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Hannah Dakota Fanning was born on the 23rd of February 1994, in Conyers, Georgia, USA, to Heather Joy (Arrington) and Steven Fanning. Her mother played professional tennis, and her father, now an electronics salesman, played minor league baseball. She is of German, Irish, English, French, and Channel Islander descent. Before her debut into the cinematic world, Dakota did her own acting around her house. She was very active for her age, and often put a blanket under her shirt and pretended to be having a baby, using her younger sister, Elle Fanning, who is also an actress now, as the baby. Dakota went to a playhouse near her home, where the children that attended put on a play every week to show to their parents. But the people running the playhouse noticed that Dakota stood out, and advised her parents to take her to an agency. They believed that she was extremely talented.

The Fanning family were advised to spend six weeks in Los Angeles, a long way from their home in Georgia. But there Dakota managed to get her first work; to star in a national Tide commercial. She was chosen out of many, many other children.

The family then decided to move to Los Angeles permanently, for it looked like Dakota's career was looking very good. After they moved, Dakota signed with a professional agency, and soon won a role in the movie Tomcats (2001). She then went onto a small project called Father Xmas (2001) as Clairee.

But Dakota's big break-through was yet to come. She auditioned for one of the main characters in I Am Sam (2001), and the director and the rest of the crew were amazed by her extraordinary talent. Dakota was cast, and starred in the movie as Lucy Diamond Dawson, alongside major Hollywood stars Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer.

After I Am Sam (2001) her talent was immediately recognized around the world. She went straight onto Trapped (2002) as Abby Jennings, alongside Charlize Theron, then played the younger version of Reese Witherspoon in 2002's Sweet Home Alabama (2002) But Dakota still had two more movies to come in 2002. Firstly she got a huge role in Steven Spielberg's Taken (2002), the mini-TV series, and narrated the ten whole episodes, as well as having a part. This was a little more challenging, as she was playing a troubled alien child, but she managed to do brilliantly. Her last movie for 2002 was the children's movie Hansel & Gretel (2002) as Katie.

2003 was also a brilliant year for Dakota, as she starred in a number of exciting projects. Firstly, it was as Sally Walden in The Cat in the Hat (2003) with Mike Myers, then she played Lorraine "Ray" Schleine, a bratty little girl, in the sweet comedy Uptown Girls (2003) alongside Brittany Murphy. She then voiced preschool Kim in Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003).

In 2004, Dakota appeared in the violent thriller, Man on Fire (2004), alongside Denzel Washington. Her reviews were excellent.

First in 2005 was Nine Lives (2005), as Maria, then the chilling Hide and Seek (2005) alongside Robert De Niro. By now, she was the busiest child actress in Hollywood, with a resume to die for. Her younger sister, (Elle Fanning), had also been discovered a few years earlier.

After Hide and Seek (2005) came War of the Worlds (2005), which was one of her major movies out of everything she'd worked in. Not only did it make her more popular, but she got to play the daughter of A-list Hollywood actor Tom Cruise. They had four very successful premieres; the first in Tokyo, Japan, the second in France, the third in London, England and the fourth in New York, USA. The reviews were outstanding, especially Dakota's. She then voiced Lilo in Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005).

Mary Elle Fanning was born on the 9th of April 1998 in Conyers, Georgia, USA, to Heather Joy (Arrington) and Steven J. Fanning. Her mother played professional tennis, and her father, now an electronics salesman, played minor league baseball. She is of German, Irish, English, French, and Channel Islander descent.

Elle's ascent into stardom began when she was almost three years old, when she played the younger version of her sister, Dakota Fanning's, character Lucy in the drama film I Am Sam (2001). She then played younger Dakota again in Taken (2002) as Allie, age 3. But her first big independent movie without her sister was in 2003's Daddy Day Care (2003) as Jamie. She then had two guest appearances on Judging Amy (1999) and CSI: Miami (2002).

Elle was becoming more successful and she got another role, in 2004's The Door in the Floor (2004) with Kim Basinger. Her career kept improving, as she had two movies in 2005, Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) and I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006).

She has since starred in a number of prominent films, including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Super 8 (2011), We Bought a Zoo (2011), and Maleficent (2014).

Holly Hunter was born in Conyers, Georgia, to Opal Marguerite (Catledge), a homemaker, and Charles Edwin Hunter, a part-time sporting goods company representative and farmer with a 250 acre farm. She is the youngest of seven children. Her parents encouraged her talent at an early age, and her first acting part was as Helen Keller in a fifth-grade play. In 1976 she went to Pittsburgh to pursue a degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University. After graduating in 1980, she went to New York City, where she met playwright Beth Henley in a stalled elevator. Hunter went on to get roles in a number of Henley's southern Gothic plays, including Crimes of the Heart and The Miss Firecracker Contest. In 1982 the actress went to Los Angeles. She landed her first starring role in the movies in the Coen brothers' Raising Arizona (1987), a part that is said to have been written with her in mind. She gained stardom in 1987 when she played the driven TV news producer Jane Craig in James L. Brooks' Broadcast News (1987). In 1993 she earned an Academy Award and worldwide acclaim with her performance as a mute bride to a New Zealand planter in The Piano (1993).

Jaten Dimsdale, known by his moniker, Teddy Swims, is an American singer and songwriter from Atlanta, GA.

Teddy grew up navigating different worlds: he was a football player, a musical theater student and the grandson of a Pentecostal pastor. Teddy was exposed to a wider variety of music than most "country boys". In high school and over the next few years he was in several bands, genres ranging from 80's hair metal, funk, modern metal-core, soul, and country alternative bands. These experiences make Teddy who he is as an artist.

In March of 2019, Teddy went on his first US tour as a hip-hop artist with his best friend Addy Maxwell, which he describes as freeing experience, as he was able to continue to expand into uncharted territory. With this in mind, Teddy began to explore integrating the various genres he loved: metal, pop-punk, soul/funk, country, gospel, r&b, and show-tunes, into one genre that is Teddy Swims.

Teddy is the accumulation of past projects. Swims stands for: someone who isn't me sometimes, a reference to Teddy's struggle to integrate the different parts of himself. For Teddy, the goal is to break barriers and bring people together. About the project, Teddy says, "There are no categories, no stereotypes, no statistic is a definite number. Until we learn to see every person as an individual, we will never truly reach unity."

From Conyers, GA, Josh Mikel is the son of elementary school teacher Anne Mikel and jack-of-all-trades John Mikel. A graduate of Florida State University's Theatre and Creative Writing programs, Josh honed his craft on the stages at FSU's School of Theatre. While at FSU, he worked closely as an actor and storyboard artist with the acclaimed Florida State Film School and developed a love for filmmaking. As a director, he has created and animated music videos for the acts Against Me!, Waxahatchee, Jake Bugg, Neon Trees, and American Authors. A published playwright, Josh is known particularly for his theatre for young audiences works "The Monster Hunters," and "Good Good Trouble on Bad Bad Island." Josh is the long time drummer for the indie rock band Look Mexico. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia where he is represented by J Pervis Talent Agency and Authentic Management.

Jacob "Gaven" Wilde was born in Conyers, GA and is the second youngest of five children. As a young child, Gaven showed a great love and passion for the game of baseball. Although he took professional pitching lessons and excelled in all aspects of the game, in his heart, he was destined to do more. Out of the 5 children, J. Gaven Wilde seemed to be the one to always "entertain" the family. His quick-whit and constant dramatic antics drove him to making goofy skits for a YouTube channel. Eventually, he exhibited signs of a passion that flowed much deeper than the love of baseball. He began writing, producing, and editing his own films and decided that even as young as he was, the film industry was exactly where he wanted to be. Since then, J. Gaven Wilde has stayed busy with auditions and bookings. When he is not on set, he spends his time not only perfecting his craft, but diligently writing, filming, and editing his own scripts and films. Many of J. Gaven Wilde's projects have given him the opportunity to learn and do things that some may never have the chance to do! He has had training in Fight Choreography for Film, Stick Choreography for Film, and dialect coaching by one of Atlanta's top Language Institutes. He has truly been blessed for the opportunities he's had to work with so many amazing directors, producers, writers, crews, set teachers, mentors, and actors. Be sure to stay updated on his social media sites about his many upcoming projects. So far, 2019 is going to be one amazing year for this talented Atlanta Teen Actor!

Dean Lorey was born in Conyers, Georgia, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Harley Quinn (2019), Arrested Development (2003) and Creature Commandos (2024).

John Mark Karr was born on 11 December 1964 in Conyers, Georgia, USA. He was previously married to Lara Marie Knutson and Quientana Shotts.

Jill Arrington was born on 27 July 1972 in Conyers, Georgia, USA. She is an actress, known for Close to Home (2005), Monk (2002) and The Game (2006). She was previously married to Dean Panaro.

Kelly Travis Hamm was born on 17 April 1986 in Conyers, Georgia, USA. She has been married to Hunter Hamm since 20 May 2016. They have two children.

Keith Thomas was born in 1957 in Conyers, Georgia, USA. He is a composer and producer, known for Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), The Mask (1994) and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004).

Neville Hewitt was born on 6 April 1993 in Conyers, Georgia, USA.

J. Alec Hawkins was born on 10 September 1986 in Conyers, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for Cookie Jar (2003), Men Without Jobs (2004) and Here Comes Santa Claus (2003).

Keith Thomas was born in Conyers, Georgia, USA. He is known for HBO First Look (1992) and Amy Grant: Building the House of Love (1994).

Jesse Baker was born on 10 July 1957 in Conyers, Georgia, USA.

Grady Jarrett was born on 28 April 1993 in Conyers, Georgia, USA.