Alyshia Ochse

Actress / Author / Podcaster / Artist

Monica Barbaro
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Monica Barbaro can soon be seen starring opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in Netflix’s global spy-adventure/comedy series, FUBAR, out May 25th. The duo play a father and daughter who, after learning the other has secretly been working as a CIA operative for years, are forced to team up and tackle some difficult family dynamics.

Barbaro recently gained recognition for her role as ‘Phoenix’ in Paramount’s blockbuster sequel, TOP GUN: MAVERICK, which was awarded Best Picture by the National Board of Review and nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture.

She also recently starred in Ricky D’Ambrose’s critically-acclaimed drama, THE CATHEDRAL, which premiered at the 2021 Venice Film Festival and later went on to claim the John Cassavetes Award at the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

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CREDITS:
  • FUBAR
  • Top Gun: Maverick
  • Splitting Up Together
  • The Good Cop
  • UnREAL
  • The Cathedral
  • Stumptown
  • Chicago P.D.
  • Chicago Justice
  • At Midnight
  • Hawaii Five-0
THAT ONE AUDITION’S LINKS:
EPISODE CREDITS:
  • Host/Producer: Alyshia Ochse
  • WRITER: Erin McCluskey
  • OUTREACH: Elle Powell
  • WEBSITE & GRAPHICS: Chase Jennings
  • SOCIAL: Imani Love

Ismael Cruz Cordova
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Ismael Cruz Córdova is a Puerto Rican actor who continues to build a diverse filmography as he pushes the expectations of what it means to be a leading man in Hollywood.

Currently in production for Season 2, Córdova stars as ‘Arondir’, a Silvan elf, in Amazon Prime Video’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER. His work in Season 1 garnered him a Critics Choice Awards nomination in the ‘Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series’ category. He was additionally honored with the ‘Breakthrough Actor Award for Television’ at the Critics Choice Association’s 2nd Annual Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television.

Additionally in 2022, Córdova starred in Guillermo del Toro’s horror anthology series CABINET OF CURIOSITIES for Netflix and wrapped production on Paramount+’s crime thriller drama film FINESTKIND. Written and directed by Brian Helgeland, FINESTKIND also stars Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Jenna Ortega and Tommy Lee Jones.

In 2020, he co-starred opposite Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant and Donald Sutherland in THE UNDOING, HBO’s high-profile six-episode limited series. He also appeared in Jon Favreau’s THE MANDALORIAN.

Additional notable television credits include the third season of the EPIX original series BERLIN STATION, his role as ‘Hector Campos’ on RAY DONOVAN opposite Liev Schreiber, and his role as ‘Mando’ on SESAME STREET. In film, he co-starred in Wyatt Rockefeller’s feature SETTLERS, the action thriller MISS BALA opposite Gina Rodriguez, and Focus Features’ MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, opposite Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie.

Córdova is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

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CREDITS:
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
  • Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities
  • The Undoing
  • The Mandalorian
  • Berlin Station
  • Mary Queen of Scots
  • The Catch
  • Ray Donovan
  • The Good Wife
  • Sesame Street
THAT ONE AUDITION’S LINKS:
EPISODE CREDITS:
  • Host/Producer: Alyshia Ochse
  • WRITER: Erin McCluskey
  • OUTREACH: Elle Powell
  • WEBSITE & GRAPHICS: Chase Jennings
  • SOCIAL: Imani Love
29 Sophie Nélisse on That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse

Sophie Nélisse
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Sophie began her acting career at the age of seven, appearing in national commercials after moving to Montreal from Windsor, Ontario. She made her feature film debut at just 10 years old in the 2012 French-Canadian film “Monsieur Lazhar.” For her performance in the film, she won a Genie and a Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actress.

She went on to star in Luc Picard’s 2012 feature “Esimésac” before being asked to audition for a lead role in Twentieth Century Fox’s Oscar-nominated feature film, “The Book Thief.” She landed the part of Liesel Meminger (opposite Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson), a young girl who finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others while being subjected to the horrors of World War II in Germany. In 2019, Sophie starred in “47 Meters Down: Uncaged.”

Sophie can currently be seen starring on Showtime’s critically acclaimed drama/thriller series, “Yellowjackets.” Starring opposite Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress and Ella Purnell, Sophie captivated audiences throughout season one as Shauna, a member of the Yellowjackets soccer team.

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CREDITS:
  • Yellowjackets
  • The Book Thief
  • 47 Meters Down: Uncaged
  • Pawn Sacrifice
  • The Rest of Us
  • The Kid Detective
  • Close
  • Transplant
  • Wait Till Helen Comes
  • Mean Dream
  • Monsieur Lazhar
THAT ONE AUDITION’S LINKS:
EPISODE CREDITS:
  • Host/Producer: Alyshia Ochse
  • WRITER: Erin McCluskey
  • OUTREACH: Elle Powell
  • WEBSITE & GRAPHICS: Chase Jennings
  • SOCIAL: Imani Love
Nancy Travis on That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse

Nancy Travis
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Nancy Travis was born in New York and grew up in both Baltimore and Boston. She returned to New York to study drama at New York University. Soon after, she joined the national touring company of Neil Simon’s hit play, “Brighton Beach Memoirs.” She is a founding member of the off-Broadway theatre company, Naked Angels. Travis made her feature film debut in the blockbuster comedy “Three Men and A Baby.”

Travis wrapped a nine-season run starring opposite Tim Allen in the FOX hit comedy, “Last Man Standing” and starred opposite Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin in the Netflix/Chuck Lorre comedy series, “The Kominsky Method.” She also heavily recurred in season two of the DirecTV/AT&T series, “Mr. Mercedes.” Her additional film credits include “The Jane Austen Book Club,” “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” “Internal Affairs,” “So I Married an Axe Murderer,” and many more.

Nancy Travis will next be seen in the upcoming Lionsgate feature film, “Ordinary Angels,” starring opposite Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson, and produced by Dave Matthews.

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CREDITS:
  • Ride
  • Last Man Standing
  • The Kominsky Method
  • Mr. Mercedes
  • The Ranch
  • Hart of Dixie
  • How I Met Your Mother
  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
  • Becker
  • Almost Perfect
  • The Vanishing
  • So I Married an Axe Murderer
  • Married to the Mob
  • Three Men and a Baby
THAT ONE AUDITION’S LINKS:
EPISODE CREDITS:
  • Host/Producer: Alyshia Ochse
  • WRITER: Erin McCluskey
  • OUTREACH: Elle Powell
  • WEBSITE & GRAPHICS: Chase Jennings
  • SOCIAL: Imani Love

John Hoogenakker
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Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, John became an actor at an early age. He went on to attend The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago where found his calling on stage, appearing in many of the city’s illustrious houses including The Goodman, Writers’ Theatre, Court Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and the renowned Steppenwolf Garage.
This year John can be seen starring opposite Michael Shannon and Giovanni Ribisi in “Waco: The Aftermath” for Showtime. John stars as Clive Doyle in the series, one of the only members of David Koresh’s Branch Davidian sect to be completely exonerated. “Waco: The Aftermath” will debut on Showtime April 16, 2023. John was most recently seen starring in Hulu’s critically acclaimed, Peabody Award winning limited series “Dopesick.” He was a standout appearing opposite Peter Sarsgaard as Randy Ramseyer, an assistant US Attorney prosecuting the infamous and ongoing Purdue Pharma case. While John holds an illustrious resume in film and TV, he has also appeared in millions of homes across the country on the commercial front.

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CREDITS: 
  • Dopesick
  • Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
  • Waco: The Aftermath
  • Castle Rock
  • Colony
  • The Girlfriend Experience
  • Empire
  • Chicago Fire
  • Boss
  • Public Enemies
Video Links: (trailers for upcoming projects)
THAT ONE AUDITION’S LINKS:
EPISODE CREDITS:
  • Host/Producer: Alyshia Ochse
  • WRITER: Erin McCluskey
  • OUTREACH: Elle Powell
  • WEBSITE & GRAPHICS: Chase Jennings
  • SOCIAL: Imani Love

Jason George
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Jason George is an actor with over fifty guest star and ten series regular television roles to his credit in primetime television. Currently a series regular on GREY’S ANATOMY as Bailey’s husband, Dr. Ben Warren, Jason was also a regular on MISTRESSES with Alyssa Milano. George is also known for his work on EVE and ELI STONE with Victor Garber and Jonny Lee Miller or films such as PLAYING THE FIELD with Gerard Butler. Other projects include WITH THIS RING with Jill Scott, Eve and Regina Hall, WITCHES OF EAST END, THE CLIMB or BARBERSHOP with Anthony Anderson and Ice Cube.

After receiving a BA from the University of Virginia, Jason went on to get his Master of Fine Arts in Acting from Temple University and served on the Board for Temple’s School of Communications and Theater. When not on stage or in front of the camera, George’s passion turns to educating and engaging with other artists and young people. He is currently the chair of the national union’s Diversity Advisory committee, has been Chair or Co-Chair of the legacy unions’ National or Hollywood EEO Committees and has been part of the unions’ negotiating teams for the last several prime-time television and film contracts where he has been instrumental in helping protect performers and championing diversity.

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CREDITS: 
  • Station 19
  • Grey’s Anatomy
  • Sunset Beach
  • Barbershop
  • Indivisible
  • Breaking In
  • Eve
  • Witches of East End
  • Off the Map
  • Eastwick
  • Eli Stone
  • What About Brian
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EPISODE CREDITS:
  • WRITER: Erin McCluskey
  • WEBSITE & GRAPHICS: Chase Jennings
  • ASSISTANT: Elle Powell
  • SOCIAL OUTREACH: Alara Ceri

Chukwudi Iwuji
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Chukwudi is a brilliant, British/Nigerian classically-trained actor who’s versatility has already started paving the way for a bright career ahead. Chukwudi is making his Marvel debut as the big bad villain ‘High Evolutionary’ in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 3, the next installment in the blockbuster franchise, premiering May 5, 2023. GOTG3 is one of the most anticipated films of the year, and Chukwudi’s character is already being deemed as one “who will steal the show in 2023.”

Last year, Chukwudi made his DC debut in the hilariously chaotic DC Comics and HBOMax series PEACEMAKER from the mind of James Gunn. The series was quickly “Certified Fresh” by Rotten Tomatoes. Chukwudi’s portrayal of ‘Clemson Murn’ had him buzzing as one of the biggest breakout stars of 2022.

An accomplished theater veteran, Chukwudi previously starred in OTHELLO for The Public Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park as well as in ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, KING LEAR, and HAMLET. Chuk’s performance in THE LOW ROAD, directed by Michael Greif, earned him an Obie Award, as well as 2018 Lucille Lortel and Drama League nominations. An Associate Artist of the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company for his numerous Shakespearean performances, he has also received two Olivier awards for his titular role as HENRY VI in the RSC’s 2009 productions of parts I, II, and III.

Other credits include the BBC drama THE SPLIT, Michael Morrissey’s THE GIRL WHO GOT AWAY, and the Amazon limited series THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD for director Barry Jenkins.

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CREDITS: 
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
  • The Split
  • Peacemaker
  • The Underground Railroad
  • Designated Survivor
  • When They See Us
  • John Wick: Chapter 2
  • Barry
  • Quantico
  • Madam Secretary
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EPISODE CREDITS:
  • WRITER: Erin McCluskey
  • WEBSITE & GRAPHICS: Chase Jennings
  • ASSISTANT: Elle Powell
  • SOCIAL OUTREACH: Alara Ceri
Kirsten Vangsness on That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse

Kirsten Vangsness
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Kirsten Vangsness has been widely known as the bespectacled-brainy-tech-kitten Penelope Garcia on the CBS hit drama “Criminal Minds” (and its spin-off “Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior” and “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders”). She has long been a fan favorite, beloved for her vibrant personality and quirky style. Most recently “Criminal Minds” was re-imagined for Paramount+ and picked up for its second season on the streamer, making that a grand total of 17 seasons and counting for the iconic series. Kirsten has been a staple in homes across the world for over 18 years. Alongside starring in the series, she has co-written five episodes for the procedural series, including the series finale, alongside showrunner Erica Messer.

Kirsten was selected to present her one-woman show, “MESS,” and ensemble production of “Cleo, Theo and Wu” on the international stage at the prestigious 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of her FEMPIRE series. Her collection of shows cultivate power within the feminine self on a stage, and empower others to find their light and create opportunities for all women to shine.

She has enjoyed a long and varied career, which includes being a longtime member and former president of Hollywood’s Theatre of Note’s Artistic Board. Her stage work has garnered the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Natalie Schafer Award for best emerging comic actress, the 15 Minutes of Fem Best Actress Award, and a Garland Award for best actress for the West Coast premiere of Neil LaBute’s Fat Pig at the Geffen Playhouse.

Kirsten is originally from Porterville, CA and graduated from California State University, Fullerton. She currently resides in Los Angeles, and can currently be seen weekly on her Youtube show: Kirsten’s Agenda.

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CREDITS: 
  • Criminal Minds
  • Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
  • Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
  • Stuck
  • Dave Made a Maze
  • Kill Me, Deadly
  • Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse
  • The Chicago 8
  • LAX
  • Phil of the Future
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EPISODE CREDITS:
  • WRITER: Erin McCluskey
  • WEBSITE & GRAPHICS: Chase Jennings
  • ASSISTANT: Elle Powell
  • SOCIAL OUTREACH: Alara Ceri
Li Jun Li on That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse

Li Jun Li
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Born in Shanghai, China, Li moved with her family to Bogotá, Colombia at the age of six, and then moved again to New York City at nine years old. Once in NYC, Li’s parents enrolled her in classes to study Chinese Classical Dance and she fell in love with performing on stage. She attended the esteemed LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts and State University of New York at Purchase’s Acting Conservatory, further honing her craft. She went on to land roles in dozens of off-Broadway plays, before landing the lead role of Liat in the first Broadway revival of “South Pacific” opposite Matthew Morrison.

Li recently appeared in Sky Italia’s “Devils” (2022) opposite Alessandro Borghi and Patrick Dempsey, as well as in the Netflix Original Series “Wu Assassins” which aired in 2019. Other credits include: “Sex/Life” for Netflix, “Evil” for CBS, “Why Women Kill” for CBS All Access, a series regular role opposite John Cho on FOX’s “The Exorcist” (season two), and a lead role on the FOX series “Minority Report,” amongst others. In 2022, Li was cast in Peacock’s upcoming comedic thriller series “Based on a True Story.” This year, Li Jun Li can be seen starring opposite Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie in Academy Award winner Damien Chazelle’s upcoming feature film, “Babylon” (Paramount Pictures).

When Li is not on set, you can find her traveling as she loves to explore the world and learn about other cultures. She is also a dedicated animal activist.

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LI JUN LI’S CREDITS: 
  • Sex/Life
  • Babylon
  • The Exorcist
  • Evil
  • Devils
  • Wu Assassins
  • Quantico
  • Blindspot
  • Billy & Billie
  • Minority Report
  • The Following
  • Damages
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EPISODE CREDITS:
  • WRITER: Erin McCluskey
  • WEBSITE & GRAPHICS: Chase Jennings
  • ASSISTANT: Elle Powell
  • SOCIAL OUTREACH: Alara Ceri
22 Creed Bratton on That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse

Creed Bratton
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Creed Bratton’s talent for acting and music began at a young age. Born in Los Angeles, he grew up in the small town of Coarsegold near Yosemite, California. He attended the College of the Sequoias and Sacramento State College as a drama major. He began playing the guitar professionally as a teenager followed by a whirlwind travel experience throughout Europe in his twenties with the band The Young Californians.

As a member of the popular rock group The Grass Roots in the 1960s, Bratton appeared on numerous television shows, as well as in the Doris Day movie, “With Six You Get Egg Roll.” He parted ways with the band in 1970, but continued his passion and has released six solo albums up to the present day.

While honing his acting career, Bratton also worked in front of the camera and behind the scenes as prop man, boom man, composer and grip. His film credits as an actor include “Terri”, “Mask” and “Heart like a Wheel.” On television, he has appeared on hit shows such as “The Bernie Mac Show”, “Eight Is Enough” and “Quincy.” He was cast in “The Office” doing a parody of his life as a former rock star. During his years on the series, he also appeared in several short and independent films which were accepted in numerous festivals. He still performs in clubs as a solo performer.

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  • WRITER: Erin McCluskey
  • WEBSITE & GRAPHICS: Chase Jennings
  • ASSISTANT: Elle Powell
  • SOCIAL OUTREACH: Alara Ceri
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Los Angeles-based actress, bestselling author, host of That One Audition podcast, entrepreneur, & mother.

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