Elfar Adalsteins
Director – Sailcloth starring John Hurt
Elfar Adalsteins is a filmmaker who lives in Buckinghamshire, England.
His directorial debut Subculture starring Tuppence Middleton (Sirens, Tormented), Joseph Kennedy (Sex Drugs & Rock ‘n Roll) and acclaimed actor Mark Womack (Route Irish) tells the story of a streetwise social outcast who has taken a young runaway girl under his wing. The short was filmed in Hammersmith last year and was also written and produced by Elfar.
In his second short film Sailcloth, Elfar got the great opportunity to work with the world renowned actor John Hurt (Elephant Man, Midnight Express, Aliens, Shooting Dogs). Again, he wrote, produced and directed the film, which was recentlyawarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the Rhode Island Film Festival, qualifying it for a recommendation to the short film Oscars and is currently on the Academy’s shortlist of 10 films. The 18 minute non dialogue piece tells the story of an elderly widower that sets in motion series of events to hide his
disappearance from a nursing home.
After completing the Director’s Series at the National Film and Television School conducted by director Brian Gilbert (Tom & Viv, Wilde) Elfar studied Digital Filmmaking at the Met Film School run at Ealing Studios. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) from Reykjavik University, Iceland. Before making the full time transition to writing and directing, Elfar was on the production team of Country Wedding by Vald and Mamma Gogo by Oscar; nominee Fridrik Thor Fridriksson. Currently he is on the development team of Black Rabbit Summer, scheduled for production in 2012 in collaboration with Ruby Films (Elizabeth, Jane Eyre, Fish Tank).
Watch ReelAlice Amter
The Big Bang Theory, Outsourced, ER, Judging Amy, The Good Girl, A Man Apart, Strong Medicine, Mad Men…
Alice Amter is a British born actress of mixed ethnic heritage. She is multilingual and possesses an inate deftness with accents which have been fueled by a curiosity about other languages and cultures. She has lived on three continents and currently resides in the U.S.
Her ambiguous ethnic appearance and skill as a chameleon have enabled her to convincingly portray a wide range of characters on both the big and small screens. She has appeared in numerous prime time TV shows opposite some of Hollywood’s biggest names. Her first job in television was opposite George Clooney in his final two episodes of the mega-hit medical drama ‘E.R’. This was followed by a series of appearances in an array of popular TV shows such as ‘Judging Amy’ opposite Amy Brenneman, ‘Strong Medicine’ with Janine Turner, ‘Til Death’ with Brad Garrett, ‘Skip Tracer’ with Stephen Dorff and a recurring role on ‘Presidio Med’ opposite Blythe Danner and Christina Hendricks from ‘Mad Men’. Simultaneously she garnered attention on the big screen with appearances in several films with some of Hollywood’s leading list talent, most notably Jennifer Anniston in ‘The Good Girl’, and Vin Diesel in ‘A Man Apart’.
In ‘Penance’ she crafts another memorable, albeit chilling performance as ‘Eve’ the unsympathetic french prison warden aka villainess in this disturbing thriller. Equally adept at both comedy and drama, she continues to gain notoriety as one of the most versatile actresses in the industry, and can be frequently seen demonstrating her comedic chops as Mrs Koothrappali in the hugely successful CBS TV sitcom ‘The Big Bang Theory’. Alice recently guest starred on the high rating primetime TV show ‘Outsourced’ and can be seen shortly on ‘The Whole Truth’.
Shaun Parkes
The River, Treasure Island, The Mummy Returns, Human Traffic, Moses, Servants, Casanova, Harley Street, Notes On A Scandal, Clubbed…
London born Shaun Parkes vast array of credits include lead and title roles in some of the UK’s finest dramas including: ’Moses Jones’, ’Casanova’ and ’Harley Street’. Miramax’s cult film ’Human Target’ launched Shaun as a star of big screen and propelled him to huge hits like ’The Mummy Returns’ and ’Notes on A Scandal’. Now Shaun is about to grace our screens in ABC’s brand new thriller ’The River’ starring as cameraman Adjay (Andreus Jude Poulaine).
Shaun discovered his love for entertainment at an early age and studied drama at Seltec College for two years, before being accepted into one the UK’s most prestigious drama schools ‘The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art’ (RADA).
On graduation Shaun enjoyed numerous roles on screen and stage, but it was ’Human Traffic’ that launched Shaun as an on screen star. This cutting edge film was directed by Justin Kerrigan and starring John Simm, Lorraine Pilkington and Danny Dyer, the film follows five friends as they spend a lost weekend in a mix of music, love and club culture. The film has become a major cult classic, influencing an entire generation of club-goers and setting a new standard for youth orientated comedy dramas.
Shaun’s versatility can be seen in many of his roles including the title role detective Moses Jones in ’Moses Jones’, Frederick Matkin in ’Servants’, Casanova’s sidekick Rocco in Russell T Davies ’Casanova’, Dr. Ekkow Obiang in ‘Harley Street’, Felix Masuku in ‘Strike Back’ and DS Anthony Wareing in ‘Identity’.
Academy trained actor Shaun hasn’t lost his love for treading the boards and has starred alongside David Threlfall and Neil Stuke in Joe Penhall’s award-winning play, ’Blue Orange’, in the West End in Kwame Kwei-Armah’s ’Eiliman’s Kitchen’ and at famous Shakespeare’s Globe as Aaron in ’Titus Andronicus’.
He is also known for many roles on the big screen including the wacky character Koop in ’The Mummy Returns’, Rob in ’Clubbed’ and Bill Rummer in ’Notes on A Scandal’ alongside starring Dame Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett.
In latest work Shaun will play the well-known character Pirate George Merry in Sky1 HD’s adaptation of the much-loved Robert Louis Stevenson classic ’Treasure Island’. With other cast member’s including Elijah Wood, Donald Sutherland and Daniel Mays, it is set in the dangerous world of buccaneers, and promises to be a high octane adventure following the story of gutsy young lad Jim Hawkins as he discovers Flint’s treasure map.
Shaun also co-stars in ABC’s brand new show ’The River’, this wonderful thriller is Executive Produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli’s. Shaun plays Adjay (Andreus Jude Poulaine), a British veteran cameraman, and part of the crew filming the expedition to find the missing Emmet Cole.
Amelia Jackson-Gray
Entourage, Law and Order, Deep Gold, The Mentalist…
British actress AMELIA JACKSON-GRAY was academy trained in the UK. She grew up in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales of Northern England and like many other successful British actresses Amelia began her career in theater. In little over a year she performed in over 15 productions, winning both critical and popular acclaim. Among many roles, she enjoyed leads in ‘Make Believe’ and ‘Cat Among the Pigeons’, she always captures the attention of her audience with colorful and comedic performances. Amelia’s portrayal as Viola in William Shakespeare’s searing comedy ‘Twelfth Night’ won acclaim from BBC programmer and director of drama John Sichel and the theater circle members as Best Actress. Other theater credits include ‘Little Bro Morning Big Sis Afternoon’, ‘Who’s Life Is It Anyway?’, ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, the Christmas pantomime ‘Ali Baba’ and Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance Of Being Earnest’.
Amelia’s talent and charm lead her to make a name for herself in the world of London advertising with her voice heading some of the biggest brands in the UK; COCA COLA, NO.7, MARKS & SPENCER, DOVE SHAMPOO, to name a few. Her popularity continues Stateside with Amelia appearing in a multitude of commercials for DIGIORNO PIZZA, DIET MOUNTAIN DEW, CONVERSE AND SILVERJET. Amelia also is the voice of over 10 characters in Star Wars ‘Knights Of The Old Republic’ video game. This game has been 4 years in the making and will wow gamers with its arrival in the next year or so!!
Once relocated to Los Angeles Amelia starred in a long list of independent films including the cult classic SNAKES ON A TRAIN, with her performance winning the attention of critics as “the best thing about the movie”. Amelia went on to star in a number of Indie classics including HALLOWEEN NIGHT, CRUSH(ED), THE 13TH ALLEY and the soon to be released HEARTLAND which was shot in India and directed by the award winning Fred Holmes.
It wasn’t long before this beautiful actress got her big American break in HBO’s hit show ENTOURAGE playing Amy, Sloane’s best friend and Vincent’s love interest for season 6. Amelia’s screen presence soon became in quick demand and she enjoyed roles in more hit TV shows. In THE MENTALIST Amelia played opposite Simon Baker for CBS, as the sophisticated Italian seductress Novella, followed by LAW & ORDER: LOS ANGELES for NBC playing the British heiress Vicki DeMille and her fun filled role for the high rating NBC sitcom OUTSOURCED.
AMELIA JACKSON-GRAY shines in her first 3D action movie DEEP GOLD that has just been released into theatres nationwide. This is the first of a three picture deal she has with the Hong Kong based studio Bigfoot Entertainment. Amelia plays the villainess Claire Simpson in DEEP GOLD, the film was shot in the Philippines where Amelia learnt to scuba dive for the role.
Judi Shekoni
Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Eastenders, Casualty, Fat Friends, Kings & Queens, Brothers and Sisters, Navy NCIS, Damages…
Born in Britain, Judi Shekoni www.judishekoni.com is a mixture of African, Spanish and British heritage. A successful film and televisions actress across the globe she is about to start shooting the final installment of the Twilight Franchise with a box office in excess of 1.7 billion to date. Her character Zafrina a vampire with a special skill teaches Bella how to fight.
Judi is a household name in Europe following her starring role in UK’s No 1 TV show Eastenders as ‘Precious’. She stared on every major TV channel in the UK; national staples; Casualty, Hollyoaks and Fat Friends, before relocating to Los Angeles for primetime shows such as Navy NCIS, King of Queens, Brothers & Sisters, and Studio features such as Foxs Garfield 2 opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Her relationship with 20 Century Fox continued when she was asked to host 12 episodes of her own prime time show ‘When Women Rule the World’ produced by Mike Darnell and shot on location for 2 months in Fiji with a budget of $10 million.
Judi is one of the faces of Yahoos international 100million dollar campaign, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0tukrdXz-Q had spreads in magazines including Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitian, GQ, FHM and covers of magazines around the world. She has voiced animated featured films most recently playing a Killer Rose in the yet to be release P.L.A.N.T.S, as well as international campaigns for well known brands.
She won Celebrity Fear Factor in Argentina, Hosting hosted music events in Nigeria, walked the runway in New York, hosted shows swimming with Sharks in Thailand, Sky diving in England, and travelled the world from Dubai to Denmark, Australia to Africa…
Her business pursuits include a Hair Extension line www.ExtensionEvolution.comand Actors Evolution www.ActorsEvolution.com and a company helping international actors relocate to Los Angeles, along with publishing a book ’The Film & Television Guide to Working in America’, available on Lulu.
Judi is available for international press, photo shoots and endorsements.
Emrhys Cooper
CORONATION STREET, ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE, WALK A MILE IN MY PRADAS, CSI:NY
British born Emrhys Cooper was drawn to performance at a young age. His talent led him to be offered a place at the prestigious Laine Theater Arts College in London, which he graduated from at only 19 years old. Immediately after his graduation Emrhys was snapped up to make his debut in London’s West End in the Queen Musical ‘We Will Rock You’. This production set in stone his love affair with the stage. Soon a garnered role followed in the National Tour of ‘Fame: The Musical’. Emrhys’s ability to shine coupled with his passion for Shakespeare earned him rave reviews for his role of Orlando in ‘As You Like It’ with the Red Earth Theater Company.
His natural charm extended beyond the stage and Emrhys was offered his feature film debut in the critically acclaimed ‘Bright Young Things’. This stellar production was also directed by the award winning Stephen Fry. With a growing fan base or producers and public alike it wasn’t long before he quickly bolstered his film experience with sought-after roles in ‘Mamma Mia’, starring legendary Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan, and the role of Henry in the thriller ‘Natasha’.
Emrhys is no stranger to the small screen, with early experience on the hit UK soap-opera Coronation Street, ‘I’d Do Anything’ (BBC1), and ’999 Lifesavers’ (BBC). He is now becoming a familiar face stateside and recently guest starred in the high rating prime time show ‘CSI: NY’.
Going from strength to strength Emhrys also added the role of producer to his belt. His film career is unstoppable as he stars in three upcoming feature films—the romantic comedy ‘Walk a Mile in My Pradas’, Co-Starring Tom Arnold, ‘I Want to Get Married’, and ‘Silver Case’ (Satyicon Pictures) which are due for release later this year.
Emrhys recently starred in the critically acclaimed production of ‘Entertaining Mr Sloane’, his performance lead to rave reviews and ‘The Stage Scene LA’ award for ‘Best performance by a Lead Actor’.
Tanya Franks
Family Affairs, Eastenders, Hotel Trubble, Pulling, Ashes to Ashes, Skins, The Cup, The Bill, Holby City, Doctors…
Award winning British actress Tanya Franks rose to fame in one of the UK’s most popular shows ‘Family Affairs’. Controversial story lines like playing a bi-sexual mother made her a viewers favourite. No stranger to crazy roles Tanya is probably most famous for her role as the drunken primary school teacher ‘Karen’ in the BBC’s award winning comedy series ‘Pulling’. Not surprisingly this hilarious show won the British Comedy Award and The South Bank Show Comedy Award. Tanya was also nominated for a British Comedy Award and the show received a Bafta nomination for Best Sitcom. Showing her dramatic side Tanya played ‘DCI Morell’ in the high rating national police drama ‘The Bill’. Other national roles include ‘Ashes To Ashes’, ‘Skins’, ‘The Cup’, ‘Eastenders’, ‘Holby City’ and ‘Doctors’.
Tanya’s long stage career has led her to grace the boards of Britain’s most prestigious theatres like the ‘Royal National Theatre’ and ‘Royal Exchange Manchester’. Including wonderful productions like: ‘Sing Yer Heart Out For The Lads’ (National Theatre), ‘Pretend You Have Big Buildings’ (Manchester), Steven Berkoff’s 25th Anniversary production of ‘East’ (Vaudeville Theatre, West End) plus many regional productions.
Tanya is also the founder of Stock-pot Productions writing and producing film – her shorts include ‘One Day’ (Kodak Best Short Film Finalist), ‘Missing’, and ‘The Briefcase That Brings Out The Baby In You’. These have screened at national and international film festivals and she is in development with her first feature.
Tanya just finished a run at the National Theatre in the comedy ‘Really Old, Like Forty Five’ playing ‘Amanda’, a Government medical researcher. This sold out production received amazing reviews: “Somehow you keep laughing even as you find yourself engulfed in depression about the horrors of old age and the perniciousness of government” said the Independent.
TV fans won’t be disappointed as this talented and versatile actress is about to hit our screens again playing ‘Dolly’ in the ever popular CBBC series ‘Hotel Trubble’ and by popular demand is back on screen in the UK’s number 1 Soap ‘Eastenders’ playing ‘Rainie’.
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Attack on Darfur, Human Target, Criminal Minds, Navy NCIS, Inale, 24, Pirates of The Caribbean, The Fourth Kind, Lost, Wolverine, The Bill, Julius Caesar…
Actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim classically trained in the UK at the highly regarded Bristol Old Vic and soon after graduation was invited to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. While playing at the National Theatre, Hakeem received glowing reviews sharing the stage with critically acclaimed actors for his performances as Edmund in ‘King Lear’ with Brian Cox, and Tyrell in ‘Richard III’ with Sir Ian McKellan. Hakeem’s transition to British television ensued with memorable leading roles in ‘Trial and Retribution’, ‘The Bill’, ‘Grange Hill’, ‘Ellington’ and the distinguished title role of ‘Julius Caesar’ for the BBC.
After settling in South Africa his work in film and television gave Hakeem a huge following, making him a household name and one of the country’s top celebrity actors. Whilst in South Africa he appeared in numerous television productions and a large number of feature films, including ‘Secret Laughter of Women’, ’After the Rain’, ‘Desert Rose’, ‘Scarback’ and ‘God is African’. Hakeem was nominated for an Avanti award (SA) for ‘Madame and Eve’ and his sense of style also led him to be in the running for the Elle’s Fashionably First award (SA).
Hakeem was also nominated for the highly regarded Gemini award for Best Actor in a supporting role for his performance in ‘Human Cargo’ and gained international notoriety for his wonderful portrayal of George Rutugunda in the Oscar nominated film ‘Hotel Rwanda’. His performance gained the attention of those in Hollywood, which led to leading roles in the TNT movie ‘Librarian 2′; opposite Noah Wyle, and ‘The Triangle’ opposite Eric Stoltz and Sam Neill.
Right after landing in Los Angeles Hakeem was invited to play in the Blockbuster ‘Pirates of the Caribbean III’, playing a pirate lord alongside such greats as Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Geoffrey Rush. He then shared his wonderful talent with millions of viewers on ‘Lost’, ‘Cane’ with Jimmy Smits, ‘Law & Order: SVU’ with Mariska Hargitay, ‘The Triangle’ with Sam Neill and ‘The Librarian’ with Gabrielle Anwar. Hakeem is often recognized for his recurring role as Colonel Dubaki, through which he wowed audiences with his stunning performance in ’24′s’ Season 7, and in the prequel movie ‘Redemption’.
Hakeem’s most recent motion picture ‘Wolverine’ with Hugh Jackman was an international hit and his fan’s eagerly await the release of his latest work, feature film’s “The 4th Kind” with Mila Jovovich and ‘Darfur’ with Billy Zane which won Best International Film at the New York Film Festival. His latest film ‘Black Gold’ will be by directed Jeta Amata who also shot ‘Amazing Grace’ and which was shot in his country of birth Nigeria. Hakeem starred in ‘Human Target’, ‘Criminal Minds’ and is about to join the series Navy NCIS LA.
Michelle Collins
Eastenders, Casualty, Personal Services, Sunburn, Daylight Robbery, Rock Rivals, French & Saunders, Single…
Michelle is one of Britain’s best loved, most popular actresses.
Her career began in London at the Cockpit youth theatre and the Royal Court Youth Activists, soon appearing at The Gate theatre Notting Hill with the acclaimed director Lou Stein.
Her first TV appearance was alongside Gary Oldman and she continued to enjoy a succession of roles, including the film ‘Lucky Sunil’ directed by Michael Caton-Jones. Michelle also appeared in ‘Personal services’ with Julie Walters.
Michelle soon joined Britain’s best loved soap ‘Eastenders’. She was originally asked to join for 11 episodes, but with her character being a national favourite she played ‘Cindy’ for 10 years. It was from this stand out role, that Michelle won an acclaimed BAFTA award.
Her success in TV and theatre continued, appearing in the BBC’s smash hit ‘Sunburn’ in the lead role for 2 seasons, the massive ‘Two thousand acres of sky’ which was also shown on BBC America for 2 seasons, Michelle played a bank robber for two series of ‘Daylight Robbery’, ‘Can’t buy me love’ followed, with Martin Kemp, and based on a true life story, ‘Perfect’, the critically acclaimed 2 part drama, playing a bigamist, ‘The Illustrated Mum’, where she played a manic depressive alcoholic bi polar mother and won an international Emmy and 3 BAFTA awards. Michelle also played a policewoman in ‘Lloyd & Hill’, starred in ‘Uprising’, ‘Single’, BBC comedy sketch show ‘French & Saunders’ and most recently ‘Rock Rivals’. Michelle also enjoys a successful West End career with appearances in ‘Wrath of a simple man’, ‘Daddy Cool’, ‘Vagina monologues’ and ‘The Play what I wrote’ directed by Kenneth Brannagh.
Having gained a reputation for playing very strong, tough yet vulnerable and flawed women with a huge range of complex characters throughout her long and successful career. Michelle is a celebrity at home in the UK but prefers to work hard, rather than flaunt herself on the red carpet!
Janina Anderson
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Prison Break, Casualty, Tiger Bay, London’s Burning, Nutz and Boltz, Torchwood, Is Harry on The Boat, Human Traffic…
Janina Anderson is from Wales in the UK. She caught the acting bug at the tender age of 9 and spent a happy childhood performing. Inspirational teachers quickly noticed her talent and throughout her younger years she enjoyed playing in wonderful productions including ‘Annie’, ‘Gypsy’, ‘Oklahoma’, ‘Romeo & Juliet’, ‘Damn Yankees’, ‘Under Milk Wood ‘and ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’. It wasn’t long before she was picked to be a part of HTV’s Wales junior drama workshop, which provided a casting pool of talent for Television in Wales. Jan also appeared in Productions at the Sherman theatre in Cardiff for 5 years. The small screen soon beckoned and at the tender age of 15 Jan already headed her own show, hosting the popular teenage magazine program ‘The Gen’. Her love for acting lead her to train at the Welsh College of Music and Drama to train.
Moving to the capital of London, leads in more theatre productions and independent films beckoned. Jan’s talent and beauty was soon noticed and she was snapped up in her first series regular at the age of only 20, in the BBC’s Prime Time drama ‘Tiger Bay’ playing wild child ‘Jodie Marsh’. This head strong and fearless girl was much like Janina at that time and was a joy for her to play. Soon becoming a fan favorite, she starred in Miramax’s infamous ‘Human Traffic’. After filming this cult flick Janina landed the role of nurse ‘Chloe Hill’ in the BBC’s popular primetime drama ‘Casualty’ and starred in this show for 5 years. Having itchy feet and wings that needed to fly, Janina left this number one show and played leading characters in many more. Including news reporter ‘Sandie Booth’ in ITV’s ‘The Bill’, ‘Fran Morris’ In ‘Doctors’ and a cameo in the UK’s funniest comedy ‘French & Saunders’ with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Her next long running series regular role was playing sexy Lisa Hill on ITV’s prime show, ‘London’s Burning. Lisa Hill was the firemen’s cook; only she could not actually cook! Going back to her well-loved roots Wales, Jan played sassy Welsh Police women ‘Tess Conti’ on ITV’s drama series ‘Nuts and Bolts’. Another fun role ensued, filming in crazy Ibiza playing mouthy Welsh girl ‘Kim’ in the kitschy comedy ‘Is Harry On The Boat’.
It wasn’t long before Hollywood was calling, but Jan took a few years out to train with the best in Los Angeles. This training soon paid off, with leads in multiple films and shows including: the comedy series ‘National Banana’ by Jerry Zucker, the award winning ‘Three Days Blind’, directed by Christopher Keith, playing another nurse in Fox’s ‘Prison Break’ and recurring characters in the Sci-Fi networks ‘Scare Tactics’ with Tracey Morgan. Not forgetting her roots Jan also shot the ever-popular BBC America series ‘Torchwood’, playing ‘Marie’ and Owen Teales Cheating Wife in the film ‘Pleasure Park’ for ITV Wales.
Jan now has a new exciting role playing ‘Stella’ on the unforgettable HBO show ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and will soon be seen on the big screen playing sexy teacher ‘Mrs. Macintre’ with Josh Hutchinson and Dane Cook in the brand new comedy ‘Detention’, directed by the visionary genius Joseph Khan….
Tehmina Sunny
CHILDREN OF MEN, SINGULARITY, ARGO, NCIS, CALIFORNICATION, HEROES AND UNDERCOVERES
Tehmina Sunny is rapidly making her mark in both film and television. Noticed by industry icon and Oscar nominated director Roland Joffe, she was selected for his epic adventure ‘Singularity’ which will appear in theaters in 2012, working alongside Neve Campbell and Josh Hartnett. Tehmina is also currently working on ‘Argo’, Ben Affleck’s eagerly awaited production in collaboration with George Clooney and directed by Ben Affleck.
Her earliest works include collaborating with multi- award winning director Mike Figgis for an adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s novel ‘The Ground Beneath Her Feet’ portraying Vina, a tainted scarred character whose story is told over many decades within the film, transitioning an age range from a teen to early forties. The performance work combined music and film that premiered at the inaugural Manchester International Festival in England with Alan Rickman as the narrator. She was handpicked to play a futuristic underground gang member in the Oscar nominated project ‘Children of Men’, directed by Alfonso Cuaron in his adaptation of P.D. James novel working with Clive Owen and Julianne Moore.
On the small screen Tehmina has portrayed a retrospective of characters in Emmy award winning productions including NCIS, Californication, Heroes and Undercovers, alongside the talented David Duchovny, Rufus Sewell and Mark Hammon.
She has recently completed the Independent feature ‘Elevator’ playing a quick witted New York TV news reporter whose world tumbles down in the space on one night. Working with talented and gifted members of the entertainment community including Shirley Knight, Joey Slotnick and John Getz, the psychological thriller will be circuiting the film festivals in the latter part of 2011.
Born in London, her passion for the arts was developed at an early age. She received a scholarship for playing the violin, Viola and piano. With no previous training she was a finalist for the BBCs cross-country search for acting talent, a nationwide competition battling against tens of thousands. From that point she appeared in numerous school productions exploring her newfound talent.
She decided to put her artistic dreams aside and focused on achieving a more “stable” life as a computer programmer. She attended the University of Leeds in England, where she studied Business Information Systems with an emphasis on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science. This combined with marketing and business studies earned her a Bachelor of Science degree with honors.
Tehmina’s language skills as well as her ability to transition smoothly between British, American, Indian and Middle Eastern accents have given her a wide national appeal, thus allowing her to naturally carve a niche in the entertainment industry.
Luing Andrews
SILENT WITNESS, THE BILL, CASUALTY, THE HEAVY, BRONSON, ROYAL BODYGUARD
British actor Luing Andrews began his career as a stunt man and directly after training was offered his first feature ‘Called Home’, daring Luing not only acted in this exciting film but also performed his own stunts including a cliff fall and car crash!
After being offered a place at the prestigious LAMDA his love for acting grew and on graduation Luing was snapped up to work alongside Pauline Quirk and Graham Cole in the UK’s high rating police drama ‘The Bill’. In another fan favourite ‘Silent Witness’ Luing starred as Ash Williams alongside Amanda Burton. Soon he became a regular on British Television with primetime shows like ‘Whitechapel II’, ‘Wings of Love’, ‘Afterlife II’, ‘Footballers Wives’ ‘Green Grass’, ‘My Family’ and ‘Worst Christmas of My Life’. Luing enjoyed playing a gangster Lieutenant with Scott Maslen in the TV version of ‘Lock Stock’ and Raz in the UK’s number one soap Eastenders alongside talented actor John Bardon. In one of his most heartfelt roles yet Luing played biker with a heart Henry Swindell in the nations much loved hospital drama ‘Casualty’ starring with the main characters Josh and Charley.
Film soon came calling and Luing was offered the lead in ‘The Heavy’ as villain Thomas Black in ‘Flugel der liebe’ (Wings of Love’). As well as ‘Bronson’, ‘Football Factory’, ‘The Oxford Murders’, ‘The Pimp’, ‘The Tribe’ and ‘The Sculptress’.
Currently Luing is filming ‘The Royal Bodyguard’ alongside the much-loved David Jason, playing a character who this time on the right side of the law PC Clive Roberts. Showing his comedic side in the upcoming British comedy ‘Him and Her’ Luing plays the feisty father Colin and in contrast to his usual bad boy roles, is the guardian angel and face of Motor Cycle News.
Darren Darnborough
True Blood, Eastenders, Holby City, The Bill, Pie in The Sky, Gracie, Lost in Cannes, The Car, Nobody The Great…
British actor Darren Darnborough started his career in the UK, performing in numerous prestigious stage productions. The UK is also where his love for the camera began! Darren appeared on hugely popular Television series including the Nations Number 1 TV show BBC’s ‘Eastenders’, the exciting and high rating hospital drama ‘Holby City’, another favorite ITV’s ‘The Bill’ and ‘Pie in The Sky’.
Darren has enjoyed many leading roles in films such as ‘Gracie’, ‘The Car’, ‘Lost in Cannes’ and ‘Nobody the Great’, which was premiered in LA and his home town of London. ‘Nobody the Great’ won the Viewers Voice Award for Best Film at Cinequest 2007, as well as winning several other major awards. You will also have seen Darren in several national commercials such as Nestlé’s Golden Grahams, Dr. Pepper, Burger King, McDonalds, Haagen Dazs and Pizza Hut to name but a few.
Watch out for Darren’s new road trip comedy ‘Andy & Chaz Bugger off to America’ and his role as Callum in ‘True Blood’.
Treva Etienne
Pirates of The Caribbean, Undercovers, Bad Boys II, 24, Criminal Minds, Black Hawk Down, Terminator Salvation…
Treva Etienne was featured in the blockbuster Terminator Salvation and recently appeared as a guest star on NBC’s new JJ Abrams drama Undercovers.Previously Treva had a re-ocurring role in the NBC drama The Philanthropist, shot entirely on location in S.Africa. His featured movie roles include Pirates of the Caribbean – Curse of the Black Pearl, Bad Boys II, Black Hawk Down and Eyes Wide Shut and has guest starred on24, Criminal Minds, Medium, Charmed, Angel and Threat Matrix. In 2009, he starred in three independent movies – Tic, Compulsion, and Green Street Hooligans 2. Other indie roles includeMasked and Anonymous, The Changeling, English as a Second Language, Desert Vows and Japan with Peter Fonda. He just completed shooting the indie film “Barroom Babies” in Arizona, produced a short documentary on homeless teens in LA and is currently co-producing a feature length documentary on Archbishop Desmond Tutu for his 80th birthday celebration for Oct 2011.
In the UK he is best known for leading roles in hit TV dramas like the sci-fi seriesThe Last Train, London’s Burning, and the BAFTA/RTS award winning drama series Holding On, The Godsend, Casualty, The Bill, Only Fools and Horses, Desmond’s and Sir Peter Hall’s The Final Passage. His extensive theatre credits include the title role in Sir Peter Gill’s Macbeth at The Royal National Theatre, and lead roles in Measure for Measure/Shakespeare & Co. USA, Black Poppies/Royal National Theatre, Some Kind Of Hero/Young Vic, Moon On a Rainbow Shawl directed by Maya Angelou /Almeida, Hard Knocks/The Royal Court, The Four Seasons & Noah’s Wife/ Edinburgh Festival, An Enchanted Land/Riverside Studios.
After training with the BBC as a director, he wrote and directed his first short filmThe Promise of Strangers. His television credits include writing, producing and directing two seasons of the BBC’s award winning comedy sketch show The Real McKoy. He wrote and directed two award winning short films, Driving Miss Crazywhich won the HBO Best Short Film in Acapulco, and A Woman Scorned which won a Best Short Film prize at the Hollywood Scarefest Film Fest”. Both films were screened on Channel 4 in the UK , and played film festivals in the United States, Europe and Africa. He also produced his first project in LA, a pilot drama about the paparazzi called “Tretch’.
He ran his former company, Crown Ten productions for five years, developing young writers in drama & comedy and running media training programs in schools. He co-produced a short documentary titled ”Arts in the Community”, with BBC Schools. He produced the BBC radio drama Rushdie and The Bajan Mafia (a radio comedy pilot). Other production credits include The New Generation (Producer – BBC comedy pilot) and Club Class (Creator/ Director – Ch 5 comedy pilot). The company secured funding from HRH Prince Charles Business Trust. On three occasions, Treva presented The Duke of Edinburgh Awards to 200 children/teenagers at Buckingham Palace and St. James Palace with HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Edward. Treva sat on the UK Film Council Review Group with Chris Smith MP – former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and established UK Film industry producers and practioners.
David Collier
The Hunting of The Snark, Love Soup, Pulling, The Bill, Dogma TV…
David has just completed filming the lead role in ‘The Hunting of the Snark’, an exciting new Hollywood film adaptation of the famed Lewis Carol story, which features narration by British screen legend Sir Christopher Lee.
Before making the move to Los Angeles, David was already a popular face on British television. After starring in the hit Channel 4 comedy ‘Dogma TV’ David went on to enjoy many critically acclaimed performances on high rating British television shows, including the popular BBC comedies ‘Love Soup’ and ‘Pulling’ and the BAFTA award winning police drama ‘The Bill’.
David has also been the face of numerous award winning television commercials for many of the worlds biggest brand names, including Coca-Cola ,Virgin and IBM.
