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Tom Nowicki
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Tom was born in Detroit and raised in Florida, where his tenth-grade English teacher changed his life by offering extra-credit to anyone who auditioned for the school production of “The Crucible.” He earned a Bachelors degree from Yale University and later trained at Ensemble Studio Theatre in NYC and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Tom has over 160 credits on IMDB, including Reptile with Benecio Del Toro, The Glorias with Alicia Vikander, THE BLINDSIDE with Sandra Bullock, and a major role in the new streaming series Bad Monkey from Bill Lawrence and Apple TV.

Early in his career, Tom spent several thrilling years as “Lord Larry Oliver, Evil Genius of the South,” the baddest bad-guy in the Dixie Wrestling Alliance. This work paved the way to his favorite role, Kenneth Loge III, “The Most Hated Man in Sports,” the commissioner of the World Skating League on ROLLER JAM, an apocalyptic revival of roller derby than ran for 144 episodes from 1997 through 2001. Tom also played his triplet brothers Lenny and Benny, as well as their mother Druscilla, for the largely-improved show which can still be seen on late-nite cable in odd parts of the world.

Tom and his partner Kristina run HipDog Canine Hydrotherapy, a small organization that does swim-therapy for injured and disabled dogs.

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Amanda Righetti
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Amanda Righetti is a Utah-born, Nevada-raised actor/producer and Best Actress Award winner by the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. Righetti began her career at 14, as a young model, but made waves as the trust-fund squandering, world-traveling black sheep, “Hailey Nichol,” on Fox’s The O.C. (2003). So impressed by her talent and determination, Fox executives cast her as the lead role of “Tessa Lewis” in 2004′s North Shore. In 2005, Righetti ranked among FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women while portraying “Jenna Moretti” in the popular drama, Reunion. She has since appeared in several major motion pictures, and has guest starred in popular television shows such as CSI and HBO’s Entourage.

In 2008, Righetti was cast in the leading role of Michael Bay’s remake, FRIDAY THE 13th, while filming her series, THE MENTALIST for CBS. Other film credits include CAPTAIN AMERICA and ROLE MODELS. Amanda recently starred on the USA series COLONY opposite Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies, LA’S FINEST with Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba.

Amanda Righetti can be seen in her upcoming role in REAGAN. Starring opposite Dennis Quaid and Jon Voight, REAGAN is a biopic set against the backdrop of the Cold War. Righetti will star as ‘Nelle Reagan’, Ronald Reagan’s mother, a very stoic and protective woman. The film will premiere in theaters nationwide on August 30, 2024.

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Nora Zehetner
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Raised in Texas, Nora Zehetner discovered a passion for acting and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18 to pursue her career. She shot to fame in Rian Johnson’s directorial debut film “Brick” as the enigmatic female lead opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt. This critically acclaimed, post-noir mystery film won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Zehetner quickly built a reputation as an independent-film darling. Throughout her film career, she played leading roles in Drake Doremus’s film “Spooner”, Rian Johnson’s “The Brothers Bloom”, the cult classic “May”, and the Netflix film “Imperial Dreams” with John Boyega and Keke Palmer. She starred as the young Helena Bonham Carter in “Conversations with Other Women” and portrayed the lead role in visionary director Benjamin Dickinson’s “Creative Control,” which premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest and was named one of the top ten films of the year by The National Board of Review.

Zehetner most recently appeared in “Blood for Dust” as the female lead opposite Scoot McNairy and Kit Harrington, and the Lionsgate film “Boneyard” with Mel Gibson and 50 Cent. She will next be seen in “Monster Summer” with Mason Thames, Lorraine Bracco, and Kevin James.

As an established actress with the ability to embody any character, Nora also has a robust television career. Her TV credits include a wide variety of projects and roles such as the supernatural NBC series “Heroes” and recurring roles on the award-winning and hugely popular series “Mad Men” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” Nora also can be seen in Marc Maron’s comedy series “Maron” and was most recently seen starring as Annie Glenn on the Disney + series “The Right Stuff”. Other credits include “Everwood”, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D”, and “Designated Survivor”.

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Michael Beach
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Born and raised in Roxbury, a Boston neighborhood, by a single mom with four children, Michael Beach was an athlete who never expected to be an actor. After performing in a few plays at Noble and Greenough School, he auditioned for, got accepted to and later graduated from the prestigious Juilliard School Of Drama in NYC. For the past forty years, Beach has worked with many acclaimed actors, producers and directors on over 70 feature films and hundreds of hours of television. He continues to love his job and is grateful to still be doing it after all these years.

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Kristen Ariza
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Kristen Ariza is a veteran of film, television, voice over and stage. If she looks familiar, it’s probably because you’ve seen her in nearly 100 national commercials as well as nearly every procedural show on TV, including “All Rise,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “NCIS,” “NCIS:Los Angeles,” “Bones,” “American Horror Story,” “Lie to Me.” She has also exercised her comedic muscles opposite Amy Poehler in “Parks & Recreation” and Matt LeBlanc on “Friends.”

She studied at Florida State University, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. She has performed on stage in New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta and most recently last year at the prestigious Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, MN where she originated the role of ‘Sally’ in the World Premiere of “Sally & Tom” written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner author, Suzan-Lori Parks.

Kristen’s recent film credits include “Hiding Places” and “Scenes From A Street In LA” as well as the “Resurrected” and the HBO drama, “Confirmation.”

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Johnathon Schaech
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Johnathon Schaech exploded onto the scene as one of Hollywood’s most handsome leading men in Jocelyn Moorhouse’s HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN QUILT and Tom Hanks’ directorial debut THAT THING YOU DO! Over the last twenty-five years, he’s starred in more than 160 Hollywood productions, working opposite some of the most acclaimed and awarded actors, producers, writers, and directors, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Kenneth Branagh, Ed Harris, Idris Elba, Antonio Banderas, Tom Fontana, Gary Goetzman, Greg Araki, Cary Brokaw, Roy Lee, Jessica Lange, and Bill Paxton. Schaech captivated television audiences as an eccentric movie-star in Showtime’s hit series RAY DONOVAN and has portrayed comic-book legend ‘Jonah Hex’ on the first four seasons of DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW. Other credits include Renny Harlin’s 5 DAYS OF WAR, Todd Robinson’s PHANTOM, Roland Joffe’s TEXAS RISING, and Steven C. Miller’s MARAUDERS.

Johnathon Schaech reprises his lead role in the upcoming BLUE RIDGE: THE SERIES, based on the successful 2020 film, BLUE RIDGE. BLUE RIDGE: THE SERIES makes its exclusive worldwide premiere on April 7, 2024, at 8PM ET on Cowboy Way channel (https://cowboywaychannel.com/). Along with BLUE RIDGE: THE SERIES, Johnathon recently finished filming SUITABLE FLESH alongside Heather Graham, and currently stars as a lead in Sean Patrick Flannery’s well-reviewed film FRANK AND PENELOPE.

On the production side, Schaech is producing the bio-heist doc CAUGHT STEALING alongside Mark Wahlberg. He’s written screenplays/teleplays for Showtime, NBC, Sony, Happy Madison, Akiva Goldsman, Stephen King, and MGM.

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