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HENRY CAVILL (Theseus) haalready made quite an impact in both film and television. Born in the United Kingdom, the actor made his feature film debut in The Count of Monte Cristo. He went on to star in Tristan & Isolde and Stardust. He starred for director Joel Schumacher in Blood Creek and for Woody Allen in Whatever Works, which premiered at the Tribeca International Film Festival. Cavill is set to play Superman in Zack Snyder's much-anticipated reboot of the beloved superhero franchise, Superman: Man of Steel. Cavill will next be seen in The Cold Light of Day alongside Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver. The film is directed by Mabrouk El Mechri and is scheduled for release in 2011. On the small screen, Cavill starred for four seasons on the Showtime series “The Tudors” as the Duke of Suffolk, Charles Brandon, an elevated commoner, backroom schemer and close confidant of Henry VIII. MICKEY ROURKE (King Hyperion) received widespread acclaim for his performance in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and wins for Best Actor at the Golden Globe Awards, BAFTAs and Independent Spirit Awards. The film was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Rourke's career is characterized by his ability to create riveting performances and to leave indelible impressions on audiences. His extraordinary list of feature credits includes John Madden's Killshot, Tony Scott's Domino and Man on Fire, Robert Rodriguez's Sin City and Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Larry Charles' Masked and Anonymous, Steve Buscemi's Animal Factory and Francis Ford Coppola's The Rainmaker. Rourke earned a place for himself in Hollywood with his stellar ability to mesmerize audiences in earlier films, including Michael Cimino's Desperate Hours, Alan Parker's Angel Heart, Mike Hodges' A Prayer for the Dying, Adrian Lyne's Nine _ Weeks, Cimino's Year of the Dragon, Stuart Rosenberg's The Pope of Greenwich Village, Barry Levinson's Diner, Lawrence Kasdan's Body Heat, Francis Ford Coppola's Rumble Fish, Cimino's Heaven's Gate and Steven Spielberg's 1941. Rourke recently starred in the blockbuster sequel Iron Man 2, directed by Jon Favreau, with Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow and Scarlett Johansson. He was also seen in The Expendables, directed by Sylvester Stallone and co-starring Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Rourke recently completed shooting Passion Play, directed by Mitch Glazer, in which he stars opposite Megan Fox. LUKE EVANS (Zeus) is a Welsh actor primed to turn heads among U.S. moviegoers with his upcoming starring roles. Evans will next be seen in Paul W.S. Anderson's star-studded 3-D spectacle The Three Musketeers. Evans stars as Aramis, one of the disgraced musketeers taking on Cardinal Richelieu (Christoph Waltz) and The Duke of Buckingham (Orlando Bloom) in the hope of restoring their reputation as a force to be reckoned with. The film also stars Logan Lerman and Milla Jovovich. Evans will start the year 2012 as Detective Emmett Fields, who partners with Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack) to help find his missing fiancée in James McTeigue's The Raven. He recently completed his second turn with director Mat Whitecross in the contemporary film noir Ashes, alongside Ray Winstone, Jim Sturgess, Lesley Manville and Jodie Whittaker. The actor is currently in production on No One Lives, directed by Ryûhei Kitamura, which tells the story of a ruthless gang of killers who are surprised by their victims' resistance. Next, Evans begins filming his role as Bard the Bowman in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Evans is slated to play music maestro Antonio Vivaldi opposite Jessica Biel in the period romance Vivaldi, directed by Patricia Riggen. He has also signed on to play an American in Paris framed for a murder in filmmaker Ross Katz's The Amateur American. Prior to his film career, Evans was an established star on London's West End, carving out an enviable stage career starring in West End plays and musicals such as “La Cava,” Boy George's “Taboo,” “Avenue Q,” “Dickens Unplugged,” “A Girl Called Dusty” and, at the acclaimed Donmar Warehouse, “Small Change” and “Piaf.” His powerful, trained voice and engaging stage presence made him the perfect choice for leading roles such as Chris in “Miss Saigon” and Roger in “Rent.” Evans made his feature film debut in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Mat Whitecross' BAFTA-nominated biopic about Ian Dury, a founder of the London punk scene. It was the American blockbuster Clash of the Titans, however, that put Evans on the map when he portrayed charismatic god Apollo. He was next seen in Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, playing the Sheriff's top henchman opposite Russell Crowe. In 2010, Evans returned to Britain where he played a lead role in acclaimed director Stephen Frears' Tamara Drewe, based on the hugely successful Guardian newspaper comic strip and graphic novel of the same name. Evans currently lives in London. STEPHEN DORFF (Stavros) is one of the most respected actors in Hollywood and has been greatly sought after since his powerful performance in Sofia Coppola's drama Somewhere, which won a Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival. In 2009, Dorff teamed with Somewhere producer G. Mac Brown on Michael Mann's gangster drama Public Enemies, starring opposite Johnny Depp. The Atlanta native has been acting in movies for over two decades. In 1990, he was one of 2,000 actors who auditioned for the lead role in John G. Avildsen's The Power of One. Dorff got the part, starring with Morgan Freeman, John Gielgud and Fay Masterson. Additionally, the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) honored him with the ShoWest Male Star of Tomorrow Award. Dorff then portrayed two real-life pop culture figures: “the fifth Beatle,” musician Stuart Sutcliffe, in Iain Softley's Backbeat, and cross-dressing film star Candy Darling in Mary Harron's I Shot Andy Warhol. He was also seen in Bob Rafelson's Blood and Wine, opposite Jack Nicholson and Michael Caine; John Irvin's City of Industry, with Harvey Keitel; James Lapine's telefilm “Earthly Possessions,” opposite Susan Sarandon; and Stephen Norrington's Blade, opposite Wesley Snipes. For the latter role, Dorff won the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain. Other film credits include Ric Roman Waugh's Felon (which Dorff also executive-produced), John Waters' Cecil B. DeMented (in the title role), Lee Daniels' Shadowboxer, Oliver Stone's World Trade Center, Mike Figgis' Cold Creek Manor, Scott Kalvert's Deuces Wild, Phil Joanou's Entropy, Tony Kaye's Black Water Transit and Tom Brady's Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star. Upcoming projects include Alan and Gabe Polsky's The Motel Life, opposite Emile Hirsch, and David Jacobson's Boot Tracks, opposite Michelle Monaghan. FREIDA PINTO (Phaedra) has quickly become an international film star since she burst onto the scene in Danny Boyle's critically and commercially successful Slumdog Millionaire. For her debut role as Latika, Pinto was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture at the 2009 BAFTA Awards. The movie itself won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture. Pinto recently co-starred in the surprise hit Rise of the Planet of the Apes, alongside James Franco and John Lithgow. She will next be seen in Black Gold with Antonio Banderas. The film makes its world premiere in Qatar at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival. She recently finished shooting Trishna in India for director Michael Winterbottom. The film is a modern day retelling of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. Previously, Pinto was seen in Julian Schnabel's Miral, a drama focusing on an orphaned Palestinian girl who finds herself drawn into the Arab-Israeli conflict. Pinto also starred in Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, alongside Sir Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts and Josh Brolin. Before hitting the big screen, Pinto made her mark anchoring “Full Circle,” a travel show airing on Zee International Asia Pacific. She went on assignment to Afghanistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Fiji, among other countries. Pinto currently divides her time between residences in Mumbai and London. She is a spokesperson for L'Oréal Paris. JOHN HURT (Old Man) is one of Britain's best known, most critically acclaimed and versatile actors. It was his defining film roles as Max in Midnight Express (1978) and as John Merrick in The Elephant Man (1980) that thrust him into the international spotlight with Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor, respectively. A trio of roles in 1984 rewarded Hurt with the Evening Standard Award for Best Actor for that year for The Hit, Champions and 1984. His other notable film credits include A Man for All Seasons, The Field, Scandal, Rob Roy and John Boorman's Two Nudes Bathing (for which Hurt received a CableACE Award in 1995), as well as an acclaimed performance in Richard Kwietniowski's Love and Death on Long Island. Hurt was born in 1940, the son of Arnold Herbert (an Anglican vicar) and Phyllis Massey (an engineer and amateur actress). He was a stagehand with the Lincoln Repertory and studied at St. Martins School of Art, London, before winning a scholarship to RADA. Initially a stage actor, Hurt made his West End debut in 1962 and went on to take the 1963 Critics' Award for Most Promising Actor in Harold Pinter's “The Dwarfs.” He also appeared in Pinter's “The Caretaker,” O'Casey's “The Shadow of a Gunman,” Stoppard's “Travesties” for the RSC and Turgenev's “A Month in the Country.” The year 2000 saw his greatly acclaimed performance in Samuel Beckett's “Krapp's Last Tape” in London's West End. In 2002, Hurt shared the Variety Club Award for Outstanding Performance in a Stage Play with Penelope Wilton for their performances in Brian Friel's “Afterplay.” Hurt's impressive body of television work commenced in 1961 and has included such noteworthy roles as Caligula in “I, Claudius,” Raskolnikov in “Crime and Punishment” and, most memorably, as Quentin Crisp in the autobiographical “The Naked Civil Servant,” a role for which Hurt received a Best Actor Emmy Award® and a BAFTA Best Television Actor Award. In 1999, Hurt filmed Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape, directed by Atom Egoyan, and in 2000 came Tabloid TV, directed by David Blair. The year 2001 was spent filming Miranda, directed by Marc Munden; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, directed by Chris Columbus; and Owning Mahowny, directed by Richard Kwietniowski. This was followed by the film Hellboy, directed by Guillermo del Toro; “The Alan Clark Diaries,” for the BBC; Skeleton Key, directed by Iain Softley; Beyond the Gates, directed by Michael Caton-Jones; and The Proposition, directed by John Hillcoat. Hurt was next seen in V for Vendetta, written and produced by the Wachowski brothers; heard as the narrator in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer; and seen as Professor Oxley in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. He portrayed U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher in the HBO film “Recount,” directed by Jay Roach. Hurt was also seen as Dr. Iannis in Captain Corelli's Mandolin, directed by John Madden. More recently, Hurt appeared in Jim Jarmusch's The Limits of Control as well as 44 Inch Chest, directed by Malcolm Venville. He reprised his role as Quentin Crisp in the 2009 feature An Englishman in New York, an official selection at both the Berlin International Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival. Hurt was seen in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts 1 and 2 and Late Bloomers, opposite Isabella Rossellini, with Lars Von Trier's Melancholia soon to come. ISABEL LUCAS (Athena) possesses a captivating and magnetic on-screen presence that has put her at the forefront of the next generation of young Hollywood actors. Lucas will next be seen starring in Dan Bradley's remake of Red Dawn, the story of a group of teenagers who form an impromptu insurgency when enemy soldiers invade their town. Lucas recently wrapped production on a pair of Australian films, Gale Edwards' A Heartbeat Away and Amanda Jane's The Wedding Party (previously known as Kin). In The Wedding Party, a warm-hearted and upbeat romantic comedy that dares to paint a family portrait of a most unusual kind, Lucas plays Anna Petrov, a beautiful young Russian woman desperate to stay in Australia with the man she loves. Lucas starred in director Michael Bay's blockbuster hit Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen opposite Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox. The film was the highly anticipated second installment of the action adventure franchise and grossed approximately $850 million worldwide. Other film credits include Daybreakers, opposite Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe, and The Waiting City, opposite Joel Edgerton and Radha Mitchell. On the small screen, Lucas starred in the HBO miniseries “The Pacific,” an epic 10-hour event chronicling the lives of three U.S. marines stationed in the Pacific during World War II. Lucas plays the role of Gwen, the love interest of Private Sid Phillips (Ashton Holmes). The series was executive produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman. In Australia, Lucas may be best known for her starring role on the hit television series “Home and Away.” In 2004, she received the Australian TV Week Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent. Lucas is an active animal rights advocate and supporter of The Whaleman Foundation and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. These oceanic research and conservation organizations are dedicated to preserving and protecting the ocean's habitat. She is also involved with the non-profit organization OzQuest and, in 2006, spent two months as a volunteer community worker in Namibia. Additionally, in 2010 she participated in the Summit on the Summit hike up Mt. Kilimanjaro to bring awareness to the global clean water crisis. Lucas currently divides her time between Los Angeles and her hometown of Melbourne, Australia. KELLAN LUTZ (Poseidon) is known to worldwide audiences for his role as Emmett Cullen in the global box office phenomenon The Twilight Saga, based on the bestselling novels by Stephenie Meyer. The fourth installment, Breaking Dawn, hits theaters in November 2011. Lutz was last seen in a starring role in Love, Wedding, Marriage opposite Mandy Moore, James Brolin and Kathy Bates. The film is about a happy newlywed marriage counselor whose views on wedded bliss are thrown for a loop when she finds out her parents are getting divorced. Lutz also stars with Samuel L. Jackson and Nina Dobrev in the action-thriller Arena (previously known as Fury), in which he plays a man kidnapped and forced to fight in a digital arena where the brutal gladiatorial battles to the death are an Internet sensation. Lutz recently completed filming the dramedy Syrup, starring alongside Shiloh Fernandez and Amber Heard. It centers on several twenty-somethings trying to climb the corporate ladder of a top soda manufacturer. Based on the novel by Max Berry, the film takes a humorous look at the world of marketing and American consumerism. In 2010, Lutz appeared with Rooney Mara in the remake of the 1984 horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street, directed by Samuel Bayer. He also starred in Michael F. Sears' indie A Warrior's Heart, opposite Ashley Greene; and Josh Sternfeld's crime drama Meskada, alongside Rachel Nichols and Nick Stahl. Other film credits include Prom Night, with Brittany Snow; the indie film Deep Winter, opposite Michael Madsen; Stick It, with Missy Peregrym; and Accepted, alongside Justin Long. On the small screen, Lutz guest-starred on the CW series “90210” as recurring character George Evans, one of the school's best and most arrogant athletes. He was also seen in HBO's Emmy-winning miniseries “Generation Kill.” Previously, Lutz appeared on the NBC series “Heroes” and played recurring characters on the PAX series “Model Citizens” and the WB's “Summerland.” In addition to acting, Lutz has been seen in several high-profile modeling campaigns, including the coveted job as cover boy of Abercrombie & Fitch's 2004 summer catalog. He also appeared in a Levi's jeans ad campaign and was recently seen as the new Calvin Klein underwear model. Lutz teamed up with fashion designer Danny Guez of Dylan George to launch the men's line Abbot + Main. The line offers tops, hoodies and cardigans inspired by the intersection in Venice, California where Lutz lives. Lutz's charitable activities include Royal Family KIDS Camps (RFKC), a nationwide network of camps for abused and abandoned children. Each camp organizes a summer camp experience for boys and girls who have experienced difficult life situations. Although his dreams are coming true, Lutz still hasn't quenched his desire to learn and create. He has patented two inventions and is currently waiting for prototypes to be created. JOSEPH MORGAN (Lysander) got his big break in 2009 when he was cast as Judah Ben-Hur in the miniseries “Ben Hur,” based on the classic novel and film and directed by Steve Shill. In 2010, Morgan was cast in a co-starring role in the independent drama Drift, alongside Thomas Dekker, Jeremy Piven and Mira Sorvino. Morgan attended Morriston Comprehensive School before moving to London to study acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Upon graduation, he was hired by acclaimed film director Peter Weir to co-star opposite Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Soon after the film's completion, director Oliver Stone hired Morgan for a supporting role in the feature film Alexander. After Alexander, Morgan spent time working on stage in the West End of London. He starred in the first series of Sky One's “Hex,” in the role of Troy. Morgan also starred in the BBC miniseries “The Line of Beauty.” Other television credits include the series “Doc Martin” and the telefilm “Mansfield Park,” in the role of William opposite Billie Piper. PETER STEBBINGS (Helios) is the Canadian actor and filmmaker who wrote and directed Defendor, starring Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Kat Dennings and Sandra Oh. The film made its debut at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. Other projects in the works include feature films The Wrasslers, Kids on Fire, Bait and Tackle and Charlatan (based on The New York Times bestseller by Pope Brock). Stebbings has several television series in development including an adaption of Defendor with partners Darius Films and Prospect Park. As an actor, his credits include leading roles in Kardia and The Limb Salesman, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival; the lead role of Marcus Alexander in the Showtime series “Jeremiah”; series lead Kevin Sharp in the Vancouver-based teen series “Madison”; Paul Deeds, the shrewd investment banker seen in the final two seasons of “Traders”; series lead Harley McPherson in “Rabbit Fall”; and series lead Billy Beckett in a two-hour backdoor pilot called “S.I.S.,” for Spike TV. Stebbings also played recurring roles in “Cra$h & Burn” and “Murdoch Mysteries.” In his work for the silver screen, Stebbings has had the privilege of working with Canadian film directors Mina Shum (Drive She Said), Bruce McDonald (Picture Claire) and Anais Gronofsky (On Their Knees, The Limb Salesman), among others. He has been nominated on three separate occasions for a Gemini and once for a Leo. In 2007, Stebbings co-wrote and produced Jack and Jill vs. the World, with Taryn Manning and Freddie Prinze Jr. Stebbings currently splits his time between Los Angeles and Toronto. |
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