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Melanie Nelson

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Melanie Nelson is originally from southern Utah. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Utah University and performed as a member of the Utah Shakespearean Festival acting company. She went on to receive her Master of Fine Arts degree from Southern Methodist University where she performed at the Dallas Theater Center and Fort Worth Shakespeare in the Park, among other venues. In addition to her degrees, she has trained with voice coach Patsy Rodenburg (Head of Voice at The National Theatre, author: The Right to Speak) and is a recognized actor/combatant by the SAFD.Some of her favorite roles with PAC include Becca in The Rabbit Hole, Ms Cheveley in An Ideal Husband, Chris in Dancing At Lughnasa, Elvira in Blithe Spirit, Hanna in Arcadia and Catherine in Proof. Other roles include Portia in The Merchant of Venice (Greer Garson Theater), Annelle in Steel Magnolias (Provo Theatre Company), Ophelia in Hamlet (Fort Worth Shakespeare in the Park), Amy Lee in Laundry & Bourbon (The Egyptian Theatre), Gloria in You Never Can Tell (The Water Tower Theatre), Senior Actor inSix Characters in Search of an Actor (Greer Garson Theater), Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream(Southwest Acting Company), Mariah in Loose Ends (Margo Jones Theater), Martha Cratchet in A Christmas Carol (The Dallas Theater Center), Maisy in SLAM – It Must Have Been Cold (Plan B Theatre Company) and Jane in The Women (Theatre Neo). Her television and film credits include: Midway to Heaven, Everwood and Charmed. 
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Sean Connery

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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 - October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer who won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000). Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama. On October 31, 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90.
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Lisa Ray

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Lisa Rani Ray is a Canadian actress, model, television host, philanthropist and social activist. In 2005 she appeared in the Canadian film Water, which premièred at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2008 she starred alongside Sheetal Sheth in the romance films I Can't Think Straight and The World Unseen. Ray made her Indian cinematic debut in 1994 with the Tamil film Nethaji, alongside Sarath Kumar, in which she appeared in a brief role. In 2001 she appeared in the Bollywood film Kasoor alongside Aftab Shivdasani. In 2002 she acted in the Telugu film Takkari Donga, alongside Mahesh Babu. On 16 November 2010, TLC India announced that it would film a new 5-part series, Oh My Gold, with Ray. It premiered in 2011. The series Oh My Gold was set against the cultural-yet-contemporary backdrop of India. Uncovering the beauty of various cities, Ray played both a host and a travel guide. In 2016, Ray appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's biographical Veerappan.
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Tipnaree Weerawatnodom

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Namtan Tipnaree Weerawatnodom is an actor managed by GMM TV. Raised in Ayutthaya province, she graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts—majoring in acting and directing—from Srinakharinwirot University. Nowadays, Namtan is pursuing a Master's in Performing Arts in the same Faculty. She is the younger sister of Thai professional footballer Narubadin Weerawatnodom (Ton). From 2013 to 2015, she was a well-known host of the show "Strawberry Krubcake." For her role in "Who Are You" (2020) playing twin sisters, Tipnaree was nominated as "Best Actress in a Leading Role" in the 26th "Asian Television Awards" (2021). Outside her acting career, Tipnaree has an online shop of fish chili paste called Nam-Prik-Ta-Lood
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Sarrah Abdelrahman

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An Egyptian actress who first appeared in several stage productions at the American University in Cairo, where she studied Theater and Mass Communication. She made her onscreen debut opposite Ahmed Helmy in the film Congratulations (2009). She also appeared in several works in film and TV including Mom's Husband (2010), Under Control (2015), The Sun Will Never Set (2017), 3 Seasons of Al- Plateau (2016-2017), Farthest Neighbor (2017), The Treasure 2: Love and Destiny (2019) and Tourist (2019), the first joint production between Egypt and Luxembourg.
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Ryan Eggold

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Ryan James Eggold was born on August 10, 1984 in the Southern California city of Lakewood and attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School there, where he participated in many school plays and graduated in 2002. He was subsequently accepted into the University of Southern California's School of Dramatic Arts and granted a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2006. His professional television debut came only months later on The WB's series "Related." Other television credits include FX's "Dirt" (2007) with Courteney Cox and a starring role as Tom Keen in the spin-off series "The Blacklist: Redemption." A feature-length film debut followed in 2011 with the release of "Sironia." Eggold wrote, directed, produced and scored the film "Literally Right Before Aaron," which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and was based on his 2011 short of the same name that follows a young man who attends the wedding of his ex-girlfriend. He would go on to play a supporting role in Spike Lee's "BlacKKKlansman." On stage, Eggold starred in a revival of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," opposite Alec Baldwin and Laurie Metcalf, at the John Drew Theater at Guild Hall in East Hampton, N.Y.
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Paige Henderson

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Paige grew up the youngest of four kids in a house at the end of the cul-de-sac in Washington state. She learned two languages, graduated with honors, and became a ski instructor before relocating to Los Angeles. She is a founding member of Liminal Space Players theatre company as well as co-founder of Svelte Dog Productions. Spare time activities include telling too many stories about her 1.5 year solo round-the-world trip, cuddling puppies, and reminding her older brother and sisters that it’s been scientifically proven the youngest sibling is the funniest.
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Orfeas Avgoustidis

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Orpheus - Eleftherios Avgoustidis (born 5 June 1985 in Exarchia) is a Greek television, film and theatre actor. He is the son of actors Maria Tzompanaki and Dinos Avgoustidis. He graduated from the Drama School of the National Theatre, and then studied film at the New York Film Academy. He made his debut in the film "Loofa and Variation: Sirens in the Aegean" (2005) directed by Nikos Perrakis. This was followed by the television series "Loofa and Variation: The Series" which was broadcast by NET in the 2006/2007 season and in which he starred as soldier Giannis Papadopoulos, as well as his participation in the Alpha police series 10th Order in the episode "Virtual Reality" where he starred alongside Danae Skiadi. In the 2007/2008 season, he starred in the Alpha romantic series "I Got Red Glasses", playing the young professor Dimitris, who is in a relationship with Marianna (Evelina Papoulia), who is 12 years his senior, and he played in the Diana Theater for the second season in the play "Night of Radio Murders" with Eleni Randou and Vasilis Charalambopoulos. In the 2008/2009 season, she made four appearances in the cinema: she starred with Akis Sakellariou and Faye Xyla in the comedy film by Yannis Xanthopoulos "Everything will be fine", and appeared as a guest star in "Ilias tou 16ou" directed by Nikos Zapatinas and starring Petros Filippidis, in "Bank Bang", directed and starring Vassilis Charalambopoulos and in "I'm Dying for You" by Eleni Randou. She also starred at the Diana Theater in the play "The Rainmaker" directed by Eleni Randou, while she appeared in the Mega Channel youth series "Wild Children" and in the comedy "Seven Deadly Mother-in-Laws". In the television series "The Island" he played Antonis Angelopoulos, and in the series Ethniki Hellados by Giorgos Kapoutzidis he kept the role of Achilles. On private television he has appeared in the series 10th Commandment, Loofah and Variation, I Got Red Glasses, Baby Dance, Wild Children, Seven Deadly Mother-in-Laws, Working Woman, The Island, Ethniki Hellados, Love Like There's No Tomorrow, Red Wedding Dress, You Murders, Other Me: Catharsis, Sasmos, Postcard.
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Andrew Klavan

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Andrew Klavan is the author of such internationally bestselling crime novels as True Crime, filmed by Clint Eastwood, Don’t Say A Word, filmed and starring Michael Douglas and Empire of Lies. Stephen King called him “the most original novelist of crime and suspense since Cornell Woolrich.” He has been nominated for the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award five times and has won twice. He has also won the Thumping Good Read Award from WH Smith and been nominated twice for the Bouchercon’s Anthony. His books have been translated around the world. His most recent work of fiction is the serial fantasy-thriller podcast Another Kingdom, which was on iTune’s list of the top 100 podcasts. It will be published as a novel trilogy in 2019. Andrew has also written thrillers for young adults, including the bestselling Homelanders series, which follows a heroic teenager’s battle against terrorists. His YA novel If We Survive was nominated for an International Thriller Writers award and his novel Game Over was nominated for Best Inspirational Novel by the publishing trade journal Romantic Times. Andrew’s non-fiction includes a memoir of his religious journey The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ, and a book of satire, The Leftese Dictionary. Andrew is a contributing editor to City Journal, the magazine of the Manhattan Institute, and has written numerous articles for them, including a report from an embed with American troops in Afghanistan and a consideration of the politics of William Wordsworth. His essays and op-eds on politics, religion, movies, and literature have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, The Washington Post, the LA Times, and elsewhere. His satirical video series — “Klavan on the Culture,” for PJTV, “A Very Serious Commentary,” for Glenn Beck’s Blaze TV, and “The Revolting Truth,” for Truth Revolt — have been viewed tens of millions of times. He currently does a Monday through Thursday podcast The Andrew Klavan Show for the Daily Wire. As a screenwriter, Andrew wrote the screenplays to “A Shock to the System,” which starred Michael Caine, “One Missed Call,” which starred Edward Burns, and “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer,” starring Dean Cain. He also wrote the script for the groundbreaking iOS app, “Haunting Melissa,” which won the 2014 Appy Award for Entertainment.
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Yannis Papanastasopoulos

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Yannis Papanastasopoulos is a filmmaker hailing from the vibrant city of Athens, Greece born in 1994. Having embarked on his journey in the world of cinema, Yannis carved his path to success when he directed his first short film, titled "Pathosis," during his film studies, earning him first-class honours in 2017. Fueled by a thirst for knowledge and a desire to constantly refine his craft, Yannis sought to expand his expertise in manipulating the art of cinematography. His dedication led him to the prestigious ARRI Academy in Munich, where he received certification in camera systems. Yannis has adorned his résumé with an impressive array of experiences in the industry. From commercials to music videos and films, his diverse experiences include working at Nu Boyana Film Studios in Sofia, Bulgaria one of Europe's largest and most renowned film studios, a pivotal moment that enriched his understanding of filmmaking. This invaluable opportunity allowed him to immerse himself in the heart of the filmmaking process, learning from industry veterans and refining his artistic vision. Embracing his entrepreneurial spirit and recognizing the need for a creative space that fosters innovation, Yannis realized his vision in 2022 with the grand opening of "Ena Kare," a modern photo studio and creative haven. This achievement not only highlights his drive to provide a platform for fellow artists but also showcases his versatility as a multifaceted creative force in the industry.
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