Tessa Thompson / CHRIS
Tessa Thompson is perhaps most known for her past role on the CW’s critically acclaimed drama “Veronica Mars”. She
later starred in another drama for the
CW, “Hidden Palms”. She was recently recognized for her work in the multi award
winning independent feature “Mississippi Damned”, earring her a Grand Jury
Prize for Best Actor at the American Black
Film Festival. In addition to having completed work on numerous independent films, she has a role in the
upcoming
season of NBC’s “Heroes” and is reprising a role from last year’s season of ABC’s “Private Practice”. Other recurring and
guest star television
credits include; ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy”, NBC’s “Life”, Fox’s “Mental”, and CBS’ “Cold Case”. Ms.
Thompson is a Los Angeles native, and made her
professional debut as Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet: Antebellum New
Orleans 1836” with The Theatre at Boston Court, for which she earned an NAACP Image award
nomination. She returned
to the stage in the American premiere of David Grieg’s “Pyrenees”, opposite Frances Conroy and Tom Irwin, for Center
Theatre Group
at the Kirk Douglas Theater. She continues her work onstage, and is a company member of the esteemed classical company Antaeus.
Piper Ferrone / BARB
A Vermont native, Piper has been a model since she was a child. Some of her most notable ads include Ralph Lauren,
Abercrombie & Fitch, Limited Too, and
Town & Country (editorial). Piper’s ads caught the attention of Director Bruce
Isacson, and as a result she was brought in for an audition. Piper’s
innocence and raw talent were a perfect fit for
Director Isacson’s vision for the character of Barb, and consequently she was cast in that role. Piper is
currently a junior
in high school, and aside from acting and modeling, she is an avid player of Field Hockey, Ice Hockey and Lacrosse.
Emma Bates / CAT
Emma Bates has guest starred on numerous television shows such as Without A Trace, Cold Case, Monk, Crossing
Jordan, NYPD Blue, So Notorious, American
Dreams and CSI: NY. She was in the Sundance Film Festival award winning
film Design, as well as the LA Film Fest favorite Forty. Emma has also performed in
theatre all over the world from the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland and the National Theatre of Korea, to the American Players Theatre and the
S
hanghai Theatre Center. She attended the theatre conservatory at the University of Wisconsin where she received
her BFA.
Mickey Zobel / SHON
After searching all of Los Angeles and unable to find the right actor for the character of Shon, Mormon-Boling Casting
found this talented teenager in
Phoenix, Arizona who was in process of developing of a half- hour pilot for a comedy
series called Regarding Beauregard. Mickey and Mark Taylor starred in
this pilot directed by Lucas Grabeel, of High
School Musical fame. Mickey’s natural acting abilities fit right in with Director Bruce Isacson’s foresight
into this
character. Mickey is currently a senior in high school and looks forward to moving to California after high school to
further his acting career.
Nate Hartley / BUSTER
Nate’s professional career began when he played a Guest Star on "The Bernie Mac Show." Nate's career really began to
move forward during the summer of 2006
when he played a recurring role on the Nickelodeon series, "Unfabulous", and
acted opposite John Malkovich in the feature film, "The Great Buck Howard".
Nate's first lead role in a feature film,
"Drillbit Taylor", with Owen Wilson, was released in March 2008. Nate completed two additional films, "Role
Models" and
"Fanboys" which were released in 2008. His current roles include Disney shows, "Zeke and Luther", "J.O.N.A.S!" and
"Hannah Montana", all of
which aired in spring of 2009.
Britt Medlin / KATHY
Britt grew up in Charleston, South Carolina and made her stage debut at 8 performing in a Christmas Carol. With the
Actors Theater of South Carolina Britt
played Goering’s daughter in Goering at Nuremburg. When Britt was 11 she was
chosen for a summer internship at Julliard in New York City where she continued
to develop her singing and acting skills.
At age 13 Britt relocated to Los Angeles and has since appeared in award winning independent films “Adopted”, “All
For
Liberty” and “Ready Okay.” When not acting or singing, Britt can be found in school Cheerleading, playing volleyball
and studying.
Paige Brown / ALISON
Paige Brown has been acting since she was 8 years old. Paige's passions are acting and singing. To date her highlights
include: ABC's "Help Me Help You" and
ShowTime's "United States of Tara". Paige has also been cast in 4 pilots for
television, some which included "American Family", and "Gagsters." At 13 Paige
was invited to sing back up on Gwen
Stefani's album, "The Sweet Escape," credit under Talent Boot Camp Kids. She is currently working with a music
d
eveloper writing and performing her own music, plus cover songs.
