CAST
Lance Henriksen | Dr. Neal Fibrian
An intense, versatile actor as adept at playing clean-cut FBI agents as he is playing psychotic motorcycle-gang leaders, who can go from portraying soulless, murderous vampires to burned-out, world-weary homicide detectives, Lance Henriksen has starred in a variety of films that have allowed him to stretch his talents just about as far as an actor could possibly hope. One of his latest projects was AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004), directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. He also appeared in the TNT original movie Evel Knievel (2004) (TV), directed by John Badham and executive produced by Mel Gibson. Henriksen portrayed "Awful Knoffel" in this project based on the life of the famed daredevil, played by George Eads. Henriksen starred for three seasons (1996-1999) on "Millennium" (1996/I), Fox-TV's critically acclaimed series created by Chris Carter ("The X Files" (1993)). His performance as "Frank Black", a retired FBI agent who has the ability to get inside the minds of killers, landed him three consecutive Golden Globe nominations for "Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series" and a People's Choice Award nomination for "Favorite New TV Male Star". FOX Home Entertainment has just released the first season of "Millennium" on DVD.
Born in New York, Henriksen studied at the Actors Studio and began his career off-Broadway in Eugene O'Neill's "Three Plays of the Sea." One of his first film appearances was as an FBI agent in Sidney Lumet's Dog Day Afternoon (1975), followed by Lumet's Network (1976) and Prince of the City (1981). He then appeared in Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) with Richard Dreyfuss and François Truffaut, Damien: Omen II (1978) and in Philip Kaufman's The Right Stuff (1983), in which he played Mercury astronaut Capt. Wally Schirra.
James Cameron cast Henriksen in his first directorial effort, Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981), then used him in The Terminator (1984), and cast him as the android Bishop in the sci-fi classic Aliens (1986). Director Sam Raimi, who used Henriksen in his quirky western The Quick and the Dead (1995) opposite Russell Crowe, Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman, says, "Lance is a brilliant performer who goes way beyond acting. He becomes his character completely, leaving no trace of his former self and making something of every moment on screen."
Henriksen's additional feature credits include what is one of his best-known roles, that of the head of a family of murderous redneck vampires in Kathryn Bigelow's cult vampire film Near Dark (1987). He's also appeared in Jagged Edge (1985), Pumpkinhead (1989), The Horror Show (1989), Survival Quest (1989), director Walter Hill's Johnny Handsome (1989), The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) (V), Bruce Robinson's Jennifer Eight (1992), Alien³ (1992), Richard Rush's Color of Night (1994), Powder (1995), Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man (1995), Disney's animated feature Tarzan (1999) and John Woo's first American film, Hard Target (1993), for which Henriksen received a Saturn Award as Best Supporting Actor.
He was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in the TNT original film The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998) (TV) and had starring roles in PBS' Emmy-winning The Dark End of the Street (1981) and HBO's "Tales from the Crypt" (1989). Henriksen also played actor Charles Bronson in the television movie Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story (1991) (TV).
In addition to his abilities as an actor, Henriksen is an accomplished painter and potter. His talent as a ceramist has enabled him to create some of the most unusual ceramic artworks available on the art market today. He resides in Southern California with his wife Jane and their five-year-old daughter Sage.
Danny Trejo | Barro
A child drug addict and criminal, Danny Trejo was in and out of jail for 11 years. While serving time in San Quentin, he won the lightweight and welterweight boxing titles. Imprisoned for armed robbery and drug offenses, he successfully completed a 12-step rehabilitation program that changed his life.
While speaking at a Cocaine Anonymous meeting in 1985, Trejo met a young man who later called him for support. Trejo went to meet him at what turned out to be the set of Runaway Train (1985). Trejo was immediately offered a role as a convict extra, probably because of his tough tattooed appearance. Also on the set was a screenwriter who did time with Trejo in San Quentin. Remembering Trejo's boxing skills, the screenwriter offered him $350 per day to train the actors for a boxing match. Director Andrei Konchalovsky saw Trejo training Eric Roberts and immediately offered him a featured role as Roberts' opponent in the film.
Trejo has subsequently appeared in many other films, usually as a tough criminal or villain. Danny's extensive credits include Halloween,, Grindhouse, Anchorman: The legend of Ron Burgandy, Heat, the Spy Kids franchise and television's Lost and Alias.
Kathryn Fiore | Deborah Fielding
Daughter of actor, Bill Fiore, Kathryn grew up on sets and in recording studios. Her father says he knew Kathryn was destined to be an actress when, at age seven, she grabbed a script he was reading, glanced at it and said, “I can do this.”
Born and raised in New York City, Kathryn has been acting professionally since her senior year of High School when she starred in a Broadway production of Picnic. While attending Columbia University, as a Latin major (where she had a 4.0 GPA, thank you very much!), she came to LA for Spring Break. She booked a pilot, began taking Latin courses at UCLA towards her Columbia degree and has lived in LA ever since.
Kathryn has been a regular in such television projects as Student Affairs, a series produced by Imagine Entertainment, Out There, a sketch series for ABC from the producers of “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?” and the FOX series MAD TV. She has had recurring roles on Strong Medicine, Jake in Progress, Charmed, and Reno 911!. Her film work includes The Day the World Ended, Stand Up, The Iron Man, Reno 911!: Miami, The Hottie and the Nottie, Mission:Impossible 3, The Game Plan and Necessary Evil. Kathryn’s one-woman show, There Will Be Penetration (directed by Andy Fickman of The Game Plan) opened to great reviews at the Coronet Theater in 2005. Kathryn lives in Los Angeles where she can often be found watching the Golden Girls and reading Latin poetry. It’s sad, but it’s true.
Gary Hudson | Sanders
Gary was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia...where his parents and younger sister still reside....God's country. He is a proud uncle, with 9 nieces and nephews. Two being of the "Great" variety. Gary moved to Los Angeles in 1979, but always considers Virginia his home. "It's for lovers".
For the last 8 years he has split his time between the States and Canada. Gary is now a duel citizen, and enjoys very much the time he spends in the great white north. He enjoys his "frustrating" time on the golf course, playing in numerous charity events every year, and still swings a pretty mean tennis racquet.
A big sports fan...he cheers for the underdog...Cowboys - Joe Tores team in New York City...and the house that Jerry West built - wish he was still there. Gary's credits include numerous roles in film in television including Battle in Seattle, Smallville and Angels Fall.
Richard Riehle | Parsons
The son of an assistant postmaster (Herbert John Riehle) and a nurse (Mary Margaret Riehle, née Walsh), Richard attended the University of Notre Dame, where he became heavily involved with the University Theatre. Appearing in such productions as "Luther", "Antigone", "Rhinoceros", "Romeo and Juliet", and "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying", he also took on the task of stage manager on many of these productions, and it was not unusual to find him helping to build the sets or manage the costumes during this period. Graduating with a B.A. (cum laude) in 1970, Richard traveled to Salzburg and Innsbruck to study German, a language in which he is fluent.
Progressing to Academy of Dramatic Art in Rochester, Michigan, Richard has had extensive experience as a stage actor, as well as teaching acting, and made his Broadway debut in 1986 with "Execution of Justice". One of his major triumphs in the theatre has been alongside Kevin Spacey in the acclaimed 1999 revival of O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh", in which he played the drunken, corrupt ex-cop Pat McGloin. Brief appearances in Rooster Cogburn, The Duchess and Dirtwater Fox, Joy Ride, and Twice in a Lifetime, as well as in such TV fare as Escape From Hell (1977), Joe Kennedy: The Forgotten Kennedy (1977), and the NBC series "Hot Pursuit" (1984) have disguised an expanding repertory theatre portfolio. Richard has also contributed to such diverse undertakings as Bay Area Radio's Eugene O'Neill Project (playing Smithers to Joe Morton's Brutis Jones in "The Emperor Jones") and the Adams-Jefferson Project of Carleton College, participating in a series of recordings of the correspondence between the two US Presidents. To this day, Richard has maintained his involvement in theatre workshops and encouraging the dramatic arts under the auspices of the Mark Taper Forum and A.S.K. However, since his scene-stealing cameo as the Quartermaster in 1989's Glory, with his trademark bushy mustache and heavyset frame, Richard has acquitted himself as one of the best, and busiest, character players on TV and in the movies.
CREW
Peter J. Eaton | Director
Peter’s career in the film and television industry spans 16 years - working in everything from feature films, broadcast television and interactive gaming. In 2004, he won Best Director at the Beverly Hills Film Festival for “Gravity“ - Peter and Eric‘s first feature film. In 2005, he directed the romantic comedy “Sweet Good Fortune”.
After earning his Master’s degree in cinema-television, he was hired to work on several studio feature films such as “Navy SEALs” (Orion Pictures) , “Toy Soldiers”, (Island Pictures) “True Colors” ,(Paramount Pictures) and “Rambling Rose” (Carolco) where he gained valuable experience.
Peter produced and directed dozens of television and film projects for clients such as the Gillette Shaving Company, SouthPeak Interactive - which partnered with Tom Clancy's Red Storm, and "Treasures In Your Home" on PAX-TV. Peter is represented by Joel Newton of Artist International Agency of Los Angeles.
Eric Feldman | Producer/Writer/character of Alex Russo
Eric's career began as an actor. Over the last 15 years, he's appeared in everything from soaps to motion pictures. In 1997, he ventured into screenwriting with his first script "The Last Stand" which was optioned by Eagle Beach Productions of New York - producers of "Outside Providence" starring Alec Baldwin. In 1998, Eric was introduced to Peter J. Eaton by New York-based casting director Cris Taylor. They immediately joined forces in developing several screenplays - one of which became their award-winning feature - "Gravity", which Eric co-starred in also. Previously, Eric and Peter scripted a kid comedy titled "Jimmy Bond" which was a quarter-finalist in the 2001 Fade In Magazine’s screenwriting competition .
In 2005, Eric and the co-writer of "The Last Stand", Christopher Harvill, were named semi-finalists in the Nicholl Fellowships Screenwriting competition (i.e. the Oscars) for the script "Chain of Command" - a big-budget action film.
In addition to the film business, Eric and Davidson Lewis formed an invention-based company - Daybreak Designs. Two of its products, Veggie and Fruit Scrub TM, are available worldwide at retailers including Kitchen Barn, Whole Foods and Sur La Table. www.daybreak-designs.com
Chris Harvill | Screenwriter
Born in Los Angeles, Chris’ storyboard background has gotten him work in animation departments such as Disney, and comic book assignments on The Avery Black Detective Series. He has written two children’s books, Dilford Quimby in Apartment 4A and Dextter Trindle Makes It All Seem Obvious His screenplays Adventure Of A Lunchtime and The Thingie were picked up by Achete Entertainment, as well as The God Moment optioned by Bulldog Productions. Working with Eric Feldman, their script Chain Of Command was a semi-finalist in the prestigious Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship. Living on his ranch in Southern California with his wife Jolanda and 9 year old daughter Morgan, (along with way too many horses, dogs, cats, and guinea pigs) Chris is presently swaying in his hammock nursing a cold one, working on a new film for Art Of War Productions…
Portions of the above biographical material courtesy of imdb.com
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