What Lies Under the Tree (2024). Mr. Johnson has an upcoming feature on ALLBLK opposite Tisha Campbell and love interest, Melissa De Sousa entitled Operation: Aunties (slated for 2025 release).

In 2025, Maurice will star as Dr. Ted Richardson in the new CBS's soap opera Beyond the Gates. Beyond the Gates is first new network daytime drama since Passions in 1999 and the first our-hour series in the category centered on an African American family.

Helen Slayton-Hughes was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, to Ralph Emil Slayton and Helen (Peer) Slayton in 1930, one of four siblings. Her family includes a lot of performers. Peter Dinklage is a first cousin, once removed. Her mother, Helen, and maternal aunts Florence Peer (m. Dinklage) and Edna Peer (m. Cardinell) all used the last name "Pierre" when they sang in George M. Cohan musicals before marrying and settling down. One of Slayton-Hughes's brothers, Richard Slayton, spent his entire career with Ringling Brothers Circus, including three years as the top-hatted Ringmaster. He married a beautiful elephant-riding, trapeze-climbing chorus girl, and they brought up their three children on the circus train as well as in a trailer. Another brother, Ralph Slayton, established and ran the Children's Theater of Herkimer, New York, directing dozens of plays.

Slayton-Hughes earned a Bachelor's degree in Drama from Syracuse University, and a Master's in Communications from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). At Syracuse, her acting buddies included Jerry Stiller and Peter Falk, as well as the great dancer Paul Taylor. She had spent about forty years acting on stage (community theater, non-union and Equity waiver) in over two hundred plays and musicals when, at Berkeley Stage in the San Francisco Bay Area, she was cast in a two part story arc on Nash Bridges (1996) and discovered she could actually make money as an actor! So she moved to Los Angeles at the age of 70 to try to earn more. She has four children and six grandchildren. Between acting jobs, she wrote. In December 2015, she and her composer-collaborator, Dana Lewis Howell, had their new one-act opera "Rachel, the Innkeeper's Daughter" produced at St. John Eudes School, Chatsworth, with eleven-piece orchestra. They worked together on a musical adaptation of the Gene Stratton-Porter novel, 'A Girl of the Limberlost'. In 2016, she was working on developing her short film, Homage to Erik Satie's Laundress (2015).

Helen Hong is known for Silicon Valley, Never Have I Ever, The Unicorn,The Thundermans on Nickelodeon, and the Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis. She has guest starred on The Sex Lives of College Girls, Jane the Virgin, Parks and Recreation, and Pretty Little Liars. Helen is a recurring panelist on NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, and hosts the trivia podcast Go Fact Yourself on LA-ist.

Sarah Demeestere is an award-winning producer from Paris and now based in Los Angeles. She began her career working in commercials and voice over, representing brands such as Kodak, Seiko, and Gaylord Hauser. After many years as a model, she pursued acting and began studying at the prestigious Cours Florent in Paris and then with Howard Fine in Los Angeles where she remained for several years. She lived between LA and Paris obtaining a Masters Degree in Film from the Sorbonne University and continued studying acting with Helene Zidi and Jordan Beswick.

Within time on film sets (Terry Gilliam's Brothers Grimm, Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist) and television sets as an actor (Without A Trace, The Unit, Star Trek: Picard), she naturally gravitated towards the producing side of the film industry working in production and development. Since she started in Hollywood with directorial success producing and directing short French films Sarah was already being sought-after to develop and produce feature films. Since 2014 Sarah has been developing and adapting the works of writers Jérôme-Arnaud Wagner, Elizabeth Hunter and Inelia Benz.

Sarah's producing credits include dramedy DuElle, co-produced with Oscar-winner Alain Sarde; comedy film Show All, which screened in Cannes then picked up immediate distribution; Osmosis, and The Ghost Story, directed by Melissa Bruning. Highlights from her career as a producer-director-actor include festival awards (SFSFF, NYLA Int'l Film Festival) and screenings at the Cannes Film Festival and the Clarity Theater in Beverly Hills, CA.

Sarah is also engaged in empowering youth to master the skill of filmmaking and teaches drama and filmmaking to elementary students. She has produced and directed a series of short films with young students from French immersion school LILA.

Helen grew up in Boston, surrounded by books, to parents of Italian, Cuban, and British heritage. Her love of language and storytelling drew her to performance as a means of communicating with the world. She studied comparative literature at Barnard College before training as an actor at Juilliard where she was awarded the John Houseman Prize.

Described by New York critics as "quicksilver," "radiant," and "a dead ringer for Rosalind Russell," Helen has performed on and off-Broadway, regionally, and on set.

After gaining critical attention as Emma in Lileana Blain-Cruz's "exquisite" revival of Fefu and Her Friends at Theater for a New Audience, Helen returned to TFANA as Flaminia in Simon Godwin's production of Timon of Athens opposite Kathryn Hunter.

On screen, she recently appeared as public defender Attorney Maldonado on Law & Order (NBC). She wrapped the role of Jess in Madeleine Corson's upcoming feature O Horizon starring Maria Bukalova, Maggie Grace, and David Straithairn. Other favorite credits include acting opposite Jeff Goldblum in "Search Party," wearing vintage Dior on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and being directed by Stephen Soderbergh in "The Knick."

When she is not acting, Helen is busy developing her original scripts for stage, film, and television. Stay tuned for her debut short film The Decision, which follows an aging millennial as she is ambushed by her fertility fairy-godmother come to remind her that "time is running out."

Helen lives in New York City with her husband, actor Peter Mark Kendall.

Jess Liaudin was born in Evry France. Coming from a very underprivileged background and being homeless by the age of 14, Jess found refuge in martial arts and went on to master a multitude of different styles and fought around the world at the highest levels including in the UFC.

As a natural performer Jess took a number of acting classes and very quickly began his film career, appearing initially in small roles where he performed his own stunts to gain the necessary experience. It did not take long for Jess to play his first lead villain in the French thriller Night Fare, and shortly after he worked with highly regarded filmmaker Will Wender in Submergence. That led to Jess acting opposite James McAvoy and later on Helen Mirren (Anna), Alicia Vikander (Irma Vep) and Vincent Cassel (Liaison) name but a few. Having proved himself as an actor and having great athletic ability Jess was spotted to play in the action film world when he faced Donnie Yen (Big Brother), Thomas Jane (One Ranger) and Scott Adkins (One Shot) as a lead antagonist.

Alana has always craved the spotlight. She began her acting career at age 5. In that short time, she has worked on 3 seasons of Halt and Catch Fire for AMC, Allegiant, Dolphin Tale 2 and now Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors. Alana's passion for acting is fueled by her curiosity about "how it's made" and playing someone different for each project.

When Alana's not in front of a camera, she is playing guitar, dancing, singing her heart out, or swimming with her little sister. She is extremely artistic and loves to create art and music.

Helen Schneider came to Europe in 1978 as part of her first European music tour. In 1982 after her album Schneider with the Kick went gold she shared the Golden Europa Award as Artist of the Year with John Lennon and was the first American to receive the International Artist of the Year Award by the German Phono-Academy.

From 1984 to1986 Helen took a break from her musical career to take acting lessons in New York City. She's played numerous roles over the years: Sally Bowles and the MC in Cabaret (Berlin and Bad Hersfeld), Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's German production of "Sunset Boulevard" (Wiesbaden, Bad Hersfeld and Bonn), Eva Péron in "Evita" (Bad Hersfeld), Anne Sexton in "Transformations" (Stuttgart and Vienna), Anna in "Seven Deadly Sins" (Vienna), Mrs. Robinson in "The Graduate" (Hamburg), Victor/Victoria in "Victor/Victoria" (Bremen) and Judy Garland in "End of the Rainbow" (Klagenfurt). In this métier she received the DIVA Award for her outstanding achievements in entertainment.

In addition to her career on stage, Helen has appeared in cinemas in the films "Eddie and the Cruisers" and "Into the Beat" and will be seen again on the large screen next year (2023) in "Electric Child". She has been a guest on numerous television series including the third sequel to the successful ZDF series "Ku'Damm 63".

Helen has always had an interest in painting and drawing privately. In 2019 she illustrated and designed the cover for the first prize winner of the literary contest of the publishing house CBS for "Lenny's Summertime Adventures". In 2022, Pegasus Books has published The Colorful World of Frida Kato, the first book she has fully illustrated.

Deborah Puette began her career on the stages of Chicago, where she made her professional debut in the lead role of the world premiere of Rebecca Gilman's "The Glory of Living". The play, a critical smash that topped all of the major critic's lists for the year, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Ms. Puette's performance received rave reviews across the board, and she was awarded the Joseph Jefferson Citation, Chicago's most distinguished acting award, for her portrayal of an abused teenager turned serial killer. That same year she was profiled in Chiago's trade, PerformInk, as "a young actress to watch". Those successes led directly to leads in "Toys in the Attic", "Bus Stop" and "The Skin of Our Teeth", all at the acclaimed American Theatre Company. Diverse roles at Famous Door and Mary-Arrchie Theatre followed, as well as roles in film and television including "Lawrence Melm", directed by Steve Conrad, and "Cupid" opposite Jeremy Piven.

Since moving to Los Angeles, Ms. Puette has continued to work both on stage and in front of the camera. Within two months of arriving in L.A., she was working on Lifetime's hospital drama Strong Medicine, followed quickly by her L.A. stage debut in which she portrayed the lead in the West Coast premiere of Theresa Rebeck's Abstract Expression with Chautauqua Theatre Alliance. Other credits include "7 MET Shorts" and "The Great Writers Series", a project whose cast also included Ed Harris, Dermot Mulroney, Shirley Knight and Julianna Margulies. She most recently starred opposite Alfred Molina in the staged reading of Jonathan Lynn's dark comedy "The Bottome Line" at the Matrix Theatre. Upcoming films include the lead in the psychological thriller "Repose", the post-apocalyptic musical "Sacrifice", a starring role opposite Mark Feuerstein in "Lucid", and "Oblivion, Nebraska" with Gil Bellows.

Ms. Puette is represented theatrically by Robert Enriquez at Red Baron Management and commercially by Carrie Johnson at Mitchell K. Stubbs. She is a member of Screen Actors Guild and Actors' Equity Association. She resides in North Hollywood with her partner, actor-director Mark St. Amant and their five-year-old son, Wyatt Finn.

Before being cast as Spencer Moon in EastEnders (1985), Chris Parker worked as a lifeguard in Deptford, South London. He was a stunt double on the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Chris enjoys extreme sports and working out and spent a month on a charity hike through Poland.

John Norton is one of Irelands best known TV producers. He is an IFTA nominee and graduate of the Media Business School in Rhonda, Spain as well as the prestigious EAVE producers course. He is the founder of the Irish Film Academy at Ardmore Studios and he received a fellowship from the European Institute of Communications for his work in Film and Television.

In 2012, John was named in Image magazines 40 most inspiring under 40, annual list alongside such names as Michael Fassbender and Robert Sheehan. In the same month he was also Nominated for person of the year at the industries VVIP awards.

Isaura grew up in the East End of London where she started her acting career in local theatre.

She studied film studies and performing arts in college as well as history and English literature.

At 19 she moved to New York to train at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (2005-2007). She lived and worked there for another year, and moved back to London in 2008.

In 2009 she did a summer course in Oxford with the British American Drama Academy where she studied Shakespeare and modern theatre.

After returning she worked in theatre and then made the jump into film, playing the lead in short film Mosa (2010), followed by a leading role in the feature film David is Dying (2011).

Helen holds an MA in Voice from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama as well as a BA with Honours in French & Dance from the University of Chester. She works as a dialect coach in Film/TV/Theatre and has coached Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA winners. Helen is passionate about coaching accents.

Leonor Seixas loves it all: from Movies to Television to Theatre, and she's done it all too!

Born in Portugal, Leonor is a world traveler. Hollywood and Lisbon are her home base when she isn't working on location.

She began her ballet training at the tender age of three, and attended the prestigious National Conservatory of Dance in Lisbon. She was then accepted into the renowned Professional School of Theatre of Portugal. Still a teenager, she sought to expand her experience, and her classical training, by leaving Europe for New York City, and The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. While enrolled there, she apprenticed in student films and theatre, before she was cast back in Portugal as a lead character in a high grossing film and in a prime time TV series. The ratings success of these projects led to Leonor being in high demand. She has worked non-stop over the last decade in films, several TV series, theatre productions, commercials and doing voice-overs.

Her career has led to international success: Leonor was handpicked for a prime-time television series in Brazil, a role that endeared her to South American audiences. Has been nominated with several awards, and in Spain, at the revered Valencia Film Festival, she was named best actress with the movie "A Passagem Da Noite", a film that has won awards at festivals all over the world.

Cast by the biggest names in the entertainment industry , trained at the best schools, and with a wide range of working experience, Leonor is uniquely qualified to triumph in the next role that comes her way.

While most well known for being the front man of 90's British pop/rock group Let Loose, Wermerling is also an accomplished writer and producer. After Let Loose disbanded in 1996 due to creative differences, he went on to play keyboards and co-produce with a new band going by the name of Bottlefly, whose album was released in 2000.