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Terry O'Quinn

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Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He is best known for his Emmy Award-winning performance as John Locke on the TV series Lost (2004–2010). He had roles in films including The Stepfather (1987), The Rocketeer (1991), Heaven's Gate (1980), Silver Bullet (1985), Young Guns (1988), Blind Fury (1989), Tombstone (1993) and Primal Fear (1996). Other prominent television roles include Peter Watts in Millennium (1996–1999), FBI Asst. Director Kendall in Alias (2002–2004), Commander Joe White in Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2018), and Tom Tavner in Patriot (2015–2018).
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Tracey Ullman

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Tracey Ullman (born 30 December 1959) is a British-American actress, singer, dancer, screenwriter, director, and producer. Critics have lauded her ability to shift seamlessly in and out of character and accents, with many dubbing her the "female Peter Sellers". Ullman began her career in the British soap opera Mackenzie (1980), playing Lisa Mackenzie. After an award-winning performance in the improvised play Four in a Million at the Royal Court Theatre, she branched out into comedy. She starred in the British television sketch comedies A Kick Up the Eighties (1981) and Three of a Kind (1981–1983), the latter winning her a BAFTA in 1984. After a brief singing career (which garnered three top-ten singles), she appeared as Candice Valentine in Girls on Top (1985) with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Ullman emigrated from the United Kingdom to the United States. She would go on to star in her own network television comedy series, The Tracey Ullman Show (1987–1990), which also featured the first appearances of the long-running animated media franchise The Simpsons (1989–present). She later produced programmes for HBO, including Tracey Takes On... (1996–1999) garnering numerous awards. She has appeared in several feature films, including Plenty (1985) which earned her a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. In 2016, she returned to British television with the BBC sketch comedy show Tracey Ullman's Show (2016–2018) , her first project for the broadcaster in over 30 years. This led to the creation of the topical comedy series Tracey Breaks the News (2017–2018). She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including twelve American Comedy Awards, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, four Satellite Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
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Christopher Craig

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Christopher Craig is a Scottish actor; his mother was a Londoner and his father was born in Guyana. After training in London his early work focused on Theatre, performing in award winning productions such as Grant Morrison's "Red King Rising" and the premiere of "The Fetishist" by Michel Tournier. It was later in his career when he cleverly improvised with an exploding bag pipe, that 'Abdellatif Kechiche' cast him in "Venus Noire" 2009. Since then, he has worked as the Priest in The Family (2013) with Luc Besson and as Durie in Tommy's Honour (2016), the Scottish BAFTA Winner directed by Jason Connery. He has portrayed Winston Churchill over 5 times, each time different, full of emotion and challenge.
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Rashad Evans

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Rashad Anton Evans  (born September 25, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship by way of knockout to then undefeated Lyoto Machida at UFC 98. Evans is currently ranked as the #3 Light Heavyweight fighter in the world by Sherdog and Yahoo! Sports. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rashad Evans, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Philip Dorn

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Frits van Dongen (1901–1975), born Hein van der Niet and sometimes billed as Philip Dorn, was a Dutch actor who had a career in Hollywood. As a teenager he moved out of his parental home to perform in an amateur theatre group; his stage name Frits van Dongen already dates from that period. In the early 1920s, Van Dongen ended up in the professional stage, but it was not until 1934 that he starred in his first film: 'Op Hoop van Zegen'. This film marked his breakthrough as a film star in the Netherlands: in 1935 he played in 'De Big van het Regiment', 'De Kribbebijter' and 'Op Stap' and in 1936 in 'Rubber'. Van Dongen then left for Berlin to work with the likes of Veit Harlan and star in a number of successful German films. In 1939 Van Dongen and his second wife, Jewish actress Marianne van Dam, left for the United States at the invitation of director Henry Koster, who had directed Van Dongen in 'De Kribbebijter'. When he was given a seven-year contract at MGM, Van Dongen changed his name to Philip Dorn. After making his American debut in 1940 with 'Enemy Agent', he would frequently be cast as continental lover, anti-Nazi German or refugee. In 1952 he returned to Europe for several German films and a Dutch theatre tour with Lily Bouwmeester. In 1953 he quit acting in films, partly due to speech problems due to a concussion. He retired for the rest of his life in California, where he died.
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Ronan Vibert

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Ronan David Jackson Vibert (23 February 1964 – 22 December 2022) was an English actor who was known for his appearances in films and on British and American television. He was born in Cambridge, on 23 February 1964,the son of Dilys (née Jackson) and David Vibert, both artists and brother Cevn Vibert. He lived in Penarth, South Wales, until he was 18, then attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating in 1985. Vibert had a long career in theatre, radio, television and film. Vibert appeared in episodes of Lovejoy, Chandler & Co, Between the Lines and the BBC's The Buccaneers, in ITV's Cadfael, Inspector Lewis and in Van der Valk. He appeared in Jeeves and Wooster as Wilmot, Lord Pershore ('Motty'). Stage credits included plays at the Bush Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, The Gate, Manchester Royal Exchange, Bristol Old Vic, The Barbican for the RSC, The Almeida and The Savoy West End. In 1996, Vibert appeared at the National Theatre for the third time, as Prince Andre in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace. He played Maximilien Robespierre in the BBC's adaptation of The Scarlet Pimpernel with Richard E. Grant. Vibert appeared in the Midsomer Murders episode "Death in Chorus". He also appeared in episodes of Waking The Dead and The Mrs Bradley Mysteries. He also appeared in such TV series as Rome, ITV's Poirot, The Borgias, Emmy award winning miniseries Hatfields and McCoys with Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton, Penny Dreadful, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, NCIS LA, Phillip K Dick's Electric Dreams and Carnival Row. Among his many films are Shadow of the Vampire with John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe, The Cat's Meow directed by Peter Bogdanovich, the Oscar-winning The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski, Tomb Raider 2, Tristan and Isolde, The Snowman with Michael Fassbender and Saving Mr Banks with Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, portraying the publisher Diarmuid Russell. He also appeared in The Grass Arena with Mark Rylance. Vibert died at a Florida hospital on 22 December 2022, aged 58, following a brief illness
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Levi Burdick

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Levi Burdick is from Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. and is a professional actor in Atlanta, GA. A Summa Cum Laude graduate of Shorter University, Levi has traveled the world as a businessman, corporate host, and entertainer. His acting career began on the stage and he as brought to life many iconic roles like Brick Politt in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Captain Jack Ross from A Few Good Men, Bogey from Play It Again, Sam and a powerful performance as Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula. While the call of a live audience will always keep Mr. Burdick returning to the stage, the power of telling a story on the big screen took him to Atlanta where the booming film industry as offered new opportunities in film, television, print modeling and commercial work. Along with several guest and supporting roles in various shows, Levi has also played lead roles in high quality independent productions across the southeast. His intensity on camera and extreme professionalism have made him a casting director's dream and a favorite in the Atlanta film community. Five nominations for Best Actor on the stage and a 2012 Atlanta 48 Hour Film project nomination for Best Actor (among 95 films) have demonstrated that his skill on the set is only surpassed by his charisma and charm. Mr. Burdick can be seen on the big screen Reese Witherspoon feature The Good Lie (2014) and on the ID Discovery Channel shows, Fatal Encounters, Bloodlands, and Your Worst Nightmare. Signed with Atlanta's number one talent agency, The People Store, Levi continues to perform and entertain across the country. - IMDb Mini Biography
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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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Daniel Balaji

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T. C. Balaji, better known as Daniel Balaji was an Indian actor, who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry and in some Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam films. After beginning his career in 1998 as a unit production manager on the set of Kamal Haasan's unreleased Marudhanayagam, he acted in television serials before breaking into the film industry. His first major role was in Kaakha Kaakha (2003) as a police officer alongside Suriya, who played the leading role. Balaji also had gained recognition for his performance as the antagonist in the Dhanush-starrer Polladhavan (2007), which was a success with critics and audiences alike.
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C. LeMar McLean

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C. LeMar McLean is a director, writer and actor known for Who's Afraid (2022), Page One (2017) and Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1991). Born and raised in the Bronx and Brooklyn, LeMar experienced the highs and lows of culture shock while living in Appalachian Virginia and while attending and St. Andrew’s School in Delaware. Navigating spaces on either end of the socioeconomic spectrum informs the dimensional range of the characters he develops, regularly drawing on those experiences to convey messages on screen that reflect our shared humanity. After graduating from Haverford College in 2004, LeMar studied improv and sketch comedy at the UCB Theater, becoming a regular performer at the theater for over a decade. Alongside 15+ years in pharmaceutical advertising as a Creative Director on multi-million-dollar brands, LeMar has produced narrative digital content since 2016, starting with the comedy series BREAKFAST IN BED. In 2017, LeMar pivoted into the horror space with the award-winning short film PAGE ONE. And until the pandemic shut live theater venues, LeMar produced the longest-running Black improv comedy show in New York City, CPT: Comedy People’s Time. More recently, he wrote, directed, and produced WHO’S AFRAID (Best Short in the 2022 NJ Horror Con and Film Festival; screen acting debut of AEW’s William “Big Bill” Morrissey), directed and produced the drama ROCKBOTTOM, and has several scripts in development, including BLOOD ROYALE.
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