Eddie McClintock – Peter Lattimer
After a brief stint in commercials, Eddie McClintock got his big break with a recurring role on the Fox comedy “Ned & Stacey.” Fox soon became home for McClintock with his first starring role on the network’s series “Holding the Baby.” He then starred in two series for NBC, “Stark Raving Mad” and “AUSA.” Other memorable television appearances include a role on the one-hour season finale of “Friends,” a recurring role on the WB’s “Felicity” and guest-starring turns on such popular series as “House M.D.,” “Less Than Perfect,” “King of Queens,” “Sex in the City,” “Just Shoot Me,” and “Spin City.”
In 2006, McClintock starred with Jane Curtin, Fred Savage and William Devane in the ABC comedy “Crumbs,” about a family with a tragic history, struggling to come together. In recent years he has guest starred in the series “Moonlight” and opposite James Woods in “Shark” and appeared in multiple episodes of “Bones” and “Desperate Housewives.” McClintock starred opposite Judd Hirsh, Nicholas Turturro and Jodi Lynn O’Keefe in the USA television movie “Three Wise Guys” and opposite Shannon Elizabeth in the Lifetime movie “Confessions of an American Bride.” He was reunited with his “Stark Raving Mad” co-star Tony Shaloub, when he guest starred on “Monk.” Prior to that, he starred in the ABC Family movies “Picking Up and Dropping Off” and “See Jane Date.”
McClintock has also starred in several feature films appearing in Steven Soderbergh’s “Full Frontal,” director Roger Kumble’s “The Sweetest Thing,” and the independent films “Screenland Drive” and “Moving August.”
In his time away from television and film sets, McClintock resides in Los Angeles where he lives with his wife and two sons. |
Joanne Kelly – Myka Bering
Joanne Kelly has found success in both film and television with leading roles in projects such as the series “Vanished,” “Slings and Arrows,” “Jeremiah” and television movies “Heydey!,” “Playing House” and “Whiskey Echo.” She recently appeared in the mini-series “Diamonds” with Judy Davis and James Purefoy for ABC and the upcoming “Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit.” She was also featured as Bianca in “The Dresden Files” on SCI FI.
Kelly’s film credits include the critically acclaimed “The Bay of Love” and “Sorrows” as well as “Remembering Phil” and “Going the Distance.” Her theatre credits include Shakespeare by the Sea productions of “Romeo and Juliet,” “Julius Caesar,” and “Measure for Measure”; HurlyBurly Theatre Company’s “Macbeth”; Same Plan Co-op’s “Seven Stories,” and most recently, Castawayhorse Productions’ “Oleanna,” which she also produced.
Born in Bay D’Espoir, Newfoundland, Kelly attended Acadia University in Nova Scotia. She was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2006 for her performance as Frannie Mackenzie in “Playing House” directed by Kelly Makin. |
Saul Rubinek – Artie Nielson
Saul Rubinek was born in a refugee camp in Germany after WW II where his father ran a Yiddish Repertory Theatre company. Rubinek started his professional career as a child actor in theatre and radio in Canada. He was a member of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival Company in Stratford, Ontario and later was a co-founder, actor and director of Theatre Le Hibou, Theatre Passe-Muraille, and Toronto Free Theatre. Rubinek started working in the U.S. in the late 70s as an actor at the Public Theatre in New York, and he divided his time between theatres in both countries for several years.
He got his early training in film and television as an actor for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and he continues to work as a producer, writer, and actor for Canadian independent features.
He has been nominated for awards for his work in stage, radio, television and film, winning DramaLogue awards for his portrayal of Touchstone in Des McAnuff’s production of “As You Like It” and for directing Rick Cleveland’s “Jerry and Tom” at Los Angeles Met Theatre in ’94. He also won a supporting actor Genie award for his work in Ralph Thomas’ Canadian feature “Ticket to Heaven.”
Rubinek has been featured in such films including: “I Love Trouble,” “The Singing Detective,” “The Contender,” “Family Man,” “Nixon,” “True Romance,” “Unforgiven,” “Man Trouble,” “Against All Odds,” “Bonfire of the Vanities” and “Wall Street.”
Rubinek’s work on U.S television spans three decades. Some of his American television work includes: two seasons as a semi-regular on “Frasier”; Showtime’s award-winning “Hiroshima” and HBO’s award-winning drama “And The Band Played On.” He also had recurring roles on Steven Bochco’s ABC series “Blind Justice,” A & E’s “Nero Wolf” starring Tim Hutton, “Once & Again” and “The Equalizer.” His guest-starring roles include appearances on “Eureka,” “Psych,” “The Practice,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “The Outer Limits” and “Lost.” He played Jackie Gleason’s manager in the CBS biopic “Gleason” starring Brad Garrett and network president Fred Silverman in NBC’s “Growin’ Up Different.” He was also featured in TNT’s “And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself” starring Antonio Banderas. Most recently, he was a major guest star on the TNT pilot “Leverage” opposite Tim Hutton. He has also had supporting roles opposite Tom Selleck in two CBS movies for television, “Jesse Stone: Sea Change” and “Jesse Stone: Night Passage.”
In 1997, Rubinek directed his first feature – based on the play he previously directed “Jerry and Tom,” by Rick Cleveland. He also was producer on the film along with his wife, Elinor Reid. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival was an official entry in competition at Sundance in 1998.
He also directed “Club Land” for Showtime, starring Alan Alda and Steven Weber. In 2002, also for Showtime, he directed “Bleacher Bums,” a film adaptation of the popular play about the Chicago Cubs fans at Wrigley Field.
In 2006, Rubinek directed, and together with Elinor Reid, produced the independent feature “Cruel But Necessary,” which has been seen in major festivals in North America.
Penguin Books published Rubinek’s non-fiction book, “So Many Miracles,” an account of his parents’ survival growing up in Poland during World War II. Rubinek also wrote and produced an award-winning documentary of the same title for CBC and PBS, which chronicled his parents’ reunion with the people who saved their lives during the Holocaust.
Saul Rubinek and his wife, Elinor Reid, live in Los Angeles with their children, Sam and Hannah. |
Allison Scagliotti – Claudia Donovan
Allison Scagliotti is most recognizable for her role on Nickelodeon’s “Drake & Josh” as Josh’s smart and sassy girlfriend, Mindy. Scagliotti began her professional acting career at the age of 11 with the NBC pilot “America’s Most Terrible Things” starring Chevy Chase, which was followed by two more pilots and numerous memorable guest spots on “ER,” “CSI,” and “One Tree Hill.” She has since played daughter to the likes of Heather Locklear, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Walsh, J.K. Simmons, and Doug Jones.
Scagliotti won the award for Best Actress in a short film at Bend Film Festival for her role as the title character in “Redemption Maddie” (AFI). Her recent work includes the series “Mental” for Fox and the Starz original comedy series “Party Down.” She can be seen this summer in National Lampoon’s “Endless Bummer” and “My Name is Jerry,” starring Doug Jones. |
Genelle Williams – Leena
Actress Genelle Williams has appeared in numerous television series including “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” “Wild Card,” “Soul Food,” “This is Wonderland” and “Beautiful People.” Audiences may remember her best for her role as deejay Kim Carlisle on the series “Radio Free Roscoe,” which aired on the Nickelodeon channel The N. Williams’ counts her roles as Diane Jeffreys on “The Latest Buzz” and as Marisa on “Love Bites” among her recent series credits.
For her leading role as Monica in the CTV dramatic movie “Doomstown,” written and directed by acclaimed Canadian writer-director Sudz Sutherland, Williams received a 2007 Gemini nomination for Best Performance in a Lead Role. Additional made-for-television films include “Taking A Chance on Love” and “The Note.” Williams’ feature film credits include “Hulk,” “Saving God,” “Animal 2,” “The Lazarus Child” and “It’s a Boy Girl Thing.” |
CCH Pounder – Mrs Frederic
Acclaimed actress CCH Pounder is known for the diversity of her roles. Pounder portrayed Captain Claudette Wyms on the critically acclaimed FX series “The Shield” for a seven year run, garnering her Emmy nominations for Best Supporting Actress in 2005 and 2008. She recently filmed “The #1 Ladies Detective Agency” for HBO and the BBC, in Botswana Africa, and also starred in the independent feature film “Rain,” which received accolades at the Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival.
Pounder has also received NAACP Image Award nominations for Best Actress in a Drama Series, the MIB Prism Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Drama, two Golden Satellite Awards for Performance by an Actress in a Series Drama, the Genii Excellence in TV Award from the Southern California Chapter of the American Women in Radio & TV and the recent “LOOP” Award from Lupus LA. Other accolades for Pounder include an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Dr. Angela Hicks on the NBC series “ER,” and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Agent Lucy Kazdin in Fox’s “The X-Files.” In addition, she received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Spoken Word Album for “Grow Old Along With Me, The Best Is Yet To Come” and won an AUDI, the Audio Publishers Association’s top honor for “Women In The Material World.” Her film credits include “Bagdad Cafe,” “Prizzi’s Honor,” “Postcards From The Edge,” “Robocop 3,” “Sliver,” “Tales From The Crypt,” “Face Off” and “End Of Days.” |