Pirates of the Caribbean - Cast Biographies

ABOUT THE CAST

JOHNNY DEPP (Captain Jack Sparrow) has earned both critical and popular acclaim for his work in a variety of memorable roles in unique feature films. The 40-year-old actor is currently filming “Secret Window, Secret Garden,” based on a novella by Stephen King. The film co-stars Maria Bello, Timothy Hutton, Ving Rhames and John Turturro, and is directed by David Koepp.

He will next appear on the big screen this fall alongside Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek in Sony’s “Once Upon a Time in Mexico,” in which Depp plays a corrupt CIA agent who demands retribution from his worst enemy to carry out the drug lord’s uprising against the government. Depp will also star in Miramax’s “Neverland,” opposite Kate Winslet. The film, written by J.M. Barrie, portrays the experiences of the classic fairytale “Peter Pan,” and is scheduled for release in 2004.

Depp’s latest credits include 20th Century Fox’s crime thriller “From Hell” opposite Heather Graham, New Line Cinema’s “Blow” co-starring Penelope Cruz, and Miramax’s romantic comedy “Chocolat” with Juliette Binoche.

The actor also starred in Tim Burton’s “Sleepy Hollow” co-starring Christina Ricci for Paramount Pictures, Depp’s third collaboration with Tim Burton; New Line Cinema’s “The Astronaut’s Wife” and “The Ninth Gate” for Artisan Entertainment.

In 1998, Depp starred in Universal Pictures’ “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” which is based on the Hunter S. Thompson novel of the same name, with Benicio Del Toro and directed by Terry Gilliam. Hailed as the “Best Actor” of his generation for his performance in TriStar Pictures’ “Donnie Brasco,” co-starring Al Pacino and directed by Mike Newell, Depp has also starred in Miramax Films’ “Dead Man,” a western set in the late 1800’s directed by Jim Jarmusch. In “Don Juan DeMarco,” Depp starred as a man convinced he is the world’s greatest lover opposite legendary actors Marlon Brando and Faye Dunaway.

It was his compelling performance in the title role of Tim Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands” that established Depp as one of Hollywood’s most soughtafter talents and earned him a Best Actor Golden Globe nomination. He was honored with a second Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal in “Benny & Joon,” an offbeat love story in which he co-starred with Aidan Quinn and Mary Stuart Masterson. Depp was reunited with Tim Burton for the critically acclaimed “Ed Wood,” the story of one of this country’s most eccentric B-movie directors.

His performance in this film garnered Depp his third Best Actor Golden Globe nomination. Other films include “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?,” directed by Lasse Hallström, which starred Depp in the title role, and “Arizona Dream,” directed by Emir Kusturica, in which he starred with Jerry Lewis and Faye Dunaway. He also starred in Paramount’s “Nick of Time” directed by John Badham.

The Kentucky-born actor grew up in Florida where he developed an early interest in music. Joining a rock band named Kids, Depp found considerable regional success, eventually following the group to Los Angeles.

When the band broke up shortly thereafter, he turned to acting on the advice of a friend. It wasn’t long before Depp landed his first major acting job in “Nightmare on Elm Street.” He went on to earn roles in several other films, including “Slow Burn” and the Academy Award®-winning “Platoon.” Depp then won the role that would prove to be his breakthrough, as undercover detective Tim Hanson on the popular Fox television show “21 Jump Street.” He starred on the series for four seasons before seguing to the big screen in the lead role of John Waters’ “Cry-Baby.”

Depp starred and made his feature directorial debut in “The Brave,” a film based on the novel by Gregory McDonald. Depp co-wrote the screenplay with his brother, D.P. Depp.

One of Australia’s most respected actors, GEOFFREY RUSH’s (Barbossa) career has spanned over 70 theatrical productions and some 20 feature films. After taking a degree in English at the University of Queensland, Geoffrey traveled to Paris in 1975 to study at the Jaques Lecoq School of Mime, Movement and Theatre. On his return to Australia he played the Fool opposite Warren Mitchell in “King Lear” and costarred with roommate Mel Gibson in “Waiting for Godot.” He was a principal member of Jim Sharman’s pioneering Lighthouse ensemble in the early ’80s, where he played leading roles in numerous classics. As a director, he has staged productions for the Queensland Theatre Company, the Adelaide Festival, Company B Belvoir, and Magpie Theatre for Young People, for which he served as director for two years. Geoffrey has also staged his own co-adaptation of Aristophanes’ “Frogs.”

In 1989, Geoffrey’s lead performance in Neil Armfield’s production of “The Diary of a Madman” earned him the Sydney Critics’ Circle Award for Most Outstanding Performance, the Variety Club Award for Best Actor and the 1990 Victorian Green Room Award for Best Actor. This highly acclaimed production toured Moscow and St. Petersburg before a triumphant return season at the Adelaide Festival. For the next three years, Geoffrey received Best Actor nominations in the Sydney Critics’ Circle Awards for his starring roles in Gogol’s “The Government Inspector,” the Sydney Theatre Company’s production of Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” and Mamet’s “Oleanna,” in which he co-starred with Cate Blanchett. In 1994 Geoffrey received rave reviews for his role as Horatio in the Company B Belvoir production of “Hamlet.” In the same year, he received the prestigious Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award for his work in theatre.

Geoffrey’s Australian film credits include Gillian Armstrong’s “Starstruck” and “Oscar and Lucinda,” Neil Armfield’s “Twelfth Night,” George Whaley’s “On Our Selection,” “Children of the Revolution” with Judy Davis and Sam Neill and “A Little Bit of Soul,” directed by Peter Duncan. Geoffrey was lauded for his lead role as pianist David Helfgott in “Shine,” receiving numerous awards including AFI, New York and Los Angeles Film Critics’ Awards, a Broadcast Film Critics’ Award, a Film Critics’ Circle of Australia Award, a SAG Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award and an Oscar® for Best Actor. More recently, Geoffrey starred opposite Barbara Hershey in the critically acclaimed “Lantana.” His upcoming Australian releases include “Swimming Upstream.”

Geoffrey played Inspector Javert in “Les Miserables,” directed by Bille August, and Walsingham in Shekhar Kapur’s “Elizabeth,” for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He played Henslowe in “Shakespeare in Love,” directed by John Madden, for which he received a BAFTA Award, an Oscar® nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In 1999, Geoffrey played Casanova in “Mystery Men” for Universal Pictures and Steven B. Price in “House on Haunted Hill,” directed by William Malone. In 2000, he portrayed The Marquis in “Quills,” directed by Phillip Kaufman, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Actor. He portrayed Harry Pendel in “The Tailor of Panama” directed by John Boorman and Superintendent Hare in Gregor Jordan’s “Ned Kelly” alongside Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom.

Most recently, Geoffrey co-starred with Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon in “The Banger Sisters” and in the highly praised “Frida,” with Academy Award® nominee Salma Hayek in the title role. He lends his voice to the character of Nigel in the Disney/Pixar animated hit film, “Finding Nemo,” currently in theatres.

Soon to be released is the Coen brothers’ romantic comedy “Intolerable Cruelty,” in which Geoffrey co-stars with George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Billy Bob Thornton. He is currently on location in London, starring in the title role of “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers.”

ORLANDO BLOOM (Will Turner) attained worldwide fame with his portrayal of Legolas in Peter Jackson’s award-winning “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy of celebrated J.R.R. Tolkien adaptations: “The Fellowship of the Ring,” “The Two Towers,” and “The Return of the King.”

He graduated from London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama. During his years at Guildhall, he performed in stagings of “Little Me,” “A Month in the Country,” “Peer Gynt,” “Mephisto,” “Twelfth Night,” “The Seagull,” “Three Sisters,” “The Recruiting Officer,” “Antigone,” “Uncle Vanya,” “A Night Out,” and “Mystery Plays.”

Bloom was born in Canterbury, Kent. At the age of 16, he moved to London and joined the National Youth Theatre for two seasons. He subsequently earned a scholarship to train with the British American Drama Academy. Upon completion of his scholarship, Bloom played the lead in the play “A Walk in the Vienna Woods.” Bloom’s feature film debut was in Brian Gilbert’s “Wilde.” He was then accepted to Guildhall and chose to put his screen career on hold for the opportunity to further his education.

Following his work on “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, he has starred in Ridley Scott’s “Black Hawk Down,” the Working Title production of “The Calcium Kid,” directed by Alex de Rakoff, Gregor Jordan’s “Ned Kelly” and the upcoming epic “Troy,” directed by Wolfgang Petersen.

At the age of 18, KEIRA KNIGHTLEY (Elizabeth Swann) possesses the grace and charisma of an actress twice her age. Despite being 17 when principal photography began on “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” she met the many challenges presented by a difficult and physically taxing role with excitement and ardor.

Knightley can currently be seen in the worldwide sleeper hit “Bend it Like Beckham” as Jules Paxton opposite Parminder K. Nagra. She is currently at work on the newest Jerry Bruckheimer Films production, “King Arthur.” The film, directed by Antoine Fuqua, begins shooting in Ireland in July. Knightley portrays Guinevere opposite Clive Owen as Arthur.

Set for release in early November 2003 is “Love Actually,” with Knightley as part of an impressive ensemble cast that includes Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson. She also stars in the upcoming film “Pure,” which is currently scheduled to open in December 2003.

Among Knightley’s additional credits are “The Hole,” “Princess of Thieves,” “Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace,” “The Beginning” and “Innocent Lie.” JACK DAVENPORT (Commodore Norrington) is probably best known to American audiences for his role as Peter Smith-Kingsley in the critically acclaimed “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” starring Matt Damon. Davenport made his film debut in Mike Leigh’s “Career Girls.” His other credits include “Fierce Creatures,” “Talos the Mummy,” “The Wisdom of Crocodiles,” “Ticks,” “The Cookie Thief,” “Offending Angels,” “The Bunker,” “Subterrain,” “Not Afraid, Not Afraid,” “Look” and “Gypsy Woman.” His next project, “Eroica,” about Beethoven, is for the BBC. He currently stars as Steve Taylor in the popular British series “Coupling,” which has recently been emulated by NBC for American audiences. His other television appearances include “The Real Jane Austen,” co-starring Anna Chancellor; “The Wyvern Mystery,” with Derek Jacobi and Iain Glen for the BBC; a six-part series for Britain’s Channel Four, “Ultraviolet;” and two series of the BBC’s awardwinning “This Life.”

Davenport has appeared on radio in “A Clockwork Orange” and “The Cruel Sea.” He also participated in a special recording of “Man and Superman” with Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench and Juliet Stevenson to mark 30 years of radio plays. He was nominated for an Olivier Award for his role in the critically acclaimed “The Servant” at the Lyric Theatre, and is currently appearing in London’s West End in his much praised one-man show entitled, “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.”

Born in London, England, Davenport studied literature and film at the University of East Anglia. He is the son of actors Maria Aitken and Nigel Davenport, and is married to actress Michelle Gomez. KEVIN R. McNALLY (Joshamee Gibbs) is a well known actor in the U.K., playing leading roles on stage, film and television. Currently filming the Cole Porter biopic “Just One of Those Things,” opposite Kevin Kline, he will soon be seen in the U.S. as the ‘Prime Minister’ in the spy spoof “Johnny English” (No. 1 at the box office in 23 countries). Other recent film credits include “When the Sky Falls” opposite Joan Allen and “High Heels and Low Lifes” with Minnie Driver. He has also been featured in “Entrapment,” “Sliding Doors,” and “Spice World.” Kevin’s numerous television credits include the Emmy nominated “Shackleton” for A & E and “Conspiracy” for HBO, both of which received BAFTA awards in the U.K.

In London’s West End, Kevin has appeared on stage opposite Maggie Smith as ‘Alan Bennett’ in “The Lady in the Van” and Juliette Binoche in “Naked.” He also starred as ‘Richard’ in Terry Johnson’s “Dead Funny” at the Savoy Theater.

Beautiful and determined, ZOE SALDANA’s (Anamaria) talent eclipses all else in her role as the only female pirate aboard “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.”

Most recently, Saldana co-starred opposite Orlando Jones and Nick Cannon in 20th Century Fox’s “Drumline,” which opened to rave reviews this past December. Saldana and Cannon were nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Onscreen Kiss. Currently she stars in the independent feature “Temptation.” The film is a rock/pop musical version of “Faust,” directed by Mark Tarlow.

Saldana appeared with Britney Spears in Paramount Pictures’ coming-of-age film, “Crossroads,” as well as in the independent “Snipes,” opposite popular recording artist Nelly. “Snipes” was featured at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival.

A promising young actress, Saldana made her motion picture debut as ‘Eva,’ a gifted dance student with attitude in Columbia Pictures’ “Center Stage,” directed by Nicholas Hytner. She next appeared in the Miramax production of “Get Over It” with Kirsten Dunst and Ben Foster.

Her television credits include appearances on the WB’s “Keeping it Real” and NBC’s hit series “Law & Order.”

Saldana was born in New Jersey and raised in Queens, New York. After winning a dance scholarship to Ritmos Espacio de Danza Academy where she studied ballet, jazz, modern and Latin dance, Saldana joined a theatre group called Faces Theatre Company. The group performs improvisational skits specifically directed at teenage audiences in hopes of educating them with useful alternatives in the face of such dilemmas as substance abuse, domestic violence, truancy, and sexuality.

As one of the most versatile actors working today, JONATHAN PRYCE’s (Governor Weatherby Swann) career spans more than thirty years. He moves effortlessly between stage, film and television. He is the recipient of two Tony Awards, the first for his performance in “Comedians” in 1977 and the second in 1991 for a role he originated as The Engineer in the hit Broadway musical, “Miss Saigon.”

He also earned the Award for Best Actor at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival for his portrayal of Lytton Strachey in “Carrington.” Among Pryce’s many additional film credits are “What A Girl Wants,” “Unconditional Love,” “The Affair of the Necklace,” “The Testimony of Taliesin Jones,” “Stigmata,” “Ronin,” “Tomorrow Never Dies,” “Regeneration,” “Evita,” “The Age of Innocence,” “Glengarry Glen Ross,” “The Rachel Papers,” “Barbarians at the Gate,” “Consuming Passions” and “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.”

His early film appearances include “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Haunted Honeymoon,” “Brazil,” “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” “The Ploughman’s Lunch,” “Loophole” and “Voyage of the Damned.” On television Pryce has been seen in countless telefilms, mini-series and specials. Particularly memorable are “Selling Hitler,” “David,” and “Great Moments in Aviation.”

He is currently filming with friend and long-time collaborator, director Terry Gilliam, on “The Brothers Grimm,” in which he plays Delatombe. Pryce recently wrapped production on “Just One of Those Things” with Kevin Kline, directed by Irwin Winkler. Born in Holywell, Wales, Pryce trained at London’s prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and went on to join the Royal Shakespeare Company.

TREVA ETIENNE’s (Koehler) recent credits include the critically acclaimed Jerry Bruckheimer Films production “Black Hawk Down,” in which he appeared as the Somalian rebel leader, Firimbi. He can also be seen in Bruckheimer’s “Bad Boys II,” set for release on July 18. As a gangster named Percy, Etienne co-starred with Bob Dylan, Jessica Lange, John Goodman and Luke Wilson in the independent “Masked & Anonymous,” which premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. He was also featured in Stanley Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut.”

Etienne starred in the hit science-fiction series “The Last Train” and the dramatic series “London’s Burning.” His other television credits include the BAFTA award-winning “Holding On,” Sir Peter Hall’s “The Final Passage” and Lynda La Plante’s “Comics.” For the BBC he has appeared in the comedies “The Lenny Henry Show,” “Only Fools and Horses,” “Hale & Pace,” “Desmonds” and “TV Squash.”

Theatre credits include the title role in “Macbeth” at the Royal National Theatre in London and “Moon on a Rainbow Shawl” directed by Maya Angelou at the Almeida Theatre. Etienne has played leading roles in “Some Kind of Hero” at the Young Vic, “The Four Seasons” at the Edinburgh Festival and “Measure for Measure” with Shakespeare & Company in Boston. He starred in the world premieres of “An Enchanted Land” by Dale Wasserman and “Angels Rave On” at the Nottingham Playhouse. Etienne also directed an original stage play, “Gulp Fiction,” which moved to a successful run at the Theatre Royal Stratford East.

As a writer-director-producer, Etienne has been promoting two short films, “Driving Miss Crazy” and “A Woman Scorned” at prestigious festivals throughout the United States and Europe. This past March, “A Woman Scorned” won Best Film at the Scarefest Film Awards sponsored by Vanguard Films. “Driving Miss Crazy” also won a Best Film Award with HBO. Both shorts aired on Britain’s Channel 4 (on which “A Woman Scorned” achieved record-breaking ratings) and BBC Choice.

Etienne trained at the BBC’s Directors Course where he wrote and directed his first short, “The Promise of Strangers.” Among his television credits as writer-director-producer are the comedy series “The Real McKoy,” the comedy pilots “The New Generation,” “Club Class” and “Sisters,” as well as the documentary “Arts in the Community.”

DAVID BAILIE (Cotton) has worked in the entertainment industry for 43 years. He arrived in England from South Africa in 1960 and trained at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He spent most of the following ten years working in theatre at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company at Stratford Upon Avon and at the Royal National Theatre alongside and understudying Sir Laurence Olivier, where he also portrayed Florizel opposite Judi Dench’s Perdita in “A Winter’s Tale.”

Since that time Bailie has continued to work on stage and has also expanded his repertoire to include television and film. He has performed on stage in “Murder in the Cathedral,” “Macbeth,” “Waiting For Godot,” “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” “Faustus,” “The Three Musketeers” and “The Canterbury Tales” among other notable plays.

On television Bailie has appeared in “The Play for Today: Lonely Man’s Lover,” “Play of the Month: The Little Minister,” “Dr. Who,” “Robots of Death,” “Warships,” “Blake’s Seven,” “Onedin Line” and, more recently, “Crime Limited” and “Gunpowder Plot.”

Among his motion picture credits are “Curse of the Werewolf,” “The Creeping Flesh,” “Henry VIII,” “Joan of Arc,” “Cutthroat Island,” “Attila the Hun” and “Gladiator.”

ISAAC C. SINGLETON, JR.(Bo’sun) has appeared in numerous movies and television shows. Among his credits are “Anger Management,” “Planet of the Apes,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “Galaxy Quest,” “Instinct” and “Rosewood.”

Born in Melbourne, Florida not far from Cape Canaveral, Singleton never planned on a career in show business. His father, who initially worked for NASA, moved the family to Germany where he was stationed in the Air Force when Singleton was a teenager. Fascinated with another country’s history and language, Singleton quickly became fluent in German. After high school he returned to the United States to pursue a degree in economics at Florida A&M University with the goal of becoming a stocks and commodities broker. On a lark he enrolled in an acting class, but unexpectedly landed the lead role in a school production of “The Bad Man,” for which he received rave reviews. As luck would have it, the stock market crashed at exactly the same time.

Singleton switched his course of study to communications and transferred to the University of Central Florida. While in Orlando he found a part time job as a caterer on the new Universal Studios lot. Almost immediately the director of the studio’s theme park entertainment division noticed Singleton and cast him in the park’s live action show, “Dr. Doom.” Before long, Singleton was learning the stunt business, playing a lead role in Universal’s “The Wild West Stunt Show” and then in Disney’s “Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular.”

After earning his bachelor of arts, Singleton moved to Hollywood and once again worked for Universal at their theme park attraction, “Waterworld.” Now a trained actor and stuntman, he soon booked his first role in front of the camera on Fox Television’s “The X-Files.”

Los Angeles native LEE ARENBERG (Pintel) has the remarkable ability to morph himself into any character imagined. Applauded portrayals include horrifying aliens, a twisted psychotherapist, a salacious entertainment executive, and now you can add ‘bloodthirsty pirate’ to the list. With a career spanning almost 20 years, Arenberg continues to provide fans with memorable moments in film, television and theater.

He has appeared in more than 30 movies, including “Cradle Will Rock,” “RoboCop,” “RoboCop 3,” “Waterworld,” “Bob Roberts” and “Dungeons & Dragons.”

Arenberg’s most notable television appearances are roles on “Seinfeld,” “Tales From the Crypt,” and the notoriously ‘huge’ studio head, Bobby G., on the critically acclaimed series “Action.” Co-founder of the celebrated Actors’ Gang theater company, Arenberg has written, directed and appeared in many of their award-winning productions. Arenberg has his own website located at “leearenberg.com.”

MACKENZIE CROOK (Ragetti) is probably best known for his role as Gareth Keenan in the multi award-winning BBC show “The Office.” “The Office” is the highest rated and fastest selling comedy in Britain and is currently garnering rave reviews with television audiences around the world. Crook has starred in many hit comedies and was nominated for a prestigious British Comedy Award in 2001. He is currently filming “Brothers Grimm” with director Terry Gilliam. Other film credits include a lead in the eagerly awaited British film “Sex Lives of the Potato Men,” and roles in “Churchill: The Hollywood Years,” “The Secret Life of Peter Sellers,” “Never Land,” “The Gathering” and “Still Crazy.” Born in Kent, England, Crook started out as a stand-up comedian on the British club and theater circuit.

GILES NEW (Murtogg) has recently finished the opening run of the Robert De Niro-produced Queen musical, “We Will Rock You,” in London’s West End. His other theatre credits include “A Tribute to the Blues Brothers” in the West End, “The Rocky Horror Show,” “Only The Lonely,” “Coriolanus,” “Neville’s Island” and “The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.” On television he has appeared in “People Like Us,” “Hope And Glory,” “Faith in the Future,” “Largo Winch,” “Eastenders,” “The Bill,” “Mr. Charity,” “Chambers,” “POV” and “15 Storeys High.”

Giles is also a writer and has contributed to numerous television shows as well as having several plays produced on stage and radio. Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” is Giles’ first appearance in a feature film.

ANGUS BARNETT’s (Mullroy) credits include the forthcoming “Neverland,” starring Johnny Depp, and “Calender Girls.” Among his other films are “The Good Ship Citizen,” “Sabotage,” “Uncle Gilbert & Hurlo Thrumbo,” “Fairy Tale: A True Story,” “Sin Bin,” “Black Beauty,” “Lorenzo’s Oil” and “Consuming Passions.”

Barnett also works extensively in the theatre and has performed with the National Youth Theatre in London. Highlights on stage include performing in “The Red Daemon” for the Japanese Noda Map Company, for which he traveled to Tokyo and Osaka as well as Thailand. He played in Nathan Field’s play “A Woman is a Weathercock” and appeared in “King Lear,” “Twelfth Night,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “King John.” Television credits include “Shackleton” with Kenneth Branagh, “Merlin,” “Indelible Evidence” and several situation comedies.

Barnett trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic. “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” marks MICHAEL BERRY’s (Twigg) debut in a major motion picture. Berry was born and raised in Oxford, England. After graduating from Saint Edmond Campion, he moved to London where he got his start as an actor performing in experimental theatrical productions. Six years ago, he moved to the United States to study at The Playhouse West. Since then, he has appeared in numerous television commercials, stage productions and short films. Berry continues his studies, currently working with acting coach Richmond Arquette. He is also writing his first screenplay based on Oscar Wilde’s experiences in Oxford.

VINCE LOZANO (Jacoby) has appeared in numerous movies, television shows and commercials. His film credits include “ED TV,” “Father of the Bride Part II,” “Darkwolf” and “Fallen Arches.” Lozano made his motion picture debut in “Encino Man.” On television Lozano has appeared on such popular series as “Dragnet,” “Becker,” “The Naked Truth,” “E.R.” and “Wings.” He will soon be seen in “Carolina,” starring Julia Stiles, due out this fall.

He co-produced and co-directed “Alvarez & Cruz,” an independent feature film in which he also stars. Lozano has written several screenplays and is currently at work on one of his pieces, arranging financing in order to begin production. He was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio to Puerto Rican parents.

Australian TREVOR GODDARD (Grapple) is best known for portraying villains in many of Hollywood’s top action movies, including Jerry Bruckheimer’s “Gone in 60 Seconds.” But after appearing in the continuing role of Lt. Commander Michael ‘Mic’ Brumby on the hit CBS series “JAG,” the former professional boxer found a worldwide fan base as a good guy and heartbreaker. Goddard recently wrapped production on “Men at War.” He was featured in the ABC telefilm “When Billie Beat Bobby,” starring Holly Hunter and produced by Goldie Hawn, as well as starring in the independent films “Dead Man’s Run” and “Hollywood Vampyr.” His other film credits include “Deep Rising,” “Assault on Devil’s Island,” “Fast Money,” “The Break,” “Illegal in Blue” and “Men of War.”

Goddard won the Los Angeles Dramalogue Award and Los Angeles Weekly’s Award for Best Performance for his role in “The Cock ’n’ Bull Story.” While competing as a light-heavyweight boxer he was spotted by a casting director and asked if he wanted to appear in a series of Budweiser commercials. Numerous guest-starring roles on various popular television series soon followed. Goddard received worldwide notoriety as a science-fiction icon after portraying the character Kano in New Line Cinema’s action thriller, “Mortal Combat.”

A native Englishman, BRYE COOPER (Mallot) originally landed in Los Angeles with plans to continue his studies in the martial arts. It was through his practice of Kenpo that he first became interested in acting and began working on stage and in films. Some nine years later, Cooper has appeared on stage in roles ranging from Cassius in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” to Sgt. Trotter in the Agatha Christie classic “Mousetrap” and Frankie in Patrick Marber’s “Dealer’s Choice,” the latter performed at the Mark Taper Forum.

Cooper started his film career alongside Djimon Hounsou (“Amistad”) playing a British naval seaman in the independent production, “Ill Gotten Gains,” a period film about piracy and its despicable slave trade. Other credits include “Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel,” “Fight Zone” and “Through Another Man’s Eyes.”

He is currently working with director Peter Medak on his original screenplay, “Violent Delights,” a love story set amidst the violence and tribulations of life in Northern Ireland.

In his off hours, Cooper spends time as a physical fitness instructor working for many health clubs in the Los Angeles area. Currently, he lends his expertise teaching a class in cardio-kick boxing at Max Muscle in the San Fernando Valley.

DYLAN SMITH’s (Young Will) acting career began when an assistant casting director visited his school looking for a “natural boy” to play the part of Jake Yorkin for director Mark Romanek’s debut film, “One Hour Photo,” starring Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen and Michael Vartan. Smith landed the role, playing Nielsen and Vartan’s son, and was nominated for a Young Artists Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance.

Smith has since completed a short film with Steve Guttenberg entitled “The Stranger.” He has also guest-starred on “Gilmore Girls” and appeared in a television commercial for Domino’s Pizza. Ten-year old Smith is a drummer with four years experience and plays on an ice hockey team and a baseball team. He has a younger brother, Lyndon, who is also an actor, having appeared on the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced series “C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation,” as well as “Presidio Med,” and the CBS pilot, “The Lunchbox Chronicles.” Both boys were born in Los Angeles. Their father, Danny, is a writer on the hit CBS comedy series “Yes, Dear.”

The Smiths’ acting success has been quite a surprise for their parents. Although they’ve grown up around writers and actors, and have been watching sitcom tapings since they were very young, both boys made independent decisions to pursue acting careers.

In the three years since she began her professional acting career, 11-year-old LUCINDA DRYZEK (Young Elizabeth Swann) has achieved considerable success.

On stage, she has appeared as Marta in “The Sound of Music,” in a children’s choir performing in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” and in two traditional Christmas pantomimes, a uniquely English form of family entertainment. Her television credits include two British drama series, “Micawber” and “Silent Witness,” with a third, “The Queen’s Nose,” about to begin production for the CBBC. She was featured as the narrator of “Memes,” a documentary produced for the Sci-Fi Channel. Born in High Wycombe, Lucinda and her family now live in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. When she is not performing, Lucinda’s interests include dancing, singing and riding.

 

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