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APA: British-born actor
Tom McKay is now repped by
Jonathan Perry, Carlos Carreras and
Arielle Mesirow. McKay most recently starred as Japer Tudor in the BBC drama series
The White Queen. He also appeared as Jim McCoy in the
Hatfields & McCoys miniseries. In addition to extensive theater work, McKay’s credits have included the U.K. television series
Silent Witness, Casualty, Doctors and
The Little House. His feature credits have included
Trip City, Clubbed, and
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead.Next up, McKay will appear in the television series
The Lost Legion, as well as the feature
Kill Command, currently in post.
ICM Partners: Actor
Mark Ryder is now repped by
Carter Cohn, Joanne Wiles and
Andrew Kurland. Ryder currently stars as Cesare Borgia in Tom Fontana’s drama series
Borgia, shown on Sky Italia and Netflix. He also appeared in the 2012 feature film
Good Vibrations. Ryder’s other credits have included the features
Five Minutes of Heaven, Albatross and 2010’s
Robin Hood, opposite Russell Crowe. His television credits include
Small Island and
Coming up. The third season of
Borgia is currently in production.
Innovative Artists: Actor and comedian
Lavell Crawford is now repped by
Ian Arougheti and
Joe Eshenbaugh. Crawford is probably best known for playing Saul Goodman’s bodyguard Huell Babineaux on AMC’s landmark series
Breaking Bad. Starting his career as a stand-up in the 2000s, Crawford appeared in Season 5 of
Last Comic Standing in 2007, placing as a finalist, and he has since appeared in such series as
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Tosh.O, Crazy Ones and
Super Fun Night. He also starred in the feature comedy
Who’s Watching the Kids. Crawford will next be seen in the feature film
Evil Nature.
Resolution: Actress
Taryn Manning is now repped by
Steve Alexander and
Kevin Hussey. Manning was recently upped to a series regular on Netflix’s
Orange is the New Black. She also appears in a recurring role on
Hawaii Five-O. Starting out in television in the nineties, Manning made her film debut with
Crazy/Beautiful in 2001. She has since appeared in such features as
8 Mile, Redemption Road and
Hustle & Flow. Manning’s other television credits have included recurring roles on
Get Real, Drive and
Sons of Anarchy. Outside of her acting career, Manning is the vocalist for the electronic duo Boomkat and the co-owner of the clothing brand Born Uniqorn. Next up, Manning will appear in the features
Almost Broadway and
#Horror.
UTA: Writer and director
Benjamin Renner is now a client. Renner is the co-director of the animated feature
Ernest & Celestine, which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature earlier this year. Previously, Renner directed the short film
La Queue de la Souris (A Mouse's Tale) in 2012.
Ernest & Celestine was based on the children’s books by author and illustrator Gabrielle Vincent and the English language version features the voices of Forest Whitaker, Mackenzie Foy, Paul Giamatti and Lauren Bacall. Renner is currently working on a graphic novel and a short film that he hopes to extend into a feature film.
WME Entertainment: Supermodel, actress and entrepreneur
Kathy Ireland is now a client. Ireland is currently the CEO and chief designer of Kathy Ireland Worldwide, which has been cited by Forbes as grossing $2 billion in retail annually. Starting her career as a model, Ireland appeared in 13 consecutive issues of the
Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, landing on its cover three times. She also appeared on the covers of
Vogue and
Cosmopolitan amongst others. One of the wealthiest former models in the world, Ireland’s companies currently market more than 15,000 products in 50 countries.
WME Entertainment: Actor
Michael Kenneth Williams is now a client. Williams currently stars as Chalky White on HBO’s
Boardwalk Empire. He also recently appeared in
12 Years a Slave and
Robocop. Williams is probably best known, however, for his role as Omar Little on HBO’s seminal television series
The Wire. Getting his start as a background dancer in music videos and on tour with George Michael and Madonna, Williams began acting in the nineties and he has appeared in such features as
Bullet, Bringing Out the Dead, The Road, Gone Baby Gone and
Brooklyn’s Finest. Television-wise, Williams had a recurring role on J.J. Abrams’
Alias and he has also appeared on
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Sopranos and
Community. Next up, Williams is slated to appear in
The Purge: Anarchy and P.T. Anderson’s next film
Inherent Vice.
WME Entertainment: Writer, director and producer
Robert Zemeckis is now a client. Zemeckis is currently in pre-production on the 3D experimental feature
To Walk the Clouds, which will star Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He also recently directed the 2012 feature
Flight, starring Denzel Washington. One of the most successful directors in film history, Zemeckis’ features have included such classics as
Used Cars, Romancing the Stone, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Death Becomes Her, Forrest Gump, Contact, Cast Away, What Lies Beneath, The Polar Express and the
Back to the Future trilogy. Zemeckis won an Academy Award for Best Director for his work on
Forrest Gump, which won a total of six Academy Awards in 1994, including Best Picture.
