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APA: Australian-New Zealand actor
Manu Bennett is now repped by
Carlos Carreras and
Jim Osborne. Bennett will soon reprise his role as Orc chieftain Azog in Peter Jackson’s
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, due out in December. He also appeared in the previous two installments and played Slade Wilson/Death Stroke on the CW series
Arrow. Bennett’s best known role, however, may be his performance as series regular Gallic Gladiator Crixius on the Starz series
Spartacus, a role he played from 2010 until 2013. Starting off his career in 1993 on the Australian teen soap
Paradise Beach, Bennett’s other television credits have included
Xena: Warrior Princess, Shortland Street, Street Legal and the miniseries
Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms. He also hosted the New Zealand reality series
Going Straight. Bennett’s feature credits have included
The Marine, The Condemned and
30 Days of Night.
APA: Actor
Peter Fonda is now repped by
Jeff Witjas. Fonda recently joined the upcoming AMC sci-fi pilot
Galyntine as a series regular. An icon of the 1960s counterculture, Fonda began his career on stage in 1961, making his Broadway debut in
Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole. Soon after, Fonda went on to star in the iconic sixties films
The Wild Angels, The Trip and
Easy Rider, the last of which he shared an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay alongside Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern. Fonda’s prolific resume since that point has included such highlights as
Ulee’s Gold, The Victors, Race with the Devil, Outlaw Blues, The Passion of Ayn Rand, The Limey, The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things and the remake of
3:10 to Yuma. Fonda received a second Academy Award nomination in 1997 for Best Actor for his work in
Ulee’s Gold.
ICM Partners: Actress
Madeline Brewer is now repped by
Bonnie Bernstein and
Craig Shapiro. Brewer made her television debut last year, starring as series regular Tricia Miller on Netflix’s hit series
Orange Is The New Black. Prior to her breakout role, Brewer had no professional acting experience and graduated from New York’s American Musical and Dramatic Academy in 2012. Next up, Brewer is set to appear in season two of Netflix’s
Hemlock Grove, playing a mysterious graphic novelist.
Hemlock Grove’s second season will premiere July 11.
Paradigm: Emmy-winning writer, producer and director
James Manos Jr. is now repped by
Michael Van Dyck, Manny Nunez and
Mark Ross. Manos is currently set to serve as the executive producer and showrunner of the upcoming WE tv series
South of Hell. He also recently wrote the indie feature
I Am Lupe. A trained theater director who directed numerous plays regionally and in New York, Manos made the leap to television in 1993, producing
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleading Mom and earning an Emmy nomination in the process. Manos went on to write the television movie
Road Rage and serve as a co-producer and writer for
The Sopranos, as well as a Consulting Producer for
The Shield. However, Manos is probably best known for developing, producing and writing the pilot for Showtime’s
Dexter, for which he also served as executive producer for its first season. In 1999, Manos won an Emmy for co-writing the “College” episode of
The Sopranos, alongside co-writer and series creator David Chase.
WME Entertainment: Bronx-born actress and comedian
Gina Brillon is now a client. Brillon will soon be seen in comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias’ documentary
The Fluffy Movie. She is also preparing to shoot her first one-hour comedy special, due out later this year. Performing stand-up since she was 17 years old, Brillon is a regular on the New York scene, performing at Carolines Comedy Club, Laugh Factory, Stand up NY, The Comic Strip and Gotham Comedy Club to name a few. Last year, the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival selected Brillon to be part of its New Faces Class of 2013 and the year prior, she became the first Latina to win top honors at Stand-Up NBC. Brillon’s television appearances have included
The View, Live at Gotham, Chelsea Lately and
Stand Up and Deliver. She is also a poet, having been published in
The New York Post and
The Daily News and she recently branched out into the world of blogging.
WME Entertainment: Academy award-winning screenwriter, producer and director
Akiva Goldsman is now a client. Goldsman just finished up a rewrite of the upcoming
Divergent sequel
Insurgent. He also recently made his feature directorial debut with
Winter’s Tale, released last February. Goldsman also wrote and produced that film, which starred Colin Farrell and Jessica Brown Findlay. Starting off his career with the 1994 hit
The Client, Goldsman’s writing credits have included such diverse fare as
Batman Forever, A Time to Kill, Batman & Robin, A Beautiful Mind, I, Robot, Cinderella Man, The Da Vinci Code, I am Legend and
Angels & Demons. Goldsman joined the crew of
Fringe in its first season, working as a producer, writer and director on the cult series until 2013. In 2001, Goldsman won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for
A Beautiful Mind.
WME Entertainment: Professional boxer
Andre Ward is now repped in all areas, including commercial endorsement, film, television, book and broadcasting opportunities. Ward is the current undefeated WBA and The Ring super middleweight champion. He began his boxing career in 1994 and among his career highlights is winning the Light Heavyweight gold medal for the United States at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Currently, he has a 27-0 undefeated record and is ranked No. 2 pound-for-pound in the world behind Floyd Mayweather Jr. Ward’s previous television experience has included providing expert commentary for HBO. In 2011, Ward was named
The Ring magazine fighter of the year.
Public Relations
WKT Public Relations: Actor, comedian, director, producer and writer
Steve Carell is now repped by
Christine Tripicchio. Carell’s currently getting Oscar-buzz for his transformative performance in
Foxcatcher, which premiered at Cannes and won Best Director honors for Bennett Miller. He will also appear in
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, set for release this October. After a five-year stint on
The Daily Show with John Stewart, Carell achieved greater fame when he starred as Michael Scott on NBC’s
The Office and gained genuine movie stardom with his breakout performance in Judd Apatow’s hit
The 40-Year Old Virgin. Carell has worked extensively since that point, appearing in such features as
Little Miss Sunshine, Evan Almighty, Dan in Real Life, Get Smart, Date Night, Despicable Me, Dinner for Schmucks, Crazy, Stupid, Love, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, The Way Way Back, Despicable Me 2 and
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. In addition to numerous other awards and nominations, Carell won the Golden Globe for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his role as Michael Scott in
The Office.
