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2011/2012 PARTICIPANTS:
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KRISTIN ADAMS
Kristin Adams began her career a decade ago with the CBS TV-movies At the Mercy of a Stranger and Blackout, and HBO's Dear America. Subsequent TV series credits include Soul Food, Street Time, Playmakers and The Eleventh Hour and a series lead in Lifetime’s Beach Girls.
Lead roles in feature films include FALLING ANGELS, WHO IS KK DOWNEY?, LESLIE, MY NAME IS EVIL, Don McKellar’s CHILDSTAR and a supporting role in Atom Egoyan’s WHERE THE TRUTH LIES. Her recent work includes the mini-series The Kennedys alongside Greg Kinnear, DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN and the lead in AN INSIGNIFICANT HARVEY.
Represented by: Jennifer Goldhar, The Characters Talent Agency 416.964.8522 |
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MATTHEW G. BROWN
Matthew G. Brown started studying music at the Dixon Hall Music School in Regent Park at age 5 winning a variety of awards. At sixteen Matthew began his professional career, studying dance, singing, acting and music at Rosedale Heights S.S and then the Randolph Academy in Toronto.
Film & TV appearances include: The Kennedys, Instant Star, Nikita, Rookie Blue, Good Fences, Colour of Friendship. Theatre Credits include: Jersey Boys, I Think I Can, Seussical, Hair, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and 5 Guys Named Moe.
Represented by: Rhonda Cooper, The Characters Talent Agency 416.964.8522 |
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CHARLIE CARRICK
Charlie Carrick is a British/Canadian dual citizen. After graduating from Vancouver Film School, he has worked on screen and stage as well as continuing to study with some of Canada's most respected acting teachers. Since making his television debut on The L Word, Charlie has gone on to guest star on Supernatural, Sanctuary and Psych. He has had recurring roles on Tower Prep and V.
On stage, Charlie took the lead role of Dakin in The Arts Club's Jessie award-nominated Canadian premiere of The History Boys and returned to that company to play Jacob Mercer in David French's Saltwater Moon.
Represented by: Elena Kirschner, RED Management Inc. 604.998.8077 |
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AMBER GOLDFARB
Montreal native Amber Goldfarb is a graduate of the Dawson College Professional Theatre Program. Upon graduation, the trilingual actress (English, French and Spanish) was spotted by Quebecois director Alain Desrochers to play a lead in his period film, WUSHU WARRIOR as an ass-kicking and feisty British aristocrat. Amber worked with Desrochers again on the award winning crime drama, Musée Eden, set in Montreal in the 1910's. Other credits include recurring roles in the web series', Guidestones, The Process, a guest-starring role as Olivia the Fae Fury on the TV series Lost Girl and a recurring role in the second season of Being Human.
Represented by: Nancy LeFeaver, LeFeaver Talent Management 416.929.3112
Montreal Agent: Kim Vaincourt, Kim Vaincourt Talent Agency 450.678.8189 |
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TREVOR HAYES
Trevor Hayes played the title character in Dr. Norman Bethune, a mini-series filmed in China and Montreal. Trevor earned a Gemini nomination for Best Ensemble Performance in the IFC series, The Business. He has worked with directors Clark Johnson (Flashpoint), Paolo Barzman (The Phantom) and Christian Duguay (The Beautiful Life). Trevor recently wrapped PENTHOUSE NORTH, alongside Michael Keaton and Michelle Monaghan. Other film highlights include Todd Haynes’ I’M NOT THERE and the Genie-nominated THE WILD HUNT, TIFF Best First Canadian Feature and Slamdance Audience Award winner.
Represented by: Barb Godfrey, Parent Management 416.977.5445
Montreal Agent: Alison Little, Amanda Rosenthal Talent Agency 514.841.1221
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MELISSA HOOD
Toronto-born, Melissa Hood studied acting at George Brown Theatre School, after which she co-created The Pangnirtung Youth Performance Project in the Eastern Canadian Arctic. Melissa's stage work includes the one-woman show Jewel by Joan MacLeod. Her film and television appearances include Alphas, Flashpoint, the CFC’s award-winning web-series My Pal Satan, and the lead role in the feature film THE FISHING TRIP, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Represented by: Erica Fairfield, Amanda Rosenthal Talent Agency | 416.925.4255 |
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KIMBERLY-SUE MURRAY
Originally from the Gaspé Coast, Kimberly-Sue graduated from Dawson College’s Professional Theatre Program and was also the recipient of the In-Program Achievement Award. Upon graduation, the bilingual actress (English and French) made her professional theatrical debut with the lead role in Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s Good. Her film credits include TREE LINE, CONVERSION, The Perfect Teacher, Shawn Linden’s feature ROSE BY NAME, and most recently, Tarsem Singh’s MIRROR, MIRROR, starring Julia Roberts.
Represented by: Dani DeLio, Creative Drive Artists 416.530.0550
Montreal Agent: Susan Glenn, Glenn Talent Management 514.499.3485 |
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JOHNATHAN SOUSA
Johnathan Sousa is a recent graduate of Ryerson University’s Performance Acting Program where he was awarded the Louis Taube Memorial Award for his talent and commitment. Upon graduation, Johnathan launched The Experts Collective, a red nose clown theatre company that opened the 5th Annual Festival of Clowns with their production The World is Ending...and It’s All Your Fault.
Johnathan appeared in the History Television series Dual Suspects and played the lead in the short film PAY NO MORE.
Represented by: Gayle Abrams, Oscars Abrams Zimel & Associates | 416.860.1790 | | |
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