Biography: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is one of today’s busiest actors and has also been showcasing his talents behind the camera.
Biography: Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman won an Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby, for which he also won a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award® and received a Golden Globe nomination.
Study Shows Actors Struggle to Resolve Emotional Problems
A new study shows that actors are more likely to struggle with dealing with past traumas, and that they might find it harder to resolve emotional difficulties.
Tom Hanks on Voice Work and Making Money on the ‘Net with his New Web Series, ‘Electric City’
Tom Hanks is adding one more project to his already impressive resume. Hanks has created a new animated Web series, Electric City, which he produces and provides a voice for.
Comic-Con 2012 ReCap
Comi [comic-con-logo] c-Con is over and as fun as it was, I’m kinda glad. I was freakin exhausted!
Comic-Con 2012: The Madness Begins
Hey everyone – I’m about to head out to Comic-Con for the rest of the week so that means there won’t be a lot of posts on the site. I do have 2 great interviews that are set to post on Friday and a couple other things set-up in the
Peter Dinklage’s Commencement Speech to Bennington Graduates
Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage went back to his Alma Mater, Bennington College, last June to give the Commencement Address to the graduating class.
‘Basement Bugs’, A New Short Film By Actors-Turned-Producers Seeks Funding
Actors-turned-Producers kick off a Kickstarter campaign for their next project & they need your support!
“Sorkinisms” – A SuperCut of Dialogue, Recurring Phrases and Plot Lines from Aaron Sorkin
If you’re a fan of Aaron Sorkin – and if not, why aren’t you? – you’ll enjoy this supercut of ‘Sorkinisms’ from Kevin Porter.
Forbes Highest Paid Actors: Tom Cruise is Rolling in the Divorce Settlement-Ready Dough
Every year Forbes releases its list of Hollywood’s highest paid actors, and the results are often surprising. Take this year, for example, with Tom Cruise topping the list at $75 million. Though Cruise was paid handsomely for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and Rock of Ages, it seems more likely that he would’ve topped the list in 1992 rather than 2012.
Biography: William Petersen
William Petersen continues to show the full range of his unique talent to audiences in multiple mediums. The Evanston, Illinois native first discovered acting while pursuing a football scholarship at Idaho State University. He first drew film industry and critical attention with his back-to-back starring roles in William Friedkin’s To Live and Die in L.A., opposite Willem Dafoe and based on the Gerald Petievich novel; and Michael Mann’s Manhunter, opposite Brian Cox as Hannibal Lecktor and based on the Thomas Harris novel.
Biography: T.J. Miller
T.J. Miller is quickly becoming one of the industry’s most sought-after comedians and actors. He has been cited by Variety as one of its “Top 10 Comics to Watch;” and as one of Entertainment Weekly’s “Next Big Things in Comedy.”
Biography: Melanie Lynskey
Melanie Lynskey is an accomplished and versatile actress who took worldwide audiences by storm in 1994 with her debut performance opposite Kate Winslet in Peter Jackson’s Academy Award-nominated Heavenly Creatures. Her portrayal of Pauline Parker earned Ms. Lynskey the New Zealand Film and Television Award for Best Actress.
Biography: Rob Corddry
Rob Corddry made his debut on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in the spring of 2002 and quickly became one of the most popular correspondents to emerge from the groundbreaking program. He continued with the show through the fall of 2006, and has since made guest appearances.
Biography: Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley earned Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet in Joe Wright’s version of Pride & Prejudice, based on Jane Austen’s novel, also for Focus Features. Two years later, she was a Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominee for her performance as Cecilia Tallis in Atonement, again directed by Joe Wright and for Focus Features, based on the novel by Ian McEwan.
Biography: Joe Manganiello
Joe Manganiello plays fan-favorite character Alcide Herveaux, the loyal, no-nonsense werewolf on HBO’s critically acclaimed True Blood. Manganiello – who was named one of People Magazine’s Sexiest Men Alive – will return for the already much buzzed about fifth season of the monster hit show.
Biography: Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey is one of Hollywood’s most sought-after leading men whose films have grossed more than a billion dollars at the box office.
Biography: Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen has emerged leading a new generation of comedic actors, writers and producers.
Biography: Luke Kirby
Luke Kirby has been performing since his teen years after he was accepted at this country’s most respected conservatory, the National Theatre School of Canada. He graduated in May 2000 and after two auditions found himself working on two separate projects in major roles; the CBS/Alliance miniseries Haven and Director Lea Pool’s feature, Lost and Delirious.
Biography: Sarah Silverman
Emmy winner Sarah Silverman is as versatile of a performer as they come. Her repertoire includes everything from film and television, stand‐up comedy, to iconic online videos and she added author to this list when she released her first book last spring. Silverman was most recently seen starring in the third season of The Sarah Silverman Program, on Comedy Central and her New York Times bestselling book, The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee, was recently released in paperback.